All articles by Robin Parker – Page 116
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Discovery EMEA appoints Sky exec
BSkyB executive David Rey is to leave the satellite broadcaster after twelve years to become Discovery Networks EMEA's chief operating officer.
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Cheetham leaves Endemol
Cheetah Television managing director Nikki Cheetham has stood down from the Endemol-owned Deal or No Deal producer.
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Ski Sunday's David Vine dies
Presenter David Vine, for many years the face of Ski Sunday and the BBC's snooker coverage, has died of a heart attack aged 73.
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Ofcom: Casualty too shocking
BBC1 medical drama Casualty has again incurred the wrath of Ofcom, which has upheld five complaints about what it describes as “a sustained and concentrated run of distressing and shocking scenes” in a recent episode.
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Thompson: Govt should consider C4 and Five merger
BBC director general Mark Thompson has urged the government to consider a merger between Channel 4 and Five as part of his calls for a swift and simple solution to public service broadcasting funding.
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Industry braced for PSB answers
Some of the biggest issues facing British TV are likely to move forward in the next fortnight, including Channel 4 finally getting clarity on how it will be funded in the future.
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Freesat sales hit 200,000
A Christmas marketing push has helped sales of Freesat boxes pass 200,000 since the launch of the subscription-free satellite TV service in May.
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C4: most praised shows in Dec 08
The 10 shows on Channel 4 in December that received the most amount of praise from viewers.
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C4: Most complained about shows Dec 08
The 10 shows on Channel 4 in December that received the most amount of complaints from viewers.
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C4 Ahmadinejad message prompts ire and support
Channel 4's controversial alternative Christmas Day message from Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad was both the broadcaster's most praised and criticised programme last month.
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Wainwright to become Robin Hood showrunner
BBC1 is preparing to give Robin Hood a Doctor Who-style reinvention by At Home With the Braithwaites creator Sally Wainwright.
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ITV and Virgin strike on-demand deal
Coronation Street and Emmerdale fans will be able to catch up with the shows on Virgin's on-demand service after ITV joined the BBC and Channel 4 in making programmes available after broadcast.
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Hunt: C4 needs new terms of trade
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has risked the ire of indies by putting more pressure on Channel 4 to revise its terms of trade with programme suppliers.
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Bloomberg appoints commercial boss
Bloomberg TV has hired Al Jazeera's former commercial director to co-ordinate its commercial activities across Europe, the Middle East and Africa.
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Ex-ITC exec David Withers dies
Long-serving ITC distribution director David Withers, who helped usher Gerry Anderson's puppet shows onto TV screens, has died at the age of 80.
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R4 tightens leash on Political Animal
BBC Radio 4 is tightening up its editorial control of Avalon's Political Animal after the BBC Editorial Complaints Unit upheld a complaint about the satirical comedy.
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C4's Kuraishe departs
Channel 4 factual entertainment commissioning editor Ruby Kuraishe has left the broadcaster as part of its recent round of redundancies.
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Andrew Thompson leaves C4
Channel 4 head of sport Andrew Thompson has left the broadcaster to set up a sports consultancy and production business.
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C4 defends Ahmadinejad Christmas message
Channel 4 has defended the broadcast of its alternative Christmas message from Iranian president Mahmoud Ahmadinejad despite receiving more than 380 viewer complaints.
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Brass joins Endemol
Former Fremantle US chief operating officer and ex-head of TV at 19 Entertainment Martha Brass has joined Endemol as deputy chief operating officer.