All Broadcast articles in 14 October 2005 – Page 2
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ZDF buys La Plante dramas
La Plante International and sales agent Minotaur have licensed further episodes of two leading UK drama franchises to ZDF in Germany.
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Nat Geo acquires Parthenon co-pro
Factual producer and distributor Parthenon Entertainment has licensed new series Rough Trades (20 x 30 minutes) to the National Geographic Channel internationally.
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NBD TV brings sumo wrestling to Cannes
UK distributor NBD TV is branching out into the world of sports entertainment at Mipcom, with the launch of World S.U.M.O. Challenge - Battle of the Giants (1 x 90 minutes).
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C4I racks up deals for new Ricochet series
Channel 4 International has inked a series of deals for It's Me Or The Dog, the latest factual entertainment hit from Supernanny producer Ricochet.
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Granada Int to distribute TLC's Ballroom Bootcamp
LA-based Original Productions has chosen Granada International to distribute both the finished series and format of its new family entertainment series Ballroom Bootcamp.
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NewsTinopolis confirms talks with TV Corp
Welsh indie Tinopolis, the producers of Lahore Law, has confirmed that it is in talks with producer Television Corporation over a possible acquisition.
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News2.8m have a close encounter with C4
Channel 4's documentary UFOs: the Secret Evidence managed to intrigue the viewers with a peak audience of 2.8 million (12.4%) at 9.30pm.
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NewsUBC Media in positive form
10.30am: UBC Media appears to have bucked the trend of a difficult radio advertising market, with a like-on-like increase of 20% in revenues for the first six months of the year.
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NewsITV drama Doc Martin goes to Germany
Distribution group Portman Film & TV has sold the format for ITV drama Doc Martin to German producer Phoenix Film.
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NewsSky has£1bn to play with
BSkyB has raised just over£1bn by selling a three-part bond, according to reports.
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NewsPEER POLL: Licence fee
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should the BBC get a licence fee settlement 2.3% above inflation?
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NewsGCap: job cuts will not top 100
GCap Media has assured trade union Bectu it will not make more than 100 people redundant.
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NewsTinopolis bids for TV Corp
3.30pm: Welsh indie Tinopolis has made a takeover bid for TV Corp, the troubled indie run by former BBC sport chief Peter Salmon.
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NewsSky plots move into broadband
11.45am: BSkyB is said to be planning a£1bn move into the broadband telephony market with one of its possible acquisition targets being IPTV service Homechoice.
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News11.2m see England victory
11.30am: BBC1's coverage of England's 2-1 victory against Poland was a crowd pleaser with the audience peaking at 11.2 million (45%) for 30-minutes from 9pm.
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BBC considers bond issue
The BBC is considering issuing a bond to help it pay for pensioners and disabled people to switch to digital television.
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Vallely steps in
BBC2 channel executive Dominic Vallely has made a temporary move to become executive editor for entertainment commissioning and will deal with the BBC's Strictly Come Dancing and Strictly Dance Fever, as well as The Apprentice. The shows were being overseen by Fenia Vardanis, who left the job in September to ...
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Sky Match is on top
Sky One's entertainment show The Match - Live is the most watched non-sports multichannel programme so far this year.
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Wood leaves the street for Mersey TV
Coronation Street producer Tony Wood has confirmed he is joining Mersey Television as creative director. The former ITV head of continuing series, who spent two years running the broadcaster's flagship soap, is set to take up the newly created post in the new year. Based at the group's Liverpool production ...