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Amy - news archive

This is an archive of news about Amy. Some links may no longer work, due to the transient nature of the internet.

West Ham star Bellamy sues Sun over assault story
From Press Gazette. Posted September 5 2008, 12.00am
Footballer Craig Bellamy is seeking unlimited libel damages from The Sun. (more)

Steamy TV in India tests the limits of sex taboos
From Media Guardian. Posted August 23 2008, 11.01pm
Channels threatened with a ban after a raunchy reality TV hit sparks a debate on censorship (more)

Big Brother is our EastEnders, says Channel 4 programming head Julian Bellamy
From Media Guardian. Posted August 22 2008, 1.24pm
Edinburgh TV Festival: Big Brother is now Channel 4's equivalent of soaps such as EastEnders and Coronation Street rather than simply event TV, the broadcaster's head of programming has said. By Leigh Holmwood (more)

Amy Winehouse's dad Mitch to host BBC phone-in show
From Media Guardian. Posted August 5 2008, 6.11am
Amy Winehouse's cab driver father Mitch, no stranger to calling radio phone-ins, is to guest as a presenter on BBC Radio London 94.9. By John Plunkett (more)

'Amy Winehouse would be a great Doctor'
From Media Guardian. Posted July 6 2008, 11.05pm
The man responsible for bringing the Time Lord back to life is standing down as head writer after five years. He talks to Ben Dowell about the importance of fighting monsters, mosquitoes - and the Daily Mail (more)

Radio Festival 2008: BBC radio exec Jeff Zycinski criticises Amy Winehouse coverage
From Media Guardian. Posted July 2 2008, 11.54am
Radio Festival 2008: A senior BBC radio executive has criticised the media's coverage of Amy Winehouse as a 'form of pornography'. By John Plunkett (more)

Tip of the day from Journalism.co.uk: want to run a news podcast, then let Amy Gahran tell you how
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted May 28 2008, 10.10am
Podcasting: read Amy Gahran's tips on creating a news podcast on Poynter. She advises to make them easy to find on your site and pack them with links to your top news content. Tipster: Laura Oliver Got a tip? Submit it here - we will pay a fiver for the best ones published. (more)

Thai cabin crew protest at steamy airborne TV soap
From Media Guardian. Posted January 21 2008, 3.16pm
Air Hostess Wars demeans their profession and should be pulled from schedules, female attendants say (more)

Amy Mathieson appointed as news writer for Horse and Hound
From Journalism.co.uk. Posted January 21 2008, 12.00am
The deputy editor joins IPC's leading equestrian title from Redpin Publishing    (more)

Amy loved 'Moving Wallpaper' role
From Digital Spy. Posted January 7 2008, 2.36pm
Susie Amy says she loved playing raunchy character Angela in new sitcom Moving Wallpaper. (more)

Amy Alexander to present Television X
From Digital Spy. Posted November 14 2007, 12.41pm
Amy Alexander signs up to appear as a presenter on adult TV channel Television X. (more)

Kamya Punjabi quits 'aging' Sahara One soap
From Biz Asia. Posted October 29 2007, 9.45pm
Popular TV actress Kamya Punjabi who currently stars in ZEE TV's soap 'Banoo Mein Teri Dulhann' and Sahara One's 'Woh Rehne Wali Mehlon Ki' has quit the latter soap after she found out the soap was taking a generation leap. She wasn't too concerned about the leap, what got to her was the producers demanding a change of image, i.e. to go grey and play a grandmother as part of the generation leap storyline. Kamya told Mumbai Mirror, "I was playing mother-in-law in the show and I quite liked my role. Now with the story moving on and the next generation coming in, I have been turned into a grandmother. I am not at all comfortable playing this role and hence refused to do it. She adds, "I wasn't convinced although the production house promised me a good character. I appreciate that they agreed to my suggestion considering that I have a very important character in the show. Today is my last day of shoot." Kamya now wants to do a variety of roles and is interested in experimenting with comedy. For the next two months however, she wants to concentrate only on 'Dulhann'. (more)

Newspaper: We've got Amy's Q Award
From Digital Spy. Posted October 10 2007, 9.40am
A newspaper claims it has Amy Winehouse's Q Award after it was left in the toilet of a bar. (more)

P Diddy advert too 'steamy' to be aired
From Digital Spy. Posted September 12 2007, 5.25pm
An advert for P Diddy's new fragrance is being banned from TV because it is too 'steamy'. (more)

C4's Bellamy wants new drama era
From Digital Spy. Posted August 27 2007, 1.55pm
Channel 4 chief programmer Julian Bellamy is looking for a new era in series drama. (more)

C4's Bellamy expresses current affairs fear
From Digital Spy. Posted August 27 2007, 1.51pm
Channel 4's Julian Bellamy warns that indy consolidation could impact current affairs production. (more)

Bellamy seeks "campaign edge" for C4
From Digital Spy. Posted August 26 2007, 5.32pm
Channel 4 head of programmes Julian Bellamy calls for Channel 4 to adopt a "campaigning edge". (more)

GMG Radio poaches Endemol director Sarah Bellamy
From Media Guardian. Posted July 23 2007, 1.00am
10.45am: GMG Radio has appointed Sarah Bellamy as its first digital media director. By Mark Sweney. (more)

Bellamy Quits BBC Three for Channel 4
From Merry Media. Posted March 6 2007, 4.45pm
Channel 4 Chief Executive Andy Duncan has today unveiled a restructure of its senior commissioning team, with Kevin Lygo being promoted to become Director of Television and Content and Julian Bellamy returning as programme Head of its flagship channel, Channel 4.. (more)

Bellamy returns to Channel 4
From Digital Spy. Posted March 6 2007, 2.57pm
Julian Bellamy, currently controller of BBC Three, is to return to Channel 4 as head of programming. (more)

Julian Bellamy heads back to Channel 4
From Media Guardian. Posted March 5 2007, 12.00am
2pm update: BBC3 controller Julian Bellamy is returning to Channel 4 to run its flagship network. By Ben Dowell. (more)

'Judging Amy' star inks deal with ABC
From Digital Spy. Posted October 16 2006, 10.20pm
Amy Brenneman signs a new deal with ABC and Touchstone Television. (more)

Moyles' infamy helps Radio 1 win 534,000 extra listeners
From The Independent. Posted August 4 2006, 12.00am
His list of infamous radio moments include an offer to take a teenage Charlotte Church's virginity and a recent reprimand by industry regulators for calling women "dirty whores". (more)

Five signs deal to bring new HBO polygamy drama to British TV
From Brand Republic. Posted February 13 2006, 11.02am
LONDON - Five has acquired the rights to a new US television drama telling the story of Bill Henrickson, a man whose three wives willingly share him between their three adjoining houses. (more)