All articles by Robin Parker – Page 111

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    Ofcom raps BBC for misleading interviewee

    2009-03-09T11:34:35Z

    Ofcom has censured the production team behind the BBC3 documentary Amy: My Body For Bucks for failing to tell a contributor that the programme focused on the sex industry.

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    Five puts 87 jobs under threat

    2009-03-05T11:26:24Z

    One in four jobs are under threat at Five in a major restructure to remove layers of management at the broadcaster.

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    C4's Duncan: TV won't bounce back for years

    2009-03-04T17:53:47Z

    Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan has warned of the threat to the future of the industry posed by the economic downturn.

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    BBC bans talent from exec-producing shows

    2009-03-04T17:47:36Z

    The BBC has banned on-screen talent from executive-producing their own shows in nearly all cases, as part of a compliance crackdown in the wake of Sachsgate.

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    Toyboize transfers to TV as Dave picks up rights

    2009-03-04T17:29:45Z

    Talkback Thames' web hit Toyboize will become the first made-for-online comedy to transfer to mainstream TV after Dave picked up the rights.

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    Five orders more Milkshake to bolster kids' web offering

    2009-03-04T14:00:08Z

    Five is planning to commission more short shows for children's strand Milkshake in a bid to fill gaps left by declining advertising and to bolster its kids' web content.

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    C4 viewers split over Boys and Girls Alone

    2009-03-04T09:22:59Z

    Channel 4 viewers were divided over the merits of flagship factual series Boys and Girls Alone and Christianity: a History last month, the broadcaster's Viewer Enquiries unit has revealed.

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    BBC dominates RTS nominations

    2009-03-03T12:32:55Z

    BBC1 drama Criminal Justice and Channel 4's The Devil's Whore are to go head-to-head at this year's RTS Awards.

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    Life on Mars US axed

    2009-03-03T09:34:01Z

    ABC has axed the US remake of BBC1 hit Life on Mars after just one series - though it will still have beaten its UK predecessor by one episode.

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    C4 plays down BT merger

    2009-03-02T11:20:24Z

    Channel 4 has poured cold water on reports that a merger with BT Vision is on its wishlist.

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    Russell Brand returns to radio

    2009-03-02T10:02:34Z

    TalkSport has signed Russell Brand to front a football show - his first since quitting Radio 2 in October.

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    BBC dominates RTS TV Journalism Awards

    2009-02-27T10:48:00Z

    The BBC’s coverage of the banking crisis helped the broadcaster to scoop nine of the fifteen awards at last night’s annual RTS Television Journalism Awards, including two for business editor Robert Peston.

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    Simpsons to make TV history

    2009-02-27T09:09:51Z

    The Simpsons is set to enter its third decade on air with an order for two more seasons from US network Fox.

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    Endemol preps US shows

    2009-02-27T08:16:02Z

    Endemol's UK and US heads have co-devised three US network entertainment shows as part of a global strategy to pool resources for international formats.

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    Johnson rejects C4 merger with rivals

    2009-02-26T14:52:46Z

    Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has said he would rather see the channel fully privatised than suffer the “part privatisation by stealth” of a merger with a rival broadcaster.

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    Project Canvas lined up for 2010 launch

    2009-02-26T11:44:52Z

    The BBC hopes Project Canvas set-top boxes will hit the shops next year, making the plan to offer viewers easy access to the internet and on-demand services via their television sets more tangible than ever before.

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    Cutting Edge set to probe joys of newlywed bliss

    2009-02-25T18:10:04Z

    The highs and lows of the first year of married life will be looked at in a Channel 4 documentary by indie Monkey Kingdom.

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    Real Hustle producer to ‘screw' consumers

    2009-02-25T16:24:37Z

    The team behind The Real Hustle is to give members of the public “the consumer experience from hell” in a new BBC3 series.

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    C4/Five in the dark over ITV merger proposal

    2009-02-25T15:04:46Z

    ITV has approached neither Channel 4 nor Five about its reported proposal for a three-way merger to create a single commercial rival to the BBC, Broadcast understands.

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    Battle for final Freeview HD slot kicks off

    2009-02-20T11:29:54Z

    Five is going head to head with a channel combining Film4 and S4C for an HD channel slot on Freeview.