All articles by Robin Parker – Page 93
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NewsEndemol makes Remarkable merger of Brighter and Cheetah
Endemol UK has merged Big Brother producer Brighter Pictures and Deal or No Deal indie Cheetah Television into a single division to be called Remarkable Television.
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BBC war reporter Barron dead at 69
BBC war correspondent Brian Barron has died from cancer at the age of 69.
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NewsC4 confirms Duncan's exit
Channel 4 has confirmed that chief executive Andy Duncan will stand down before the end of the year, ending months of speculation.
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NewsC4 plans sex education game
Games that teach teenage boys about sex education and girls about body image are among the latest web-based projects from Channel 4’s education department.
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Project Canvas promises help for niche and web services
The Project Canvas team aims to launch a kit for niche and web-based third parties to develop services for the platform by next summer.
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NewsDuncan set to quit C4 this week
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is expected to stand down this week after five years in the role, ending months of speculation.
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Stage set for VoD regulation
Ofcom is consulting the industry on plans to regulate ‘TV-like’ video-on-demand programming.
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NewsJoost chairman voted out
Web TV company Joost is investigating the actions of former chief executive Mike Volpi after shareholders ousted him from the company.
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NewsKyle show rapped over c-word exchange
Ofcom has censured ITV for including the c-word in an edition of daytime talk show The Jeremy Kyle Show.
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NewsUnions pressure government to fast-track piracy clampdown
Indie trade body Pact and broadcasting union Bectu are backing a campaign to clamp down on illegal peer-to-peer file sharing on the internet.
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RatingsC4 wins ratings lottery with Derren Brown stunt
Derren Brown’s lottery stunt on Channel 4 attracted 700,000 more viewers than the regular draw on BBC1 last night.
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Green Inc and CTVC strike deal on development
Belfast factual entertainment indie Green Inc and London-based documentary producer CTVC have formed an alliance to develop projects.
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NewsRamsden exits as Cheetah wins dieting show
Cheetah Television has won a Channel 4 dieting commission but lost creative director Sara Ramsden, who is leaving after five years to go freelance.
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The Broadcast InterviewMatt Locke, C4 Education
The ‘platform-agnostic’ C4 education head tells Robin Parker how his 360-degree vision is teaching and talking to teens in their own language and staying ahead of the learning curve.
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NewsBritish producers help Emirates NHU get off the ground
British wildlife film-makers have spread their wings into Abu Dhabi with a commission to produce a local natural history series about the Arabian Continent.
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NewsBlighty to premiere Morris dancing mockumentary
UKTV has secured the first-run rights to upcoming British cinema release Morris: A Life with Bells On.
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NewsAllsopp takes budget home makeover nationwide
Kirstie Allsopp will try to stage the biggest second-hand sales and craft fairs the UK has ever seen in a second series of Kirstie’s Homemade Home.
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NewsC4 chair calls for new senior TV talent
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has called for more fresh blood at the upper levels of the broadcasting industry.
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NewsInbetweeners movie in the works
Film 4 is eyeing a big-screen outing for E4 teen sitcom The Inbetweeners.
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NewsWatch keeps Dancing with the Stars
UKTV has reacquired the rights to ABC’s Dancing with the Stars as the US version of Strictly enters its ninth series.