All articles by Robin Parker – Page 132
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NewsBBC accused of training shortfall in doc making
Edinburgh 08: Documentary makers and commissioners have lamented the lack of support for new talent to hone their craft, with the BBC taking the brunt of the blame.
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NewsQuantity over quality in docs says BBC veteran
Edinburgh 08: Veteran BBC documentary maker Peter Taylor has accused broadcasters of sacrificing quality documentaries for quantity and urged the BBC and Channel 4 to cut the runs of their major current affairs strands.
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NewsMore 4 plans return to original drama
Edinburgh 08: More 4 head Hamish Mykura has signaled his desire for original UK drama to return to the channel as part of a new focus on giving it a broader contemporary voice.
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NewsDecision coming on Celeb Big Brother
Channel 4 will decide within the next month whether to air a Celebrity Big Brother next year, head of programmes Julian Bellamy has confirmed.
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News'Lord of the Flies' format crowns C4 autumn season
Two groups of children will spend three weeks without adults in a factual entertainment format for Channel 4.
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NewsMore 4 to follow race for the US presidency
More 4 is to mark November's US elections with a series of programmes including full broadcasts of every presidential debate.
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NewsC4 dedicates a year to British institutions
The first series from Stephen Lambert's indie Studio Lambert will form part of a major year-long Channel 4 series of documentaries dedicated to Britain's public and social institutions.
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NewsE4's Brooker thriller is set in Big Brother house
Charlie Brooker's E4 zombie thriller Dead Set will be set in the Big Brother house.
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NewsOfcom digital adviser to lead C4 PSB plans
Ofcom senior digital media adviser Tom Loosemore has joined Channel 4 where he will be responsible for allocating its£50m fund for online PSB content, 4IP.
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NewsBBC1 obstacle course to Wipeout contestants
BBC1 will challenge contestants to tackle the world's biggest obstacle course in a UK version of global Endemol hit Wipeout.
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Bebo hires first commissioning head
Bebo has hired its first executive with specific responsibility for commissioning and managing original programming.
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NewsC4 doc looks at ‘The Charles Generation'
Men born on the same day as Prince Charles will tell their stories in a Sue Bourne documentary that forms part of Channel 4's autumn schedule.
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NewsMale Supernanny spin-off greenlit
Ricochet is making a male spin-off of Supernanny for US network ABC.
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NewsQI moving to BBC1
Comedy panel show QI is poised to move to BBC1 this autumn after five years on BBC2.
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NewsCurrie and Waterman to front regional BBC1 docs
Edwina Currie and Pete Waterman are to explore the effects of the closure of many of Britain's rural railways in the 1960s in a series of regional programmes for BBC1.
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NewsGoogle gives Kangaroo thumbs up
Google has given its backing to the proposed multi-broadcaster video-on-demand service Project Kangaroo.
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NewsJoost attacks Kangaroo
Web TV platform Joost has complained that the proposed multi-broadcaster on-demand service Project Kangaroo will distort the competitive online TV rights market.
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NewsLocal TV coalition attacks Ofcom
A coalition of local TV operators has complained that Ofcom has ignored public support for regional programming on the Freeview platform.
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NewsKelly Brook to join Moving Wallpaper
Kelly Brook and Alan Dale are to join ITV1 comedy-drama Moving Wallpaper and will star in a one-off zombie drama that will feature in the series.
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NewsFormats body slams ABC over 'rip-off' claims
An international body dedicated to TV intellectual property rights has accused US producer ABC Studios of encouraging producers to rip-off programme formats.