All articles by Robin Parker – Page 159
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NewsRichard & Judy in Book Club spin-off talks
Richard Madeley and Judy Finnigan are in talks with Channel 4 to present a Book Club series spin-off of their afternoon talk show, which is to end next year.
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NewsC4 orders more comedy
Channel 4 comedy pilots Plus One and The Kevin Bishop Show are to be turned into full series next year.
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NewsAfrica Channel to get world music showcase
Music indie Phoenix Film & Television is to produce a weekly world music showcase for the Africa Channel in which celebrities including Johnny Depp, Brian Eno and Robert Plant will introduce live performances.
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NewsDacre quits Ten Alps to launch Inclusive Digital
Teachers TV founder Nigel Dacre has left Ten Alps Digital to set up his own web TV company.
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NewsPurnell warns ITV over regional cuts
Media secretary James Purnell has warned ITV it should take account of public anger before proceeding with its regional cut backs.
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NewsSky One scraps G-A-Y awards coverage
Sky One has scrapped plans to broadcast gay club night G-A-Y’s inaugural awards ceremony.
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NewsBBC streams Electric Proms
BBC Radio will provide video streaming of the Electric Proms and the London Jazz Festival in the next month.
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NewsC4 to bring back Late Night Poker
Channel 4’s Late Night Poker is to return to the channel in its original format after the broadcaster secured a sponsorship deal with website PartyPoker.
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NewsNesbitt stars in ITV thriller
ITV1 has signed James Nesbitt to star in Midnight Man, a three-part conspiracy thriller penned by David Kane.
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NewsBBC4 goes for a Chinese
BBC4 is to explore modern-day China through the story of the world’s largest Chinese restaurant in the second series to be commissioned under the Storyville brand.
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NewsBBC makes rival smart kid quiz
BBC1 has picked up the programme rights to Endemol’s latest entertainment format The Kids Are All Right.
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NewsFlynn to head Endemol division
Endemol UK's David Flynn is to become managing director of the group’s Big Brother subsidiary Brighter Pictures.
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FeaturesKnight Rider: Turbo Boost
Michael Knight and KITT, the talking car, are back in a new animated Knight Rider series for mobile phones.
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NewsDigital box sales soar
Just 2,000 of Whitehaven’s 25,000 homes lost BBC2 when its analogue signal was pulled on 17 October.
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NewsMorgan begins Queen sequel
The team behind ITV’s Oscar-winning movie The Queen have begun work on a follow-up exploring Tony Blair’s relationships with Bill Clinton and George Bush.
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NewsBBC4 celebrates The Frost Report
BBC4 is to celebrate Sir David Frost's influential 1960s satire show The Frost Reportwith a 90-minute special featuring many of the original line-up. [ALL]
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NewsGrade in U-turn over C4 funding
RTS Convention:Channel 4 should stay private because public funding would destroy its independence, former chief executive Michael Grade has claimed. [ALL]
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NewsBusiness leaders slam 'self-serving' TV industry
RTS Convention:Business leaders invited to talk about the TV industry have accused broadcasters of putting the audience second to their own interests. [ALL]
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NewsTV struggling to track changing viewer habits
RTS Convention:The heads of the UK's biggest broadcasters have admitted that they are struggling to future proof their businesses as they adapt to changing consumer media habits. [ALL]
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NewsGrade: video games exist in 'moral vacuum'
RTS Convention:ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has criticised video games for existing in a 'moral vacuum' compared to TV drama. [ALL]