All articles by Robin Parker – Page 148
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Eyeworks hires Evans to raise factual profile
Eyeworks UK has hired Richard Evans, the man behind Channel 4 format Country House Rescue, to head its popular factual development slate.
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NewsC4 orders web clips of hit teen show
Channel 4 and Tern TV are to create an iPlayer-style viewing platform showing spin-off content from educational show KNTV.
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NewsGrade defends Shaps' schedule
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has launched a staunch defence of the new-look ITV1 schedule, insisting he will not be “a slave to the overnights”.
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Omaar to front three-part Dispatches
Rageh Omaar is to explore Britain's attitudes towards immigration in a three-part Dispatches special for Channel 4 to mark the 40th anniversary of Enoch Powell's “rivers of blood” speech.
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NewsMaverick launches science channel
Maverick Television has teamed up with the University of Warwick to launch an online science TV channel.
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NewsITV calls for Mumbai sitcom
ITV1 has ordered a full series of Sanjeev Bhaskar call centre comedy Mumbai Calling for the autumn following a one-off pilot last year.
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FeaturesCommissioning Focus: Have broadcasters found the plot?
After the success of Kate Modern, broadcasters are beginning to see how they can create online dramas which are much more than spin-offs of existing TV shows.
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NewsEndemol hits back at Equity
Endemol has hit back at accusations from actors' union Equity that it should have paid contestants who took part in BBC1 tribute act show The One and Only.
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NewsBBC leads RTS nominations
The BBC is leading the running for the annual RTS awards, with 39 nominations.
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NewsYouTube going live
Video-sharing website YouTube plans to offer live channels this year in a bid to take on traditional broadcasters.
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NewsMorrissey brews new C4 series
Channel 4 has commissioned a series following Men Behaving Badly star Neil Morrissey's attempts to set up his own brewery.
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NewsNY-LON going Stateside
Channel 4's 2004 translatlantic drama NY-LON is to be remade for US network CBS. The channel has ordered Pangea Management Group, RDF USA's scripted arm, to produce a pilot, which is the first network show for the division.
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NewsSinger to replace Elstein on advisory body
Former Telewest and Flextech chief executive Adam Singer is to chair advisory body the British Screen Advisory Council.
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NewsBBC hires Ofcom director for chief audience role
The BBC has recruited Ofcom director Helen Normoyle as head of audiences, replacing Chris Mundy who is leaving to be managing director of Clearcast.
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NewsOutnumbered set for US
BBC1 comedy Outnumbered is to be remade for a US audience after Fox ordered a pilot episode from Hat Trick. The UK indie has teamed up with US TV finance specialist Media Rights Capital for the remake. It was ordered by Fox Broadcasting Company's entertainment president Kevin Riley, the former ...
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NewsHincks named Endemol UK chief exec
Endemol UK has promoted Tim Hincks to chief executive, the first person to have held the role in three years.
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Lion produces video content for InStyle site
US glossy celebrity magazine InStyle has commissioned indie Lion Television to produce a monthly package of videos for its website.
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NewsIndies hail Fincham appointment
Peter Fincham's move to ITV has been welcomed by the independent production sector, which expects his mainstream programming touch to go down well.
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NewsBBC4 takes on sketch show born on BBC3
BBC4 has commissioned a three-part sketch show series from indie Angel Eye that was originally destined for BBC3.
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NewsC4 set for 'high-impact docs' as Mykura takes coveted job
Channel 4 will be looking for agenda-setting documentaries that deliver “a mighty roar” under the department's new head, Hamish Mykura.