All Broadcast articles in 13 December 2002 – Page 2
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OFT urged to block ITV merger
Carlton and Granada's planned£2.7bn merger hit its first obstacle yesterday as advertisers and rival television br...
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NewsVivendi headquarters raided
The headquarters of media giant Vivendi were raided earlier today by police looking for evidence that the company misled financial markets, writes John Oates
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RatingsLife of Mammals loses viewers
BBC 1 continued to struggle with its Wednesday night peaktime line-up as The Life of Mammalsbegins to lose its appeal, writes Jon Rogers
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Hotel ejects Davidson after week of rows
Comedian says staff were 'imbeciles' as he is accused of being abusive ...
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BBC is forced to ditch Hitler film
A controversial BBC film about the early life of Adolf Hitler has been scrapped ...
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UKIP chooses TV's Bushell to run for mayor
TV critic Garry Bushell is to stand as the official candidate of the UK Independence Party ...
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Mum's the work
Pregnant Caroline Quentin stars in the forthcoming crime thriller Blue Murder ...
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Vivendi free to divest EchoStar holding
Vivendi Universal, the French conglomerate, is likely to restructure its 11 per cent shareholding in Echostar follo...
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A voice of reason pauses to reflect
The head of the BBC World Service is confident that the broadcaster can meet the challenges of a new era. ...
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NewsBBC denies Geldof 'stitch-up' charge
The BBC this week defended itself against allegations by Bob Geldof that its decision to produce a new youth politics show in-house was a 'stitch-up', writes Leigh Holmwood
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NewsGovernment to roll out NHS TV channel
Broadcasters are to be invited to bid for the chance to run a new nationwide NHS Direct digital TV channel, which is to be rolled out by 2004, writes Paul Revoir
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Now ITV puts celebrities behind the bar
ITV is banking on 'celebrities' to help drag its audience share out of the doldrums, with two star-led reality shows scheduled to air in its winter season, write Penny Hughes and Steve Aston.
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NewsThe Bill cops introduce ITV murder drama
Police officers from Thames TV's The Billwill stray off their usual beat in the new year to kick off a new ITV police drama, Think Murder, writes Jane Marlow
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C4 gives Carr a deal
Channel 4 has signed a one-year deal with 2002 Perrier Award nominee Jimmy Carr, presenter of E4 comedy gameshow Your Face or Mine, writes Penny Hughes.The deal will bring Carr's presenting and comic writing talents to a range of C4 projects, including a new 25 ...
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Rabbatts expands 4 Learning
Channel 4 is looking for a commercial and creative director for its education arm 4 Learning to oversee adult education online resources, writes Penny Hughes.
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Broadcast job numbers rise
The most complete survey of broadcasting employment trends in the industry's history has revealed the number of people work- ing in TV and radio is increasing, in spite of cut-backs in the media sector, writes David Wood.
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MPs revolt over Five legislation
ITV is banking on 'celebrities' to help drag its audience share out of the doldrums, with two star-led reality shows scheduled to air in its winter season, write Penny Hughes and Steve Aston
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MTV moves to counter rivals
MTV is undertaking a major shake-up of how its channels are organised and scheduled to fend off increased competition in the music television market, writes Paul Revoir