All Broadcast articles in 17 October 2008 – Page 4
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NewsJazz FM to be played in all Pizza Express restaurants
The relaunched Jazz FM has signed a major sponsorship deal with Pizza Express for the station to be played in all 300 of the chain's restaurants.
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NewsRock Hammer ends three-year Ten Alps deal
East Midlands-based indie Rock Hammer has broken away from Ten Alps after its three-year production deal with the super-indie ended.
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NewsGlobal rebrand to kick off new era
Global Radio chief executive Ashley Tabor believes a new logo and a revamped website will help usher in a new era for the company early next month.
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BBC2 orders credit crunch property design show
BBC2 has ordered “the antithesis to previous property programmes” from Maverick Television.
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NewsMedia Money: What will recession mean for the TV business?
I was talking to some private equity guys last week about the future of TV in the financial crisis. The predictions weren't good - belt tightening, even less advertising money and very limited investment capital.
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CommentMedia Money: What would ITV look like if it were stripped of its PSB obligations?
Michael Grade told a sell-out RTS breakfast last week that an ITV without any of the rapidly diminishing perks of a public service licence would have “huge attractions”.
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Virgin's shares rise, but outlook gloomy
A tumultuous week on stock markets closed with Virgin Media recording the highest weekly percentage rise among companies in the Broadcast Sharewatch.
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NewsKrypton deal prompts ITV to focus on AFP
ITV is looking to step up its advertiser-funded programming after sealing its biggest AFP deal yet to help revive The Krypton Factor quiz show next year.
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FeaturesGrade plays a strong hand
ITV's boss raised the stakes last week when he challenged Ofcom to ease ITV's PSB burden otherwise the network would go it alone. Lucy Rouse asks if Michael Grade is seriously considering this option.
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CommentHot Topic: ITV
Tim Tate urges ITV to return to being a broad church in an open letter to Michael Grade.
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NewsIRN drops ITN for Sky
Commercial radio news supplier IRN has ended its 16-year relationship with ITN by awarding the contract for the supply national and international news service to Sky News.
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CommentBlog: The fame game
One of the most recent tilts at showbiz has been that it has been a prime contributor to the perception of today's young people that life delivers success without much effort on anyone's part, writes Geoff Motley.
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NewsBroadcasters predict programming shortfall
Mipcom: Buyers and distributors are predicting a worrying dearth of high quality content in the next one to two years, as broadcasters cut back on commissioning original programmes.
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NewsShock result for Five's doc
Five's new documentary series Nature Shock pulled off a surprise in the ratings last night at 8pm with 1.7m (7.5%).
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NewsHollyoaks storms the ratings
E4's soap Hollyoaks attracted a massive 1.3m viewers (7%) last night - more than were watching BBC2, Five or Channel 4 at the time.
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NewsRichard and Judy find a New Position
Watch's flagship original show Richard and Judy's New Position saw its audience last night grow to 53,000 (0.27% share) at 8pm, after a week of rapidly declining ratings.
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News4iP open for business
Channel 4's online PSB platform 4iP has officially opened for submissions today.
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NewsDalglish to appear in Hillsborough doc
Football legend Kenny Dalglish is to appear in a documentary marking the 20th anniversary of the Hillsborough disaster, made by his daughter's indie for The History Channel.