ITV plans to have slashed 1,000 jobs by February next year, nearly 20% of its workforce. This includes 430 jobs across its news services – 40% of regional news staff.
BBC1's ratings success Who Do You Think You Are? failed to spark in the last of its current run yesterday at 9pm only interesting 4.9m viewers (21.2% share), the lowest audience for the show on the channel.
BBC Studio Director Jonathan Hallam discusses the technical intricacies of broadcasting from the BBC's US08 Election bus, as BBC Global News continues to cover the presidental race.
As the credit crunch bites, the BBC is calling for more feel-good TV. With budgets stretched and its audience fragmented, all genres must be bold and inclusive.
