All articles by Robin Parker – Page 127
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NewsTranter criticises single drama 'fetishisation'
BBC head of fiction Jane Tranter has issued a parting shot against the “fetishisation” of single drama.
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NewsTranter: My one regret
Outgoing BBC head of fiction Jane Tranter has revealed her one regret in her eight year tenure: failing to commission a third series of Paul Abbott's comedy-drama Linda Green.
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Sex tops C4 education slate
Channel 4 is putting sex and relationships centre stage in its upcoming education slate.
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NewsITV regional staff to know fate by December
ITV regions director Michael Jermey has told ITV News Group (ING) staff facing redundancy that they will “know where they stand” by early December.
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NewsC4 education facing 10% cut
Channel 4 will cut its education budget by 10% next year as part of its latest round of cuts.
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NewsKevin Bishop dodges censure
One of Channel 4's most controversial comedies has escaped censure from Ofcom after amassing more than 300 complaints to the broadcaster and regulator.
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NewsITV rapped for airing Taggart in daytime
Ofcom has reprimanded ITV for subjecting 15,000 children to an “unrelenting” barrage of explicit violence in daytime repeats of Taggart on ITV1.
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NewsFreesat tops 100,000 sales
Sales of Freesat boxes have reached 100,000 within five months of the launch of the BBC-ITV digital satellite joint venture.
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NewsBBCW restructures kids division
BBC Worldwide has rebranded and restructured its children's business to incorporate the global licensing rights for adult brands such as Top Gear.
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NewsFive to formalise kids commitment
Five plans to adopt a more formal commitment to children's programming under plans the broadcaster is drawing up with Ofcom.
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NewsOfcom throws ITV regional quota lifeline
Plans to reduce ITV's regional programming quota will come as a relief to the commercial broadcaster, which has failed to hit its existing 50% spend target for the past two years.
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NewsCost of PSB? That's beer money
Viewers would only pay the price of a pint of beer for a month of public service programming on ITV, Channel 4 and Five, according to the second phase of Ofcom's PSB review.
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NewsOfcom: Halve ITV regional 'non-news' content
Ofcom has called for ITV to halve the amount of 'non-news' programmes it makes in Wales, Scotland and Northern Ireland and to cut its off-peak regional programmes by almost a third from next year.
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NewsOfcom:£235m gap in PSB by 2012
A£235m black hole in PSB funding is set to emerge by 2012, Ofcom has warned.
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NewsC4 Cuts bite into Next on 4 plans
Channel 4 has been forced to scale back its ambitions for kids programming and online public service content as a result of its plan to save£100m over the next two years.
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NewsEndemol limbers up to enter sports market
Endemol is to make a surprise move into the sports market with the launch of a London-based division.
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Woolcock develops hip-hop musical for C4
Film-maker Penny Woolcock is to return to Birmingham for a gritty hip-hop musical for Channel 4.
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CommentBlog: Broadcasting gloom
With Channel 4 slashing up to 150 jobs and unions warning of job losses from ITV's expected regional news cutbacks, it's a gloomy week for the industry, writes Robin Parker.
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NewsC4 to slash workforce by 15%
Channel 4 is to axe up to 150 jobs, equivalent to 15% of its workforce, as part of a strategy to cut costs by£100m over the next two years.
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NewsEckoh may counter-sue C4
Channel 4 is set to face a counter-sue claim from premium-rate phonelines operator Eckoh after the broadcaster began proceedings to recover more than£1m from the firm.