All Broadcast articles in 16 June 2006 – Page 6
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NewsGCap signs up Alice Cooper
GCap Media's award winning radio station Planet Rock has signed up hard rock icon Alice Cooper as its new breakfast DJ from the beginning of next month.
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NewsComment: Exit the dragon?
When the Chinese government opened the door to joint ventures between domestic and foreign media companies back in 2004, western media companies were quick to rush into the market.
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NewsC4I picks up first BBC drama
Channel 4 International has bagged the rights to Flashback Television's BBC4 period drama Beau Brummell - This Charming Man, marking the first time it has acquired a BBC drama for the international market.
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NewsTarget sells Footballers' Wives to Bulgaria
Target Entertainment has inked a raft of deals in central and eastern Europe in the run up to this month's Discop programme market in Budapest.
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NewsHell's Kitchen heads to Asia
Granada International has racked up sales to five broadcasters in Asia of the US version of reality series Hell's Kitchen, starring Michelin-starred celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay.
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NewsAll3Media sells 30 hours to Russia
All3Media International has sold over 30 hours of children's and family programming to Russia's Kultura Channel ahead of its visit to Discop this month.
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NewsBBC children's shows head down under
BBC Worldwide Australasia has licensed more than 100 hours of children's titles to free-to-air digital network ABC2 for transmission later in 2006.
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NewsBBC opens up sport archives to ESPN
BBC Motion Gallery, the footage sales arm of BBC Worldwide, has struck its largest ever BBC Sport archive deal, licensing a minimum of 650 hours of programming to UK digital channel, ESPN Classic.
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Fremantle brings drama and docs to Discop
Fremantle International Distribution (FID) will be looking to tie up further deals for US drama series Falcon Beach at Discop, after its successful launch at last month's LA Screenings.
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High Point launches new titles in Hungary
High Point Films & Television is heading to Discop with a raft of new titles, including Belgian boxing mini-series King of the Worldand Canadian thriller Doomstown.
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Fremantle Media restructures licensing team
Fremantle Media has restructured its licensing division following the departure of Dom Wheeler, who leaves this month after six years with the company.
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NewsOfcom to issue additional sponsorship guidance
Ofcom is to issue additional guidance to broadcasters about the rules governing sponsorship following a complaint about ITV1's drama Footballers' Wives.
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NewsBBC to fine DJs for swearing
BBC presenters have been warned that they will be disciplined and have their pay docked if they persistently swear on air.
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NewsSaturday Cooks! serves up 600,000 for ITV1
ITV1's new Saturday morning cookery show got off to something of a sluggish start with just 600,000 (11.9%) at 9.25am.
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NewsITV and C4 accused of ignoring developing countries
ITV and C4 have been accused of ignoring the world outside Britain with Fiji-produced Celebrity Love Islandaccounting for 75% of ITV1's factual programmes from developing countries and C4's output falling to an all-time low.
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NewsAli G act wins Richard & Judy tax case
Some TV viewers may have found Richard Madeley's impersonation of comic character Ali G cringe-inducing. But according to tax experts, they are officially a 'theatrical performance'.
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NewsEngland's World Cup campaign starts with 12.9m
England's opening game in the World Cup was an inevitable ratings triumph for BBC1 with a peak audience of 12.9 million (86%) at 3.40pm - the highest audience share secured by the channel in recent years.
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NewsBSkyB considers bid for AOL
BSkyB is considering making a bid for AOL's UK internet operations and along with BT is reported to be one of the favourites to acquire the Time Warner-owned company.
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NewsCharter review committee calls for greater scrutiny
Peers have called for Parliament to be given the power to set the level of the licence fee, and have criticised the 'unchecked powers' of government over the corporation's future.
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Format focus: Tuesday night book club
A new US docu-soap format on CBS aims to become the real Desperate Housewives.