All articles by Robin Parker – Page 62
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Gisby to leave C4 following restructure
Channel 4’s new media head Jon Gisby is the latest executive to exit the broadcaster in David Abraham’s reshuffle.
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CommentFormat fatigue - where's the viewer choice?
Formatted factual is a key plank in all broadcasters’ schedules - but when it’s on four out of five of the PSBs, it does viewers a disservice, writes Robin Parker.
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NewsMeek confirmed as Canvas chair
Ingenious Media director Kip Meek is to stand down to become non-executive chairman of Project Canvas.
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NewsThe X Factor to get spin-off magazine
The X Factor has joined forces with Tesco to launch a branded magazine that will initially be sold exclusively in the retail giant’s stores.
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NewsC4 opens up later slots for docs
Channel 4 has pledged to air more documentaries outside of 9pm as it prepares for a new-look schedule after the demise of Big Brother.
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NewsHoller joins Studio Lambert's Notting Hill doc
Digital agency Holler is to produce the web content for Channel 4’s forthcoming documentary series Notting Hill.
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E4 hunts Britain's best hairdresser
E4 has fired the starting gun on potential Big Brother successors with a search for Britain’s best new hairdresser.
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NewsJamie cooks his way into Channel 4 daytime slot
Jamie Oliver has landed a mammoth 40-part order for his first daytime commission from Channel 4.
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CTVC/Green Inc win One Show order
London indie CTVC and Belfast-based Green Inc have scored their first joint commission: nine short films for The One Show.
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NewsC4 fact ent reshuffle sees Pegg move to Blast!
North One head of factual entertainment Tina Flintoff is to join Channel 4’s factual entertainment team in a reshuffle that also sees commissioner Alistair Pegg move to Blast! Films.
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NewsEdgar-Jones set to depart Endemol
Big Brother executive producer Phil Edgar-Jones will stand down from Endemol UK after a decade when the reality show comes to an end in the UK.
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NewsDamages saved for two more series
US legal drama Damages has been saved from the axe after satellite station DirecTV bought the show.
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NewsC4 names new head of online
Channel 4 has promoted head of online products Richard Davidson-Houston to a new role that will encompass all web activity including commissioning.
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Hollyoaks debuts trio on web
Lime Pictures is to use the web to introduce three Hollyoaks characters in an online series that will later transfer to E4.
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NewsElectric Sofa seeks content for new entertainment channel
The backers of a new entertainment channel are looking to commission up to 10 hours a week from UK indies, including a weekly gossip show.
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NewsBerbridge exits Leopard
Leopard head of programmes Dan Berbridge has left the Cash In The Attic indie after two years.
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NewsC4 to put model agency under the spotlight
Channel 4 is to extend the fixed, multi-camera set-up of The Family and One Born Every Minute to a model agency’s office - with Maverick lined up to produce.
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NewsLakes chef presents first AFP show in C4 3pm slot
Chef Peter Sidwell is to cook his way around the Lake District in Channel 4’s first advertiser-funded show to air in the pre-Countdown slot.
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NewsPrincess triumphs in pitch for next 11 O’Clock Show
Princess Productions has won a competitive pitch from Channel 4 to find the successor to The 11 O’Clock Show and is working on a pilot.
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NewsBBC2 bucks trend as PSBs cut spend on new shows
BBC2 was the only PSB channel to increase its spend on new shows last year, when more than £150m was stripped from the total pot for first-run programmes.