All Broadcast articles in 13 May 2016 – Page 5
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NewsRightster rebrand puts focus on original video
Multi-platform video network Rightster is to place original content production at the heart of its business after rebranding as Brave Bison.
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NewsRIG call on BBC to retain 'pure radio'
The Radio Independents Group (RIG) has called for reassurances from BBC director general Tony Hall that “pure radio production” would be retained under his forthcoming commissioning restructure.
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NewsOfcom: C4 must do more for children
Ofcom has told Channel 4 that it must do more to cater for older children amid pressure from the government to up its game on kids’ content.
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NewsBBC4 buys French crime drama
BBC4 has acquired French drama The Disappearance (Disparue) after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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NewsZig Zag scores Jamie Vardy doc
Leicester City striker Jamie Vardy has agreed a deal with Zig Zag for a three-part documentary series.
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NewsJoanna Carr named BBC head of current affairs
Radio 4 news and current affairs editor Joanna Carr has been appointed head of current affairs at the BBC following Fiona Campbell’s promotion.
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NewsBryan Cranston to star in C4 sci-fi drama
Breaking Bad’s Bryan Cranston is to star in a 10-part sci-fi drama based on a series of Philip K. Dick short stories for Channel 4.
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CriticsTV Critics: Upstart Crow; Very British Problems; Life That Glows
“Elton’s new show slipped by as smartly as Blackadder once did and enabled us to forget things he’d written in between.”
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NewsIdris Elba indie hires development chief
Green Door Pictures, the indie led by Idris Elba, has hired a former FremantleMedia International executive to head up its development.
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NewsNetflix orders first competition format
Netflix has ordered its first competition format - a strongman series starring and produced by Sylvester Stallone.
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NewsEuromedia selects Sam kit for 4K OB upgrade
Euromedia’s fleet of three hybrid 4K outside broadcast vans have been equipped with Sam’s (Snell Advanced Media) Kahuna, IQ Modular and Sirius technology.
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NewsC5 owner opposes C4 privatisation
Channel 5 owner Viacom International Media Networks (VIMN) has opposed plans to privatise Channel 4 – the first time that the company has made its position public.
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NewsC4 posts record revenues amid ‘climate of uncertainty’
Channel 4 has overcome “a climate of uncertainty” around privatisation to post the highest revenues and content spend in its 34-year history.
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NewsNAO: five major BBC projects behind schedule
Five out of eight critical BBC projects are behind schedule, including a two-year delay to the £15m EastEnders set rebuild, after a report identified continued “weaknesses” in management processes.
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NewsCross-party peers unite in BBC defence
A cross-party trio of peers have outlined the details of a private members bill which will be presented to parliament next month to derail a government “plot” to diminish the BBC.
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NewsBBC reveals online sign-in stats
Almost 6.5m people have signed in to the BBC’s online services since the launch of Tony Hall’s MyBBC strategy – offering encouragement to the corporation as it steps up plans to require all visitors to log-in.
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NewsEurotrash hijacks C4 Brexit slate
Channel 4 is bringing back Eurotrash and hosting a live debate with Jeremy Paxman as part of its slate of Brexit-themed programming.
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RatingsThe Windsors gets off to royal start
FRIDAY: Channel 4 comedy The Windsors got off to a good start, while the Masterchef final and second series of Dave’s Hoff The record slipped.
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NewsOnly Fools and Horses producer dies
Gareth Gwenlan, the Only Fools and Horses producer and former BBC television comedy boss, has died at the age of 79.
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NewsDavid Cameron praises BBC’s world standing
Prime minister David Cameron has praised the BBC in a speech warning of the perils of leaving the European Union in next month’s referendum.