All Broadcast articles in 15 October 2010 – Page 5
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NewsRadioCentre slams BBC as 'inefficient'
Trade body the RadioCentre has slammed the BBC’s radio operation, saying there are “significant inefficiencies” in the system.
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NewsFilm4 budget wins 50% boost
Channel 4 has announced that it will boost Film4’s annual budget to £15m for the next five years.
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VideoVIDEO: The Media Festival: Arts
WATCH NOW: Industry leaders from BBC DG Mark Thompson to culture secretary Jeremy Hunt share their views on the opportunities and challenges of the digital revolution.
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NewsDavid Elstein leaves DCD Media
David Elstein has stepped down from his role as non executive chairman of DCD Media to “pursue other interests”, leaving the super-indie hunting a replacement.
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RatingsAlan Davies comedy loses 1m
TUESDAY: BBC2’s kitchen comedy Whites has struggled to stay on the boil, losing nearly a million viewers since its debut two weeks ago.
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RatingsLip Service paid to 600,000
TUESDAY: The debut of BBC3’s new lesbian drama helped boost the digital channel’s usual audience figures.
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NewsThompson's email to staff about BBC exec board
Email to staff from BBC director general Mark Thompson about changes to the BBC executive board.
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NewsBBC marketing chief to leave in restructure
The BBC’s director of marketing, communications and audiences (MC&A) Sharon Baylay is being made redundant as part of a swathe of changes being introduced to the corporation’s senior management.
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NewsBBC staff will work-to-rule over pensions
Broadcasting unions are calling on their members to work-to-rule for 24 hours later this month as they await responses to the latest ballot over BBC pensions, which the NUJ predicts will result in strike action.
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NewsSky takeover plan sparks protest
The heads of BBC and Channel 4 are among the industry leaders who have signed a letter asking the UK government to stop News Corporation’s planned takeover of BSkyB.
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NewsJohn Hurt to star in BBC2 ghost story
Screen veteran John Hurt is to head the cast in a BBC ghost story, it has been announced.
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NewsRTS unveils North West awards shortlist
The Royal Television Society has revealed the shortlist for its 2010 North West Award and includes nominations for Coronation Street, Shameless and Dragon’s Den.
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NewsPeter Salmon to step down from BBC executive board
The BBC’s commitment to cutting senior management and executive pay has taken a step further this week, with three members of the executive board understood to be stepping down including BBC North director Peter Salmon.
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Comment12 Oct '10
“Mortality, morality and myth: it’s all here, with jam on top.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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RatingsAnother high for Inbetweeners
MONDAY: E4 comedy The Inbetweeners has broken its own record for the highest-rated show in the history of the digital channel.
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NewsEndemol loads up games division
Endemol has established an online games division to licence and develop properties gaming version of shows including The Million Pound Drop.
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NewsAvid intros Pro Tools HD Native
Avid has introduced Pro Tools HD Native, a new version of the sound post-production system that runs entirely on computer CPU host-processing power.
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NewsAscent adds to docs and LE team
Ascent Media has added former Offline Editing Company facility manager Vanessa Myrie to its Ascent 142 sales group.
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News66 London appoints creative director
The Visual Effects Company’s post arm 66 London has appointed Francois Cassin as its creative director.
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RatingsWhitechapel returns with 5.6m
MONDAY: The return of ITV gothic detective drama Whitechapel collared more than 5.6m viewers, beating BBC1 spy thriller Spooks.