All Broadcast articles in 17 October 2008 – Page 2
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NewsCrow TV joins with Filmscape on Red service
Shepherd's Bush-based facility Crow TV is partnering with camera-hire company Filmscape Media to provide a joint service to clients wanting to shoot with Red cameras.
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NewsSoho Editors to open northern base
Apple-authorised training company Soho Editors will launch a northern operation before the end of the year.
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NewsTSI invests to help TV content move online
Content management and transmission company TSI has launched two services for production companies that are looking to move their programming online.
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NewsIce Patrol goes tapeless
The makers of a new high definition ob-doc for Five and National Geographic are hoping that tapeless camera technology will help them successfully complete 16 weeks filming and editing on a Royal Navy ship bound for the Antarctic.
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NewsOfcom: Lyons misunderstands our role
Ofcom has accused BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons of misunderstanding its role and its proposals for the future of public service broadcasting.
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NewsFootball focus for viewers
International football on a variety of channels last night drew the viewers in with ITV1's highlights of England's game proving to be the most popular with 2.6m (20.8% share) in a late night slot.
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NewsBristol campaign to keep Casualty
Development agency South West Screen is fighting to keep Casualty in Bristol after BBC director of vision Jana Bennett confirmed plans to move the drama to Cardiff next year.
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NewsBebo to order more shows
Bebo will commission at least six original productions next year under the banner of 'Bebo Originals'.
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NewsLynda La Plante Productions up for sale
Lynda La Plante Productions is up for sale, with bids for the Trial and Retribution producer expected imminently.
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NewsBBC loses ground
Rajars: The BBC lost listeners to commercial radio for the second consecutive quarter radio with a 43.1% share for the latter, compared with 54.9% for the corporation.
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NewsSecond marketing exec to leave C4
Richard Burdett, the head of Channel 4's creative agency 4Creative, is to step down as part of the restructure of the broadcaster's marketing, research and audiences division.
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NewsMoyles continues to lose listeners
Rajars: Chris Moyles's BBC Radio 1 breakfast show has lost listeners for the second consecutive quarter, according to the Q3 Rajar figures.
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NewsCapital reclaims top London spot
Rajars: 95.8 Capital FM's morning duo Johnny Vaughan and Lisa Snowdon have made a surprising return as the top breakfast show in London.
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NewsShine eyes Abu Dhabi for push into Middle East
Shine Group is working up plans to launch a Middle Eastern production office in the United Arab Emirates where it would focus on making shows for the Arab world.
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NewsLyons: C4 should stick to strengths
Ofcom's PSB review has encouraged Channel 4 to move too far away from its core strengths into areas without public support, according to BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons.
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NewsRDF's Manners hired by Hat Trick as first COO
Have I Got News For You producer Hat Trick Productions has hired RDF commercial director Debbie Manners as its first chief operating officer.
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NewsE4 commissions Asbo superhero drama
E4 has commissioned a drama series in which a bunch of teenagers with Asbos develop superhero powers.
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NewsViacom ‘confident' of $1bn Google action win
Viacom is “quite confident” it will win its $1bn lawsuit against Google, either in or out of court, according to chief executive Philippe Dauman.
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NewsLBC posts best ratings in 4 years
Rajars: LBC News' decision to scale back its rolling news coverage has paid off, with the London-based station posting its best Rajar figures in four years.
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NewsDAB listening on the rise
Rajars: DAB take-up increased 32% year-on-year in the last three months, with nearly a third of UK adults now claiming to live in households with a DAB set.