All Broadcast articles in 20 May 2011 – Page 2
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NewsSky poised to acquire Glee
Sky is set to snatch the rights to US high school musical Glee from Channel 4.
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RatingsMade in Chelsea ratings rise
MONDAY: The second episode of new E4 reality series Made in Chelsea saw a boost to its debut performance.
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NewsChristopher Lunn: "Charge me or clear my name"
Christopher Lunn, the founder of embattled TV accountancy firm Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC), has called on HM Revenue & Customs to “leave me alone or charge me”.
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NewsSky and Discovery launch digital product placement
Sky and Discovery have both signed product placement deals that will see brands Pedigree and Karcher digitally inserted into shows during the post-production process.
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NewsGilbert to front R4's Good Read
Radio 4 controller Gwyneth Williams has chosen Harriett Gilbert to succeed Sue MacGregor as the permanent presenter for Radio 4’s book review programme A Good Read.
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NewsBBC1 bets on Kay Mellor lottery winners drama
Kay Mellor, the writer behind Band of Gold and Fat Friends, has penned a new drama series for BBC1 about a group of supermarket workers who win the lottery.
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NewsWebsite to check HD coverage launches
Comparison website Consumerchoices.co.uk has launched a service to check HD coverage across the UK.
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NewsDecode to launch 3D rig for Alexa and Red cameras
London-based 3D sales and rental house Decode will launch two new 3D mirror rigs next month.
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NewsHunt: BBC not always right
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has said that the BBC does not always get it right on issues of political impartiality - before saying the corporation would be a “deity” if they achieved it on every occasion.
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NewsUK watches 6bn minutes online a month
People in the UK watch 11,000 years of video on the internet every month, a report has found.
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NewsAlan Carr gets C4 Friday night slot
Alan Carr: Chatty Man will return to Channel 4 for a sixth series in a new Friday night slot.
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NewsLord Puttnam to address Children's Media Conference
Lord Puttnam will deliver the keynote speech at this year’s Children’s Media Conference in Sheffield.
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NewsLord Patten to reveal BBC vision
New BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten has been selected to deliver the RTS Fleming Memorial Lecture, his first public speech in the role.
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NewsAttenborough criticises top BBC salaries
TV science doyens Sir David Attenborough and Professor Brian Cox have made their debut together - in front of the Lords communications select committee.
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RatingsITV homeless series struggles
TUESDAY: ITV1’s celebrity homelessness series was trumped by both Channel 4 and Channel 5 in the primetime slot.
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NewsHague rejects World Service pleas
The Government has rebuffed calls by the Foreign Affairs Select Committee to reverse the decision to cut BBC World Service funding by 16%.
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NewsGarry leaves Radio 1 after 15 years
Hugh Garry, senior digital producer for BBC Radio 1, is leaving the broadcaster after 15 years.
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NewsSecret Iraq heads to Denmark
A BBC2 film about Iraq after the fall of Saddam has been sold to a Danish broadcaster by distributor Electric Sky.
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NewsBBC eyes The Voice for Saturday night
BBC1 is considering new singing format The Voice for a prime Saturday night slot following its success in the US.
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CommentThe Hargeaves Review
The “determinedly non radical” Hargreaves Review will disappoint some says Mark Owen.