All Broadcast articles in 20 November 2009 – Page 2
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NewsSIS Live set to buy OB rival O21
SIS LIVE is on the verge of acquiring fellow outside broadcast supplier O21 Television from Gravity Media Group.
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NewsMore cuts at Virgin Media
Virgin Media TV has cut some 16 jobs across the business, while senior commissioning editor factual and factual entertainment Rebecca Johnson has stepped down from her role.
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NewsHD upgrades power Children In Need
Children In Need will be broadcast in HD for the first time this weekend.
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NewsAutodesk unveils Smoke for Mac
Autodesk has begun previewing a Mac OS X version of its Smoke finishing and editing system.
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NewsBBC orgasm clip 'overstepped mark'
A BBC radio presenter who played a clip of the infamous fake orgasm scene from When Harry Met Sally during the school run has provoked criticism that the corporation “overstepped the mark”.
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NewsDispatches picks up two Rory Peck awards
Channel 4 Dispatches documentary Saving Africa’s Witch Children continued its winning streak last night with a Rory Peck award, one of two prizes for the current affairs strand.
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RatingsITV1 runs rings around Children in Need gig
The start of BBC1’s Children in Need extravaganza pulled in a peak audience of 6.4m (25.6%) last night, but the channel was floored by ITV’s triple whammy of Emmerdale, Coronation Street and I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!.
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NewsOprah Winfrey Show to end in 2011
US television star Oprah Winfrey is expected to bring her popular talk show to an end after 25 seasons in 2011, according to her production company.
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NewsGompertz calls for indie pitches
MEDIA FESTIVAL: Tate media director Will Gompertz has called on the production community to “come and pitch and work for us - we can bring fame, an audience, content and we can fund-raise.”
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NewsFord Ennals named Digital Radio boss
Digital Radio UK, the company tasked with preparing the nation for digital radio upgrade, has named Ford Ennals as its chief executive officer.
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NewsITN to cut 15 jobs in overhaul
ITN has revealed plans for a radical restructure with 15 jobs expected to be lost across the organisation.
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NewsITV Xmas '09 line-up
Round-up of entertainment, music, drama and news programming on ITV1 this Christmas, as well as ITV2.
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NewsMajor reform of TV regulation under Tories, says Hunt
MEDIA FESTIVAL: The Tories have pledged a “massive reform” of television regulation, which would go “considerably further” than the light-touch approach in the US.
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NewsC4 film investment to be mandatory under Digital Economy Bill
The UK Film Council has welcomed measures announced in the Queen’s Speech that would place a statutory commitment on Channel 4 to invest in film.
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NewsPsychoville 2 set for 2010
Dark comedy thriller Psychoville, created by League Of Gentlemen actors Reece Shearsmith and Steve Pemberton, is to return for a second series on BBC2 next year.
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NewsThree join forces for ITV news north-east bid
Indie Ten Alps has joined forces with newspaper group Trinity Mirror and the Press Association in a bid to have the North East of England chosen as the third regional TV news pilot scheme area.
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NewsIndustry bosses tackle internet piracy and BBC pay
At the Media Festival in Manchester, execs including Five boss Dawn Airey and incoming BBC arts editor Will Gompertz tackled issues of internet piracy, BBC pay levels and charging for online content. Lisa Campbell reports.
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NewsC4 launches full-length shows on YouTube
Channel 4 shows including The Inbetweeners and Hollyoaks make their official debut on YouTube today in a new section of the site that pulls together 3,000 hours of programming from 60 content providers.
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NewsRadioplayer to launch in 2010
MEDIA FESTIVAL: A proposed iPlayer-style online service for radio, capable of streaming more than 400 stations from both the BBC and the commercial sector, will launch early next year.
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NewsAhoy! RDF to make ABC Family pirate drama
RDF Media is developing a “swashbuckling” pirate drama for ABC Family, targeted at the Merlin demographic.