All articles by Robin Parker – Page 141
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NewsSkins rapped for teen orgy ad
An ad for Skins depicting a teenage orgy breached taste and decency guidelines, the Advertising Standards Authority has ruled.
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NewsBig Brother exec promoted
Endemol UK has promoted two of its heads of production into senior roles.
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NewsJob swap at the top
Peter Fincham, Ben Gale and Jay Hunt all take up their new posts today amid turbulent times at each of their new employers.
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NewsBBC to apologise for keeping charity cash
The BBC is to make an on-air apology for keeping£106,000 from premium-rate phone calls that should have gone to charity.
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CommentBlog: ITV scandal
Broadcast's deputy news editor Robin Parker asks how Michael Grade can pledge zero tolerance over ITV's scandals while he and his senior team emerge unscathed.
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NewsC4 orders more Vodafone gigs
Bands including Gnarls Barkley, the Sugababes and the Feeling are to appear in the third series of Vodafone TBA concerts to be broadcast on Channel 4.
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NewsC4 wins triathlon rights
Channel 4 has won the broadcast rights to new athletics tournament the British Triathlon Grand Prix.
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NewsTinopolis set for£45m takeover
Question Time producer Tinopolis is poised for a takeover by a venture capitalist consortium for£44.7m.
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NewsGrade: Ofcom fine is ‘sorry reading'
Ofcom's record fine “makes for sorry reading”, ITV executive chairman Michael Grade said today as he sought to draw a line under the affair by spelling out the new measures he has introduced to improve its compliance procedures.
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NewsITV braced for further criticism
ITV is bracing itself for further censure from Ofcom following the publication of the Oslwang report into phone voting for the British Comedy Awards in 2005.
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NewsRecord Ofcom fine for ITV
Ofcom has fined ITV a record£5.68m for serious breaches of its code regarding misconduct in viewer competitions and votings.
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NewsComedy veterans set up indie Eceni
Veteran BBC comedy producer Roy Gould and comedy writer Penny Croft are to move into broader entertainment shows with their new indie.
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NewsFive mulls new 10pm strand on unusual sex
Five is to broadcast two films about unusual sexual practices that it plans to turn into a 10pm Hidden Lives-style strand called Strangelove.
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NewsEcosse Films unveils Irish kitchen drama
Mistresses star Shelley Conn is to swap the bedroom for the kitchen for Ecosse Films' latest drama, which will be made for Irish broadcaster RTE.
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BBC2 doc to track the impact of divorce
BBC2 has commissioned a landmark documentary series that will trace the long-term impact of divorce by following three cases that have gone through the Family Courts.
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News4Radio sounds off with dramas ahead of launch
The first fiction commissions for Channel 4's fledgling 4Radio venture are to debut online later this month when the broadcaster unveils four audio dramas.
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NewsBBC comedy sweeps Rose D'Or
BBC comedy series Kombat Opera Presents... cleaned up at the Rose D'Or Television Awards last night, where it was crowned best comedy and best show of 2008.
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Jalipo sold to ROK
ROK Entertainment Group has bought IPTV company Jalipo Ltd for 600,000 ordinary shares.
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NewsBBC lines up teen mums doc
The BBC is to visit a school for teenage mums and another for Britain's most disturbed children in two films from Films of Record.
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NewsBritdoc invites pitches
Applications have opened for British feature-length documentary pitches for this year's Britdoc event.