All Broadcast articles in 01 November 2002 – Page 2
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Current affairs a turn-off on TV
Television current affairs programmes are increasingly proving a turn-off for viewers ...
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Al-Jazeera seeks new audience in Britain
Al-Jazeera is planning to target the English language market for the first time ...
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Besieged by Birt
The broadcaster Libby Purves recalls how Britain's radio tradition faced degradation ...
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Echostar, Hughes may fight regulator
Echostar and Hughes Electronics are considering a legal challenge against the Department of Justice ...
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BBC to pay over Antigua libel
The BBC agreed to pay 'substantial' libel damages to Lester Bird, the prime minister of Antigua ...
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TV viewers shun current affairs
The consumption of current affairs programmes as fallen by nearly a third since 1994 ...
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So simple for Simon to bank£30 million
The mastermind behind TV talent search Pop Idol earned£30 million from the show - a staggering 60 times the£500,0...
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BT Broadband starts life sellin in the slow lane
Long-suffering investors at BT are facing another bombshell as evidence mounts that demand for the telecoms giant's...
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Have we got a shrew for you: Anne is the new Angus
Anne Robinsom will front Have I Got News For You next week following the sacking of Angus Deayton. ...
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What am I going to do, all I know is being a TV presenter, says Leslie
Shamed television presenter John Leslie was last night ready to tell detectives investigating his alleged sex attac...
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Nigella the goddess is dethroned by Jamie
Nigella Lawson's new show is being dropped by Channel 4 as viewers lose their appetite for cookery programmes. ...
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Telewest faces collapse over£10m FRench debt
The survival of cable TV company Telewest eas under thrteat yesterday after French bank Credit Agricole filed a pet...
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Will Freeview be the ultimate TV turn-on?
This week's launch of the BBC's digital television service was accompanied by none of the razzmatazz, fanfares and ...
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RatingsBabyfather makes disappointing return
The return of BBC 2's award-winning drama Babyfather failed to captivate viewers last night despite the surrounding controversy, writes Jon Rogers
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Bectu warning over fire strike
Broadcasting union Bectu has called on broadcasters and studio staff to implement additional fire risk assessments in preparation for the proposed fire service strikes to avoid studio-based shows being cancelled, writes Steve Aston
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Granada seeks host
Granada daytime show This Morning is set to appoint a new presenter after sacking its current frontman John Leslie following allegations about his private life made on Channel 5 and in the tabloid press.Leslie left last week in a further blow to the show which has been surrounded by negative ...
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Peck honours those who went to war
The glut of films documenting the events of September 11 have been overlooked by judges of the 2002 Rory Peck Awards, who decided pieces on the ensuing war in Afghanistan were the most powerful images of the year, writes Georgina Lipscomb
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Terrestrials and MPs lock out Sky
BSkyB has lashed out at its terrestrial rivals for excluding it from a private briefing to parliamentary all party broadcasting groups, in which they called for Sky to be forced to reduce the amount it charges to carry their channels, write Colin Robertson and Leigh ...