All Broadcast articles in 25 March 2011
View all stories from this issue.
-
NewsBBC 'does use private detectives'
Private detectives have been and continue to be used occasionally by the BBC to help make its investigative programmes, the corporation’s director-general has said.
-
NewsEamonn Holmes to front Sky royal wedding coverage
Eamonn Holmes will present coverage of the royal wedding on Sky News.
-
NewsMajority 'opposed to Murdoch takeover'
An overwhelming majority of Britons oppose the planned merger between media giant News Corp and satellite broadcaster BSkyB, a new survey revealed.
-
RatingsComic Relief peaks with 12.4m
FRIDAY: BBC1 telethon Comic Relief once again proved a huge draw for viewers raising a peak audience of 12.4m (48.9%) for the charity appeal.
-
Comment21 Mar '11
“A tender, touching, personal story of self- discovery. Brilliant, top drama, well done.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
-
RatingsLive Frankenstein drama electrifies 440,000
SATURDAY: BBC3’s live music and drama event Frankenstein’s Wedding walked up the aisle with nearly 450,000 viewers - but fell short of the channel’s usual audience figures.
-
RatingsIsherwood drama draws 1.2m
SATURDAY: The story of writer Christopher Isherwood’s life in Berlin, starring Doctor Who’s Matt Smith, failed to match BBC2’s usual audience figures.
-
RatingsITV2 returns to Essex with record figures
SUNDAY: Constructed reality show The Only Way is Essex returned to ITV2 with its biggest ever audience.
-
RatingsAntiques beats Duran Duran
SUNDAY: BBC1’s Antiques Roadshow beat ITV1’s antiques rock show, as a Duran Duran special underperformed for the commercial broadcaster.
-
NewsFremantle kicks off Facebook football show
FremantleMedia has soft-launched a football show via Facebook that will be rolled out for the next Premiership season if successful.
-
NewsBBC missed f-word in student protests
The BBC has apologised for broadcasting images of a protester with a swear word on his forehead, saying the producers had not noticed it until after transmission.
-
NewsUS to give BBC cash for technology
The US government has agreed to help the BBC get software to stop certain countries jamming the broadcaster’s World Service output.
-
NewsiPlayer viewing on iPad up 22%
The number of BBC iPlayer shows being streamed to Apple iPads rocketed by 22% in February compared with the previous month.
-
NewsPanorama "invaded privacy"
BBC investigation strand Panorama has been censured for broadcasting a private phone number.
-
NewsITV's Titanic drama sets sail
US network ABC has boarded a forthcoming ITV1 drama about the Titanic, written by Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes.
-
NewsC4's Matt Locke confirms departure
Matt Locke, Channel 4’s acting head of cross-platform, has revealed he has left the broadcaster - via Twitter.
-
NewsHD first for Boat Race
The BBC will broadcast the annual Boat Race between Oxford and Cambridge in high definition for the first time this year.
-
CommentBritain’s Underworld, Nat Geo
Executive producer Glyn Middleton reveals how a team of filmmakers entered the dangerous world of gangsters for a new National Geographic Channel series.
-
NewsThompson to outline BBC cuts strategy
BBC director general Mark Thompson will give the first briefing on the corporation’s new strategy today.
-
NewsRadio 3 includes expletives in Wuthering Heights
The BBC is set to raise eyebrows with an adaptation of Wuthering Heights complete with expletives.