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National
Television Awards 2012
Alan Carr has won the battle of the chat show hosts after
beating Jonathan Ross and Graham Norton to the best talk show prize at the
National TV Awards.
For the 11th year in a row, Ant and Dec won the entertainment
presenter prize.
Doctor Who actor Matt Smith won best male drama performance, while Karen
Gillan, who plays his companion Amy Pond, won best drama actress.
Downton Abbey picked uo the best drama award. The ITV period saga also beat
Merlin and last year's winner Waterloo Road in that category.
All nominees and winners were determined by a public vote.
List of winners:
Best talk show
Winner: Alan Carr: Chatty Man
Best drama
Winner: Downton Abbey
Best reality TV
Winner: I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!
Best talent show
The X Factor
Best entertainment presenter
Ant & Dec
Best entertainment programme
Michael McIntyre's Comedy Roadshow
Best panel game show
Celebrity Juice
Best situation comedy
Outnumbered
Best serial drama
Coronation Street
Best drama performance - male
Matt Smith - Doctor Who
Best drama performance - female
Karen Gillan - Doctor Who
Best serial drama performance
Katherine Kelly - Coronation Street
Best newcomer
Jacqueline Jossa - EastEnders
Best factual
This Morning
X Factor For DJs
Simon Cowell has unveiled his latest TV project – a talent
search to find top DJs.
The media mogul has joined forces with actor Will Smith and his wife, Jada
Pinkett-Smith, to produce the new format, as he called DJs “the new rock
stars”.
Cowell’s firm, Syco Entertainment, has been working with the Smiths’
company, Overbrook, for more than a year to develop the live show, which
they expect to launch internationally.
They will announce details of broadcasters in the US and UK in the near
future.
Cowell said today: “We have been working on this show for
over a year and we wanted to partner with the right people.
“DJs are the new rock stars – it feels like the right time to make this
show.”
Pinkett-Smith said: “This show will comb the world to find a new breed of
talent.”
January
25
2012 - waveguide.co.uk
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BBC To
Review Local Radio Cuts
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has ordered the corporation to
re-examine its plans to make cuts to local radio.
Forty English local radio stations were facing cuts of £15m and 280 jobs as
part of plans to slash 20% from the BBC's budget over five years.
But Lord Patten said the cuts would have a "disproportionate impact" on the
BBC's output and reputation.
Thousands of listeners, MPs and local authorities complained about the
plans, saying the stations had a vital role.
The BBC Trust - which is the corporation's governing body - made its
decision after hearing "real concerns" during a public consultation.
Lord Patten said: "Local and regional services in England provide something
unique for audiences that can otherwise be neglected by the mainstream
media. The BBC cannot afford to get these changes wrong."
The proposals were announced last October by director general Mark Thompson,
following a lower-than-expected licence fee settlement.
Several stations faced losing between a quarter and a third of their staff,
with neighbouring stations expected to share programmes in the afternoon.
Lord Patten said the trust had asked the BBC to review three key areas.
To scale back plans for local radio to share programmes in the afternoon,
"although we accept that in some cases that might still be the best option".
To ensure that local stations have "an adequately staffed newsroom".
To protect specialist content outside peak times - for example local sports
or specialist music shows.
The Trust also asked the BBC to re-consider plans to merge regional current
affairs programming, meaning fewer shows covering larger geographical areas.
January
25
2012 - waveguide.co.uk
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