All Broadcast articles in 13 May 2011
View all stories from this issue.
-
RatingsGot Talent records series high
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent recorded its biggest audience of the current series but was still more than 500,000 viewers down on last year.
-
NewsDownton Abbey scores double at Bafta Craft awards
Downton Abbey and Human Planet were the biggest winners at the Bafta Craft Awards last night picking up two awards each.
-
NewsX Factor opens online auditions
Auditions for ITV talent show The X Factor will take place online via Facebook, YouTube and ITV.com for the first time.
-
RatingsBBC1's Atlantis draws 5m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s epic CGI drama-documentary charting the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world pulled in more than 5m viewers.
-
-
NewsSky Arts to cover Leonardo show
Sky Arts is collaborating with the National Gallery to give viewers a sneak peek of its forthcoming Leonardo da Vinci exhibition a day ahead of the official opening.
-
NewsITV ad revenue expected to dip
ITV’s is set to report a decline in advertising revenue for the first time in 18 months.
-
NewsOfcom: C4 series infringed privacy
Ofcom has censured Channel 4 doc The Ugly Face of Beauty after a row between a contributor and the producer, Crackit Productions.
-
NewsNew C4 arts season to include Banksy doc
Channel 4 has launched a new late night arts strand and a season of urban arts programmes for the summer – in an initiative to connect with young and modern audiences.
-
NewsSky recruits BBC's Anne Mensah to head drama
Sky has appointed BBC exec Anne Mensah to head up its drama commissioning, following Elaine Pyke’s move to manage Sky Atlantic.
-
NewsBBCW secures Epiphany deal
BBC Worldwide has signed an international distribution deal with factual indie Epiphany Productions.
-
NewsPrice drop 'will boost 3DTV growth'
A sharp fall in prices will help the global market of 3D TVs grow by more than five times, a research company has predicted.
-
NewsJones preferred candidate for S4C chair
Former S4C chief executive Huw Jones has been selected by DCMS as the preferred candidate to chair the Welsh language broadcaster.
-
RatingsLocal election coverage pulls 6%
FRIDAY: BBC2’s line-up of current affairs coverage of the local election results drew a 6% share of the audience.
-
NewsRonnie Wood lands Sony Radio award
Rolling Stones star Ronnie Wood has landed a top award as one of the UK’s leading DJs - just a year after launching his broadcasting career.
-
NewsEastEnders not realistic, boss admits
EastEnders is not a realistic portrayal of working-class life in today’s East End, the BBC’s soap boss has admitted - while Corrie’s exec producer claims the ITV soap is “sufficiently real”.
-
NewsOfcom rejects Rooney complaints
Complaints about Manchester United footballer Wayne Rooney swearing into a camera during a match have not been upheld by the TV watchdog.
-
Comment10 May '11
“As with last year’s Wormwood Scrubs, there’s not much to laugh at here.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
-
NewsSky hunts Spy comedy
Sky1 has ordered a new comedy from Hat Trick following a father who is accidently recruited as an MI5 agent.