All articles by Robin Parker – Page 91
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RatingsBill boosted by New Tricks no-show
ITV1 won the Thursday night 9pm battle for the first time since moving The Bill to a post-watershed slot last night, with 4.2m tuning in.
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NewsBradshaw and Starkey clash over Marr interview
Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has stepped up his criticism of Andrew Marr’s interview with Gordon Brown, lambasting an “error of judgement” that was “part of the trivialisation and degradation of our political discourse”.
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NewsC4 to mark tsunami anniversary
Channel 4 is to mark the fifth anniversary of the 2004 Asian tsunami with a feature-length documentary that edits amateur footage of the disaster.
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NewsC4 strikes deal for two CBS shows
Channel 4 has snapped up CBS shows The Good Wife and Accidentally on Purpose for its digital channels.
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CommentDemetri Martin / C4 scheduling
Robin Parker give his verdict on Important Things With Demetri Martin and Channel 4 scheduling.
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Apply now: cultural diversity awards are open for entries
Broadcast is backing a new awards scheme that aims to celebrate diversity in the British TV industry.
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NewsHat Trick to produce US TV satire for BBC2
Hat Trick Productions is making a BBC2 sitcom starring Friends actor Matt LeBlanc that satirises the trend for US remakes of British comedy shows.
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NewsESPN adds live basketball in three-year deal
Live NBA basketball is coming to the UK for the first time after ESPN secured a three-year deal.
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NewsFive launches live football on iPhone
Live football has come to the iPhone for the first time with an application from Five.
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WFTV launches comedy briefings
Women in Film and TV is inviting women working in TV comedy to discuss the issues facing the genre at a series of briefings.
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Rogers quits RDF Digital to launch start-up
RDF Digital creative director Zad Rogers is to stand down and set up his own company.
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NewsLiving launches web channel
Virgin Media TV has launched a web spin-off from Living that will feature original short-form celebrity and style shows.
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Wife Swap cleared over baby concerns
Ofcom has backed the producers of Wife Swap over an episode in which a baby was shown living in a dirty flat and eating chips.
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NewsLiving HD to launch next month
Living has set a date of 6 October for the launch of its HD service.
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RatingsThe Bill boosts share - but still no match for New Tricks repeat
The Bill secured its biggest share in almost two months last night, with the newly-reconfigured show pulling in 17.8% of viewers at 9pm.
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NewsLabour and SNP clash over Scottish broadcaster proposal
Labour has clashed with the SNP after the nationalist party re-floated the idea of establishing a new independent Scottish broadcaster.
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NewsHunt steps up warning over BBC Trust
Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has given his strongest signal yet that a Conservative government would push to dismantle the BBC Trust in their first term if elected next year.
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NewsBBC vetoes Armstrong and Miller's 'gipsy' joke
BROADCAST TV COMEDY FORUM: Armstrong and Miller have agreed to cut the word ‘gipsy’ from a sketch in their forthcoming series after “debate” with BBC executives.
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RatingsBBC1's Wounded soldiers doc reaches 2.9m
BBC1 documentary Wounded, which focussed on injured soldiers following their return from Afghanistan, drew 2.9m viewers at 9pm last night but was no match for ITV1’s cosy crime stalwart Midsomer Murders.
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The Broadcast InterviewAngela Jain, E4
Her “small digital channel” has made a big splash with some distinctive original material, so how does the E4 head plan to fill a Big Brother-shaped hole in its schedule.