All Broadcast articles in 08 October 2004
View all stories from this issue.
-
RatingsDoc Martin signs off with 8.7m
Between 9pm-10pm, the Martin Clunes vehicle averaged a 39% share, slamming BBC1's documentary Cry Wolf.
-
NewsPeacock: BBC should be subscription-funded
Sir Alan Peacock, the high profile professor who conducted a wide-ranging review of the BBC's finances in the 1980s, has called for the BBC to be funded by subscription.
-
NewsC4 sets up Scottish factual scheme
Superindie IWC Media and Channel 4 have set up a new training scheme to foster factual production talent in Scotland.
-
NewsBBC unveils first Norton vehicle
The BBC has revealed details of star signing Graham Norton's first project for the corporation - a further spin-off of Strictly Come Dancing.
-
NewsBBC launches Japanese channel
BBC Worldwide is to launch a new entertainment channel in Japan that will include the frustrated antics of Basil Fawlty and stern quizmaster Anne Robinson.
-
News
Ofcom's blue-sky thinking
Ofcom surprised many in the industry last week with a leap in logic that suggests the current providers of public service broadcasting can't be relied upon to deliver the goods in a digital age - so a new channel is needed.
-
RatingsSteel River Blues gains weight
ITV1's Steel River Blues added another 600,000 last night but still lost its slot to BBC1.
-
News
Orion and Screentime pair up
Indie Orion TV has signed an exclusive international format and distribution deal with Screentime Partners on two antiques challenge shows, Trading Treasures and Boot Sale Treasure Hunt.
-
News
Open Mike moves to radio
Open Mike Productions, the indie behind Friday Night with Jonathan Ross , is to make its first foray into radio with a show for BBC Radio 2.
-
News
Sky moves rey to joint-ventures
Sky head of programming finance David Rey has been promoted to director of joint-ventures and cable, filling the gap left by former head of Sky Ventures Matthew Imi.
-
News
Wonfor memorial to be held in November
A memorial service for Andrea Wonfor, who died last month, will take place at 5pm on Friday 5 November at St Nicholas Cathedral in her home town of Newcastle upon Tyne. One of the most influential and highly respected women in British television, Wonfor lost her battle against breast cancer ...
-
News
Girls invade Sky mix
Sky Mix is to be taken over for a day by a live eight-hour event for girls made by Endemol-owned Initial Productions. Sponsored by Barbie, It's a Girl Thing! will feature fashion, makeovers, music, gossip, celebrities and extreme sports for girls aged nine to 11. ...
-
News
Guys get sex tips from lesbians in UKTV show
UKTV is to give straight men the key to a better love life in a series where a lesbian and a bisexual woman offer tips on sex.
-
News
Trisha: why I've switched to Five
Chat show queen Trisha Goddard, who defected from ITV to Five last week in what is thought to be a£3m deal, has said her decision to move was creative, rather than financial, and that the negotiations were 'done in days'.
-
News
Sky rejigs news team in readiness for Five
Sky News has reshuffled its executive team in preparation for its takeover of the Five News contract in January, appointing the launch managing editor of Sky News Ireland as the channel's head of newsgathering.
-
News
FCP facility opens
The BHP Group has opened a post-production facility in north London called Final Cut Post, based around Apple editing system Final Cut Pro. The facility has been equipped to edit either standard or high-definition video footage in its FCP suites. Final Cut Post will aim to provide the finishing services ...
-
News
A question of sport goes global with ESPN
BBC Worldwide has extended its deal with Crackerjack for an Australian version of A Question of Sport. The 13-episode quiz will now be broadcast on global sports network ESPN in New Zealand as well as in Australia.
-
News
Filmfour tests DVD
FilmFour is considering the launch of its own branded online DVD rental service. Channel 4's pay-TV movie channel is currently running a trial scheme in Scotland with specialist online DVD rental group Lovefilm to test take-up rates. If successful the service, which offers about 23,000 films for delivery by post, ...
-
News
Five's world drivers
Manic motorists from around the world are to be put under the spotlight in a new show for Five to complement its hit series Britain's Worst Driver. The 2 x 60- minute World's Worst Driver will include clips ...