All articles by Robin Parker – Page 129
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NewsSerafinowicz back at Christmas
BBC2 sketch format The Peter Serafinowicz Show is to return for a Christmas special.
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NewsBT: Kangaroo will distort competition
BT has warned that the creation of the industry joint venture Project Kangaroo will distort competition in the video-on-demand market.
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NewsGCap station rapped over fakery
A Power FM presenter misled listeners by awarding a competition prize to her sister, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsRamsay dodges censure over puffin killing
Gordon Ramsay has escaped censure from Ofcom for hunting and eating puffins in his Channel 4 show The F Word.
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NewsThe Vicar of Kazakhstan
The Vicar of Dibley is heading to the home of Borat, with plans to dub the BBC comedy into the Kazakh language.
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NewsBlinkBox signs first UK TV deal with All3Media
Peep Show, Shameless and How To Look Good Naked will be available on video clips and on-demand platform BlinkBox, following a deal with All3Media International.
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NewsWales 'disappoints' with response to PSB review
Ofcom contents and standard partner Stewart Purvis has spoken about about the “disappointing” responses from Wales to the first phase of the regulator's public service broadcasting review.
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NewsTwofour exec joins SW Screen
Twofour chief executive and Pact chair Charles Wace has joined the board of development agency South West Screen.
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NewsRamsay takes live format Stateside
Gordon Ramsay is to take his live cooking format to the US and Australia in the first international commissions for his new indie.
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NewsE4 opens School of Comedy
E4 has ordered a full run of Left Bank Productions' sketch show School of Comedy following a one-off Comedy Lab on Channel 4.
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NewsNorth One wins Manx TT contract
North One is to produce TV coverage of the Isle of Man TT Races, ending local producer Greenlight Television's 12-year hold over rights.
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NewsDisney to remake Welsh radio sitcom
Disney is to adapt a comedy originally made for BBC Radio Wales as a children's animation for the UK and European market.
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FeaturesArmstrong and Miller
Armstrong and Miller are honing their behind-the-scenes skills for their indie, Toff Media. They tell Robin Parker why they're serious about comedy.
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NewsT4 first in line as C4 cuts loom
Teen strand T4 is set to become the first major part of Channel 4's schedule to suffer from the broadcaster's imminent budget cuts.
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FeaturesThe Armstrong and Miller Show: Series two
A selection of characters old and new in the second series of The Armstrong & Miller Show.
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FeaturesInterview: Brian Woods
Brian Woods is not afraid of making challenging films about tough subjects that are effectively a call to action.
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NewsBoseley takes up Outline position
Outline Productions has hired former BBC and ITV factual entertainment executive Bridget Boseley as head of features and popular factual.
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NewsTabitha Jackson named More 4's first editor
Channel 4 deputy specialist factual commissioning editor Tabitha Jackson is to take on the day-to-day running of More 4, writes Robin Parker.
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NewsAll3Media chief backs BBC and C4 PSB roles
All3Media chief executive Steve Morrison has thrown his weight behind a PSB model that protects the public service role of the BBC and Channel 4 and introduces competitive funding for any other PSB content.