All Broadcast articles in 11 March 2011 – Page 2
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NewsFincham: ITV not over-reliant on X Factor
Peter Fincham has insisted that ITV is not over-reliant on mega brands The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
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NewsDrop in TV revenue at Pinewood Shepperton
TV revenue fell at Pinewood Shepperton last year due in part to the BBC and ITV basing their productions in-house, the facility today said.
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NewsViewers 'swapping TVs for PCs'
Britons are swapping TV dinners for PC dinners as people in the UK increasingly combine their bites with megabytes, a new survey suggests.
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NewsSheen hits back over studio firing
Charlie Sheen has been fired from the TV situation comedy Two and a Half Men by Warner Bros Television following the hard-living actor’s bouts of wild partying, repeated hospital stays and a bitter media campaign against his studio bosses.
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NewsPeter Smith leaves NBCU
NBC Universal (NBCU) International president Peter Smith is leaving the company after 22 years, it has been confirmed.
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RatingsGrade’s Variety entertains 530,000
MONDAY: Michael Grade’s look at the history of variety theatre packed in a strong audience for BBC4.
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NewsBBC Wales names drama boss
BBC Cymru Wales has poached an executive from indie Kudos to head up its drama department.
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RatingsLaw & Order: UK returns with 5.5m
MONDAY: ITV1’s crime drama Law & Order: UK returned with nearly 5.5m viewers.
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NewsC4's teen sex show sparks nearly 300 complaints
Nearly 300 viewers have complained to Channel 4 about its factual entertainment series The Joy of Teen Sex.
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NewsOdd One In to return
ITV1 has ordered a second series of comedy gameshow Odd One In, hosted by Bradley Walsh.
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NewsNBC launches PictureBox online
NBC Universal has rolled out its subscription movies on-demand service PictureBox online, via Samsung internet-connected TVs and the iPad.
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NewsBSkyb ups 3D capacity with more Mistikas
BSkyB has bought two more Mistika post production systems.
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CommentBBC will not trample the training market
After concerns were raised over the BBC’s role in training the wider industry, Eddie Morgan, head of the BBC College of Production, says it will not “trample the market”.
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NewsETV names digital head
ETV Media Group has appointed a new executive to head up its digital division as the business continues its expansion.
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NewsNickelodeon to launch magazine
Nickelodeon has partnered with DC Thomson to produce the first ever magazine devoted to content from the kids channel.
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NewsTarget acquires Crownies
Target Entertainment has picked up the international distribution rights to a new Australian legal drama.
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NewsSony to make UK debut with SET channel
Sony Pictures Television will make its debut as a linear UK broadcaster next month with a scripted channel targeting 25-to 54-year-old women.
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NewsPublic inquiry planned for 'Project Pinewood'
Pinewood Shepperton’s plan to build 1,500 homes among working sets of streetscapes will next month go before the Secretary of State for Communities and Local Government.
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NewsPace suffers share price drop on order delay
Set-top box manufacturer Pace has downplayed investor concern over a delayed order for its set-top boxes.