All Broadcast articles in 14 November 2008 – Page 7
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FeaturesHD quality over the internet
Q: Will it be possible for the internet to handle real HD quality broadcasts?
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FeaturesTV and broadband over a single hub
Q: How long do you think it will be before the delivery of TV and broadband to the same hub in the home becomes a reality?
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FeaturesMusic videos: Spreading the word
Q: I have recorded by own music videos and posted them on YouTube and have set up my own Facebook page. What else can I do to bring my work to a wider audience?
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NewsBurnham: BBC needs confidence back
Media secretary Andy Burnham is prepared to listen to suggestions from the Tories of how to help restore public confidence in the BBC following 'Sachsgate'.
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NewsDuncan: BBC must open up to PSB debate
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has criticised the BBC's “defensive attitude” to PSB, saying the broadcaster suffers from holding an “empire” attitude.
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NewsTranter warns of drama budget crisis
Outgoing BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter has warned that UK TV drama budgets have been stretched as far as they can go.
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NewsHighfield quits Project Kangaroo
Project Kangaroo chief executive Ashley Highfield is to leave the yet-to-launch VoD joint venture to join Microsoft.
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NewsFremantleMedia signs YouTube deal
A raft of FremantleMedia- owned content will be made available through YouTube after the two companies signed a global content agreement.
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CommentGreen Week: Whale Shark
Broadcast is going green for its next issue and Broadcastnow will feature specially-themed content all week, starting with the location diary of Whale Shark, a forthcoming BBC2 documentary that follows this endangered species across oceans, writes producer/director Emma Ross.
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NewsBig Yin to face wife on Shrink Rap
Comedian Billy Connolly is set to face a grilling from his wife Pamela Stephenson in a special edition of More 4's Shrink Rap.
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NewsBBC misled 'Weekend Nazis'
The BBC misled two military re-eneactors featured in the BBC1 documentary Weekend Nazis about the purpose of the programme, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsRatings: Little Britain USA ends with 4.1m
The American version of BBC1's comedy Little Britain ended its run at 9.30pm on Friday with a steady 4.1m (18.7%).
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NewsSky to launch pay channels online
BSkyB is to launch a subscription TV service via its online Sky Player platform.
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NewsiPlayer users to download shows before broadcast
iPlayer users will soon be able to download programmes seven days in advance of broadcast, under new plans aimed at spreading its burden on bandwidth.
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NewsDocumentary commissioners wishlists
Commissioners from all of the PSB channels and several digital channels have outlined their factual wishlists to a packed audience of producers and directors at Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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News4.2m honour Remembrance Sunday
BBC1's morning coverage of the Remembrance Day tribute gained a sizeable audience of 4.2m (39.7%) between 10.30am and 12.10pm.
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: More 4
Budget:£40,000 or below. Depending on whether it is co-produced or fully funded.
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: Five
Slots: 9pm weekdaysBudget:£80,000-£150,000 per hour - on average,£90,000-£100,000Desired ratings: At least 1 million
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: BBC1
Slots: 9pm (60 minutes), 10.35pm (40 minutes)Budgets:£170,000 for observational docs at 9pm,£200,000+ for talent-led docs. At 10.35pm:£120,000
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NewsDocumentary wishlist: ITV1
Budgets:£140,000-£200,000 - on average£160,000-£170,000Slots: 9pm weekdays, though some “chocolate box, warm bath” series will be considered for early evenings on Sundays.Desired ratings: 4m+