All articles by Robin Parker – Page 63
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NewsC4 to air British basketball
Channel 4 has picked up the rights to broadcast highlights from British basketball championship Standard Life Game on 2010 Eurobasket.
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NewsCriminal Justice creator pens new legal drama
Criminal Justice creator Peter Moffat and star Maxine Peake are to reunite for a six-part legal drama series on BBC1.
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NewsITV youth project wins award
An ITV-backed project to help young people produce their own programmes has won a national media award.
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NewsAl Murray fronts topical ITV comedy pilot
Al Murray is piloting an “apocalyptic, yet upbeat” ITV1 show that aims to take a comic look at the week’s events.
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NewsFrontrunners emerge for BBC commissioning role
Watchdog editor Jeff Anderson and BBC executive producers Lisa Edwards and Alison Kirkham are thought to be in the running to succeed Jo Ball as commissioning editor for features for BBC1 and BBC2.
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NewsC4 plans follow-up series to My Beautiful Face doc
Channel 4 is to turn its Bafta-nominated Cutting Edge documentary Katie: My Beautiful Face into a four-part series.
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NewsProducers slam Trust’s support for online cuts
Multiplatform producers campaigning for the BBC to rethink its online strategy have given short shrift to the BBC Trust’s backing for the proposed 25% budget cut.
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NewsEndemol secures US drama order
Endemol USA has made its first foray into scripted drama after securing a pilot for a western from cable network AMC.
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NewsCall for more "recognisably Scottish" drama
BBC Scotland has been urged to find new ways of ensuring there is more “recognisably Scottish” drama on screen - and has recommissioned three comedy series.
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NewsEx-C4 marketing chief resurfaces at Comedy Central
A former Channel 4 head of marketing has returned to TV after a five-year absence to take up a post at Comedy Central UK.
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NewsKatona doc attracts 64 complaints
A documentary about Kerry Katona received more complaints than any other Channel 4 show last month, the broadcaster has said.
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News6Music saved: DJ reactions
BBC 6Music DJ Lauren Laverne cued up songs called Radio and Digital Love this morning as she joined colleagues in celebrating the station’s reprieve.
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NewsC4 Sales wins UKTV deal
Channel 4 Sales is to take over all advertising for UKTV’s portfolio in a ten-year deal.
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NewsEx-BBC producer loses cancer battle
Former BBC news and current affairs producer and publicist Janine Thomason has died after a long battle with cancer.
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NewsLeague of Gentlemen reunite for R4
Comedy troupe The League of Gentlemen will reunite for the first time since their 2005 movie for a Radio 4 documentary.
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NewsSky defends sports price hike
BSkyB has defended hiking its prices for Sky Sports packages, which it says are needed to fund the £100m-a-year extra it now has to pay the Premier League.
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NewsCanvas boxes set for Easter debut
Set-top boxes that provide Project Canvas services are due to go on sale next Easter for about £200 - but questions remain about access and the BBC’s role in the venture.
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NewsSky warns BT: don’t pin hopes on Sports
As BT Vision unveils its £16.99 pricing structure for Sky Sports 1 and 2, BSkyB has warned it against pinning its hopes on sport to drive take-up.
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NewsC4 Wannabe enters talent show battle
Channel 4 is planning a move into the TV talent show battleground with a format that replaces celebrity judges with votes from a studio audience.
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NewsSky raises prices for BT - and its own customers
BT is to make a £2 monthly loss on its new £16.99 Sky Sports 1 and 2 package after BSkyB bumped up its wholesale prices - and what it charges its own customers.