All Broadcast articles in 04 August 2006 – Page 5
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NewsHenry Kelly in Classic FM comeback
Henry Kelly is to make a return to Classic FM four years after he was suddenly taken off the air without an explanation.
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NewsLyndhurst to star as divorcee in BBC1 comedy
Nicholas Lyndhurst will star as a divorced father of twins in the second comedy series to emerge from BBC1 controller Peter Fincham's series of six pilots.
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NewsThe Mill searches for new investors
Soho post production company The Mill has confirmed it is looking for new investors with a possibility of floating on the stock exchange.
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NewsExcuse My French appeals to 1.5m
The penultimate edition of BBC2's Excuse My Frenchgot the highest audience of its run so far with 1.5 million (7%) at 9pm but still trailed all the other terrestrial channels by some margin.
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NewsC4's Faking It axed
Channel 4 is axing its former flagship documentary series Faking It, with an upcoming Christmas special to be the last episode.
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NewsBBC's local news trial goes mobile
The BBC is rolling its controversial Local TV pilot out onto mobile phones, enabling residents in the Midlands to receive local news clips via video phones.
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NewsEdinburgh TV festival to beam in West Wing creator
West Wing creator Aaron Sorkin will talk about his latest TV offering as part of the New Season Showcase strand of this year's Edinburgh TV Festival.
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NewsC4 lines up Tanaka as latest celebrity chef
Channel 4 is handing a primetime show to the executive cook of London restaurant Pearl, Jun Tanaka.
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NewsReef sets up shop in South Africa for wine series
Lifestyle and arts indie Reef Television is co-producing an ob-doc series following one man's dream of owning a vineyard, and has opened up an office in South Africa to facilitate production.
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NewsTheakston sets up indie and bags C4 commission
Jamie Theakston has set up his own indie, Ten Ton Productions, which will produce a new interactive global treasure hunt series for Channel 4.
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NewsGrade had no say in Manchester move decision
BBC chairman Michael Grade had to leave the governors' meetings when decisions were being taken over the corporation's move to the north west, due to a conflict of interest.
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News2 Way Traffic hires ex-TV Corp director
Former Television Corporation group finance director Malcolm Gardner has become a non-executive director of 2 Way Traffic - the company which is in exclusive negotiations to buy the rights to Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?
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NewsSaxondale ends on 1.4m
BBC2 cult comedy Saxondale, starring Steve Coogan, ended its seven-part run last night with 1.4 million (7.1%) viewers tuning in at 10pm.
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NewsProduction on Ugly Betty stalls
Production on the American adaptation of telenovela Betty La Feahas been shut down for a week coinciding with US network ABC's decision to change the name of the show for a second time.
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NewsInitial director of programmes joins Steadfast
Steve Carsey has become the latest in a string of senior executives to depart the Endemol UK production company, joining Apace Media's new TV division Steadfast Television as deputy chief executive.
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NewsBBC rolls out gypsy radio
The BBC has rolled out a radio show for travellers and gypsies in the east of England, hosted by Romani journalist Jake Bowers.
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NewsTwofour to launch Ashes mobisodes
Indie Twofour is to co-produce a series of made for mobile cricket programmes, kicking off with a show covering the Ashes series in Australia this winter.
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NewsIain Baker left without show after Xfm reshuffle
The presenter of Xfm's The X-List, Iain Baker, has been left without a show to front following a schedule revamp to coincide with the return of Richard Bacon to the station's drive time slot.
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NewsBBC defends Top Gear after 500 complaints
The BBC has had more than 500 complaints about Top Gearover the past six months, and has taken the unusual step of issuing a general defence of the BBC2 show.
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NewsAll3Media bought for£320m
All3Media has been bought by venture capitalists Permira Funds, and the current management team, in a deal worth£320m.