All Broadcast articles in 18 November 2011 – Page 3
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NewsTalksport to prop up UTV revenue
A bumper Christmas for Talksport is set to help UTV offset advertising revenue losses in its TV division.
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NewsTrue Vision wins at Rory Peck Awards
True Vision director Jezza Neumann picked up the top gong for his critically acclaimed Zimbabwe’s Forgotten Children at the Rory Peck awards last night.
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NewsBBC FM creates £1m fund for tech innovations
BBC Future Media has established a £1m Innovation Fund to give creative thinking at the broadcaster a shot in the arm.
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RatingsI’m A Celebrity thaws Frozen Planet
WEDNESDAY: I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! forced the previously dominant Frozen Planet into second place - as Pan Am took off with more than 1.8m viewers.
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Comment17 Nov '11
“They endure grooming’n’girdle checks and weigh-ins before every flight, and a script as inert and useless as a grounded jet.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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CommentPrivate broadcasters with benefits
Regulators must recognise that we are entering an era of mixed funding, says Dee Forbes.
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NewsFremantle’s Marsh joins Zodiak
Zodiak Media Group has poached Robert Marsh from Talkback Thames to head the UK arm of its digital and branded content division, Zodiak Active.
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NewsSTV Productions restructures executive team
STV has reshuffled its production division’s senior management and hired former Zeppotron executive Gary Chippington to lead its entertainment output.
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NewsGarden doc to follow family mediator team
The Garden is developing a BBC3 documentary series that will follow a team of mediators as they attempt to prevent children from running away from home.
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NewsDCMS eyes quotas shake-up
The government is investigating ways it could safeguard the future of small- to medium-sized indies in the new Communications Act.
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NewsMacIntyre revisits gangster family for Crime network
Donal MacIntyre is directing a six-part series about the organised crime family the Noonans for the Crime & Investigation Network.
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NewsDCD sells The Slap to US and Canada
DCD Rights has secured sales of Australian drama The Slap to broadcasters in the US and Canada.
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NewsHeggessey and Pulse call time on partnership
Pulse Films has put plans to expand via acquisitions on ice, and Lorraine Heggessey has ended her spell advising the company.
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NewsBBCW recruits Misselbrook for US scripted push
BBC Worldwide has hired Entertainment One sales executive Tom Misselbrook as part of its ongoing scripted programming push into the US.
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NewsBBC's Wonderland strand stalls
Commissioning for BBC2 documentary strand Wonderland is being paused to deal with a backlog of films being delivered late.
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NewsCampaign to save BBC Birmingham gathers momentum
The campaign to save BBC Birmingham has gathered pace, with 11 MPs signing up to an early-day motion to try to fend off the cuts.
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NewsBBC comedy exec joins Avalon’s Edinburgh office
Avalon Television has expanded its presence in Scotland after appointing a former Have I Got News For You and Room 101 producer.
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NewsRed Bee research reveals discontent among viewers
Three-quarters of the UK audience claim they cannot find anything to watch on live TV on a weekly basis because they are overwhelmed by an excess of content and platforms.
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NewsYouTube poised for AFP push
YouTube has kicked off content talks with UK indies, having formed a division that will effectively act as an AFP broker.