All articles by Robin Parker – Page 84
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NewsMGM and Sky launch HD movie channel
Film studio MGM has entered the UK TV market for the first time with a dedicated HD channel on Sky.
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NewsKids in TV review to focus on "grey area" reality shows
Former Ofcom adviser Sarah Thane is to lead the government’s review of the law surrounding children in entertainment, which promises to clamp down on the “grey area” of reality TV.
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NewsMore4 lines up Amanda Knox doc
More 4 is to explore the year leading up to American student Amanda Knox’s 26-year jail sentence for the murder of her British flatmate Meredith Kercher.
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NewsABC picks up Zeppotron dating show
Endemol has sold UK-originated dating format Conveyor Belt of Love to US network ABC.
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NewsConchords grounded after two series
HBO comedy series Flight of the Conchords will not return for a third series, its creators have confirmed.
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RatingsViewers return to Waterloo Road and Spooks
BBC1 dramas Waterloo Road and Spooks both enjoyed an upswing last night with the end of I’m a Celebrity… taking the pressure off in the mid-week ratings.
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The Broadcast InterviewHelen Warner, C4 daytime
After the Carol Vorderman and Paul O’Grady scuffles, C4’s head of daytime could be forgiven a little reticence, but on the contrary, Robin Parker finds daytime is making waves.
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NewsProducers poised to take control of public sector project IP
Pact is hailing a breakthrough in copyright ownership after the launch of a pilot scheme that aims to help producers control the rights to content made for digital public sector projects.
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FeaturesThe Academy
DLT Entertainment and 2act Productions have soft launched a support website to help build momentum for its upcoming comedy pilot, The Academy.
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NewsNew Pact chair Manners braced for tough talks
Debbie Manners is to take over as chair of Pact - and is bracing herself for a year dominated by negotiations over digital terms of trade and pressure on indies as commissioning lags set in.
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NewsC4 gets cooking Japanese-style
Channel 4 is lining up a UK version of Japanese gladiatorial ‘cook-off ’ format Iron Chef as a stripped weekday show.
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NewsTesco to sponsor C4 music shows
High street retailer Tesco has struck its first ever TV sponsorship deal with two music shows for Channel 4.
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RatingsITV1 struggles with Robson Green doc
Robson Green barely made a splash at 9pm last night, with the first of his two-part Wild Swimming Adventure pulling in just 2.5m (11.1%) for ITV1 in a poor night for peak-time TV viewing.
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NewsTurner Laing joins Media Trust
BSkyB’s managing director of entertainment and news Sophie Turner Laing has joined the board of the charity the Media Trust.
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NewsC4 orders more Freshly Squeezed
Indie Remedy Productions has won a sixth order for its Channel 4 breakfast show Freshly Squeezed.
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NewsIsrael lobby invesigation splits C4 viewers
A controversial Dispatches investigation into Britain’s “Israel lobby” proved the most divisive show on Channel 4 last month.
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RatingsMan on Earth debuts with 1.4m
Tony Robinson’s new environmental history series Man on Earth proved no match for David Attenborough’s Life last night, with 1.4m (5.8%) tuning in from 9pm on Channel 4 - a third of the audience watching BBC1.
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NewsIsaacs and Lambert join forces
The Choir creator Jamie Isaacs, who left Twenty Twenty this week in a management restructure, is to join Stephen Lambert’s indie Studio Lambert.
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NewsRicky Gervais toon comes to C4
Channel 4 is to show Ricky Gervais’ new HBO show just weeks after it airs in the US.
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NewsPopper indie wins first order in E4 sitcom pilot
The Inbetweeners star Simon Bird is to take a lead role in an E4 sitcom pilot from Robert Popper’s indie and Big Talk Productions about a Jewish family.