All Broadcast articles in 01 November 2002 – Page 7

  • News

    BBC raises stakes in BSkyB row.

    2002-10-31T11:35:18Z

    BSkyB could face a stand-off with the BBC over the amount it charges for putting its channels on its Sky Digital platform, writes Paul Revoir

  • News

    Prebble joins Wonfor's new indie.

    2002-10-31T11:35:12Z

    Stuart Prebble, the former ITV chief executive who was forced to shoulder the blame for the collapse of ITV Digital, is to make a return to programme-making as a partner in former Granada creative director Andrea Wonfor's new indie, writes Steve Aston

  • News

    Thompson rejig claims multicultural division.

    2002-10-31T11:34:51Z

    Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has taken the axe to the broadcaster's multicultural department at

  • News

    BBC 4's success 'down to independent producers'

    2002-10-31T11:28:26Z

    BBC 4 controller Roly Keating praised the indie sector's contribution to the channel, claiming it has been 'quicker off the mark' than the corporation's in-house producers, writes Penny Hughes

  • News

    Celador beefs up expansion with Marks and Gran deal

    2002-10-31T11:26:57Z

    Celador Productions has boosted its commitment to comedy output with an exclusive first-look deal with the writing partnership behind comedies such as Birds of a Feather, writes Jon Rogers

  • News

    Palin backs factual core values

    2002-10-31T11:18:41Z

    Producers of travel programmes should hold on to traditional film-making techniques and not yield to pressure to be 'innovative', according to writer and presenter Michael Palin, writes Penny Hughes

  • News

    Ronson on C4 paranoia trail

    2002-10-31T11:06:56Z

    Channel 4 head of documentaries Peter Dale has ordered four new series including the latest investigative project from journalist and broadcaster Jon Ronson, writes Penny Hughes

  • News

    Axed. And now John Leslie could even go down

    2002-10-31T10:45:37Z

    TV bosses yesterday sacked shamed presenter John Leslie - as a fourth woman complained to police she had been assau...

  • News

    Free digital TV is relaunched

    2002-10-31T10:31:39Z

    Telly's new Freeview service was officially launched yesterday ' plugging the gap left by the ITV Digital fiasco. ...

  • News

    Axed Leslie goes to police

    2002-10-31T10:29:02Z

    Shamed TV star John Leslie has told police he is ready to be quizzed about the sex storm which has engulfed him, it...

  • News

    30 chanmnels. Free. For ever.

    2002-10-31T10:27:22Z

    Digital TV was reborn at 6am yesterday with at least 30 channels free for life. ...

  • News

    Deayton: I was knifed by Hislop and Merton

    2002-10-31T10:24:33Z

    Angus Deayton is furious with Ian Hislop and Paul Merton and blames them for his downfall. ...

  • News

    How can I help you?

    2002-10-31T10:21:40Z

    Shamed presenter offers to talk to police. ...

  • News

    Will thirty free channels save digital dream

    2002-10-31T10:15:40Z

    The BBC yesterday launched its digital revolution amid criticism at the billions of pounds it will cost licence-pay...

  • News

    Poor me!

    2002-10-31T10:12:58Z

    Adam Faith is declared bankrupt afer he loses£32m in digital TV crash. ...

  • News

    Betrayed by the BBC

    2002-10-31T10:11:41Z

    How a brilliant black writer watched in despair as Greg Dyke's 'hideously white' corporation turned his decent char...

  • News

    About time!

    2002-10-31T10:10:12Z

    John Leslie finally gets the sack from Granada over sex and drugs furore. ...

  • News

    ITV sacks Leslie over drug and sex stories

    2002-10-31T10:08:06Z

    John Leslie was dismissed yesterday from ITV1's ...

  • News

    Telewest expected to default on£68m interest payment

    2002-10-31T10:08:02Z

    The move comes as the stricken cable operator tries to negotiate a life-saving restructuring ...

  • News

    Telewest bonds

    2002-10-31T10:07:32Z

    Telewest is expected to skip a£70m bond interest payment ...