All articles by Robin Parker – Page 114
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News
Airey urges C4 to consider Five merger
Five chief executive Dawn Airey has called on Channel 4 to curb its hostility to a merger of the broadcasters, which she claims could cut more than£100m of costs.
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VideoVideo: Ofcom's Ed Richards on PSB
Ed Richards, chief executive of Ofcom, speaks to Broadcastnow about what the future of public service broadcasting means for the independent production sector.
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Comment
C4/BBCW: The heat is on
Blog: While the future of Digital Britain is still not totally clear, the latest report from the DCMS has raised interesting questions about a possible tie-up between BBC Worldwide and Channel 4, writes Robin Parker.
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Classic Attenborough series makes online debut
A 1956 David Attenborough series that brought images of the Komodo dragon into British viewers' homes for the first time is to be made available online.
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BBC to lead universal broadband push
Digital Britain: The BBC will play a key role in delivering and promoting universal broadband - but Stephen Carter has insisted it is too early to say how much of the digital switchover surplus in the licence fee could fund the roll-out.
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Six weeks to strike C4/BBCW deal
Digital Britain: Channel 4 has six weeks to reach a consensus with BBC Worldwide on how a proposed joint venture could work.
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The Broadcast InterviewEd Richards, Ofcom
The Ofcom chief executive tells Robin Parker why he thinks a second PSB institution is vital to guarantee a ‘plurality of voices’ across TV, from children’s programming to news.
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Features
360 Degrees: Routes
Routes is an exploration of genetics and bio-ethics in which outspoken comedienne Katherine Ryan, who has been diagnosed with both melanoma and lupus, subjects herself to a series of tests to find out what is hidden in her genes.
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C4 backs iPhone UGC technology through 4iP
Channel 4 is backing technology designed to improve citizen journalism as part of its multimedia PSB fund, 4iP.
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Richards: Review of C4 terms of trade inevitable
A review of Channel 4's terms of trade with indie producers would be “almost inevitable” under a joint venture with BBC Worldwide, Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has admitted.
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Digital Britain report set to be unveiled
Universal broadband access and the future of Channel 4 will be top of the agenda in the first phase of the government's Digital Britain when it is released at lunchtime tomorrow.
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BBC unveils major arts and music plans
The BBC is to spearhead a significant arts and music initiative that will include forging web partnerships with the British Museum, the Arts Council and the Public Catalogue Foundation.
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Campbell joins 'speaker idol'
BBC2 has enlisted former Labour spin doctor Alastair Campbell to share his skills in “the subtleties of persuasion” with teenagers in a search for Britain's best young speaker.
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Fresh calls to resurrect Top of the Pops
The promoter of music acts including U2 and Billy Bragg is lobbying the BBC to revive Top of the Pops in Neighbours' old time slot.
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The Queen to be the subject of C4 drama series
Channel 4 is to risk the ire of the monarchy with a five-part drama-documentary covering the reign of Queen Elizabeth II.
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C4 lines up Genius science series
Biologist Richard Dawkins is to return to Channel 4 in a major series that will celebrate the history of British science.
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123WebTV unveil online viewing app's
123WebTV, the online TV search engine run by a former CEO of Project Kangeroo and an ex-Sky MD, has launched a series of applications for third party sites such as Facebook and Google.
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Bionic Woman to join the Doctor
Former EastEnders star Michelle Ryan and comedian Lee Evans are to join David Tennant in Doctor Who's next special.
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Richards cautions C4 over partnership talks
Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards has reiterated that Channel 4 should not enter partnership talks lightly as it attempts to up the ante in dialogue with BBC Worldwide.
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4iP to launch citizen journalism tool
Channel 4 is backing technology designed to improve citizen journalism as part of its 4iP multimedia PSB fund.