All articles by Robin Parker – Page 119
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NewsC4 to air drama shorts
Channel 4's Three Minute Wonders short documentary strand is to feature a series of dramas for the first time.
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NewsC4 to launch music zone with O2
Channel 4's on-demand service 4oD has teamed up with mobile operator O2 for its first dedicated music zone.
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NewsSEO to inform scheduling of the future
Media Festival: Search engine optimisation will become the new scheduling as more content is commissioned across different platforms, Channel 4 director of new media Jon Gisby has declared.
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NewsCall for PSB contracts to be open to public bodies
Media Festival: Enabling public bodies to bid for PSB contracts would create a “step change” for underserved genres and open up opportunities for indies not seen since the creation of Channel 4 in 1982, the chief executive of the UK Film Council has declared.
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NewsBBC's Bennett backs Grade on swearing
Media Festival: BBC Vision director Jana Bennett has backed ITV executive chairman Michael Grade's call to reduce unnecessary swearing on TV.
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NewsTriffids to sprout again on BBC1
The BBC is lining up a new adaptation of sci-fi novel The Day of the Triffids for next year.
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NewsC4 revives Comedy Showcase
Media Festival: Channel 4 is to broadcast a second series of comedy pilots under the Comedy Showcase banner next autumn.
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NewsGovt scraps plans to help C4 with switchover costs
The government has scrapped proposals to hand Channel 4£14m of licence fee funds for digital switchover as it prepares to speed up wider plans to address the future shape of public service broadcasting.
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NewsOctober Films to produce Nobel Laureate doc
October Films is producing a documentary on the 2008 Nobel Laureate Jean-Marie Gustave Le Clézio.
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NewsC4 unveils star-studded Christmas line-up
Channel 4 faces including Russell Brand, Charlotte Church, Alan Carr, Justin Lee Collins, Jamie Oliver and Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall are all fronting Christmas specials for the channel.
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NewsDavid Tennant steps up for Shakespeare doc
Doctor Who star David Tennant is set to make a second Christmas Day appearance in a More 4 documentary celebrating Shakespeare's greatest heroes.
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NewsThinktank backs contestable PSB funding
An economic thinktank has called on the government to protect the whole “family” of PSB channels by inviting commercial broadcasters to bid for PSB contracts.
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NewsBourne takes top prize for BBC Alzheimer doc
Documentary-maker Sue Bourne and Century Films' documentary Forgotten Heroes: The Not Dead picked up special awards at this year's Mental Health Media Awards.
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NewsBBC bows to Steptoe complaints
The BBC has vowed not to repeat BBC4 drama The Curse of Steptoe in its current form following complaints from the family of actor Harry H. Corbett's late wife.
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NewsAtkinson to revisit Blackadder
Rowan Atkinson has granted his first in-depth interview about his iconic Blackadder role in Tiger Aspect's second documentary on the classic BBC sitcom.
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NewsEastEnders stabbing escapes censure
A controversial EastEnders episode that featured a violent stabbing was acceptable for a pre-watershed audience, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsWelsh indie commissions drop by a third
Commissions from Welsh indies fell by a third in 2007, with all ITV1 orders coming from outside of the nation.
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NewsBBC backs down on TOTP Xmas special
The BBC has backed down on plans to axe this year's Top of the Pops Christmas special, returning the annual round-up of the year in music to Christmas Day.
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FeaturesMultiplatform commissioning
Inertia has hindered the development of innovative cross-platform projects from UK broadcasters - but the commissioning culture is changing.
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NewsCase study: 4iP
Channel 4's pioneering cross-platform education projects have laid the groundwork for its online PSB initiative, 4iP.