All articles by Robin Parker – Page 134
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CommentBlog: Pitching documentaries
Pitching a documentary can be a stressful and tortured affair, and a bit of celebrity name dropping can help your cause, writes Robin Parker.
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NewsR1 agony uncle to front BBC doc
Radio 1's Dr Mark Hamilton is to launch a crusade on underage binge-drinking in an investigative doc for BBC1 Northern Ireland.
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NewsLythgoe quits American Idol; launching jv with Fuller
British producer Nigel Lythgoe is to step down from American Idol after six years to form a new joint venture with long-term collaborator Simon Fuller.
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NewsAll3M signs to myvideorights.com
All3Media International has become the first super-indie partner of Peter Bazalgette-backed digital video distribution start-up myvideorights.com.
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NewsTen Alps looks to eye-care TV
Ten Alps is setting its sights on the UK's 18,000 eye-care professionals with the latest addition to its portfolio of business-to-business web TV channels.
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NewsRoss Russell to join BBCW
Neil Ross Russell, the Sparrowhawk executive behind the joint children's digital channel KidsCo, is to join BBC Worldwide as its managing director for children's.
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NewsEx TWI boss to run Racing UK
Horseracing TV rights body Racing UK has appointed former Transworld International chief operating officer Richard FitzGerald as chief executive.
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NewsTen Alps buys Graef's indie
Ten Alps is back on the TV acquisition trail after buying Roger Graef's factual indie Films of Record for an undisclosed sum.
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Former TWI boss to run Racing UK
Horseracing TV rights body Racing UK has appointed former Transworld International chief operating officer Richard FitzGerald as chief executive.
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NewsMySpace to host Comedybox site
MySpace has launched a UK comedy site in collaboration with Warner Music Entertainment that will incorporate Warner's web comedy platform Comedybox.
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NewsRevived Minder will stick to original's principles, says Five
Five has revealed details of its revival of ITV classic Minder, promising the show will have the “pre-watershed sensibility” of the original.
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NewsIndies eye share of£10m C4 kids fund
A fantasy drama series from Skins creator Bryan Elsley and the first original TV project for author Melvin Burgess are vying for a share of Channel 4's£10m fund for shows targeting 11-to 16-year-olds.
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NewsTrust in TV crisis could rumble on all year
Last year's trust in TV crisis could drag on until the end of the year following Ofcom's£400,000 fine against the BBC for faked and misleading viewer phone-ins.
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NewsHollyoaks to air web show-within-a-show
Channel 4's Hollyoaks is to push the boundaries of cross-platform content by launching an online show that will also appear in the TV soap.
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FeaturesLarry Charles: Anarchy in the USA
From Seinfeld to Curb Your Enthusiasm, Larry Charles has broken the mould in US TV comedy. With his first doc Religulous soon to be released, Robin Parker asks him what it takes to excite his interest.
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NewsSMG channel to boost Scots indies
SMG's proposed Scottish digital TV station will commission original factual programming from Scottish indies, chief executive Rob Woodward has pledged.
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NewsEcho Beach axed - again
Echo Beach will be axed within the fictional world of Moving Wallpaper when the comedy drama returns next year, ITV has confirmed.
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NewsBBC fined£400,000 over phone-in fakery
Ofcom has fined the BBC£400,000 for breaching competition rules on viewer phone-ins, the biggest ever penalty the regulator has imposed on the corporation.
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NewsBlinx to offer VoD super search
Blinkx has launched an online TV archive service that aims to help web viewers search for UK broadcasters' shows in one place
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NewsSMG station will commission content
SMG's proposed Scottish digital station will commission original factual programming from Scottish indies, chief executive Rob Woodward has pledged.