All Broadcast articles in 21 January 2011 – Page 2
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RatingsBritney Spears’ Glee hits E4 high note
MONDAY: US high school musical Glee beat its previous overnights record for E4 with a guest appearance from Britney Spears.
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Comment18 Jan '11
“Tony Robinson looked at how our diverse landscape offers clues to the ways in which it was formed 60 million years ago.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsPritchard completes C4 top exec team
Channel 4’s new executive management team has been completed with the announcement of Gill Pritchard as director of audience technologies and insight.
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NewsSky unveils EPG reshuffle
Sky is preparing to boost a raft of channels up its EPG by up to 200 places in a move designed, “to bring the best of pay, to the top of pay” - and includes the launch of a new MTV channel.
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NewsRussell Brand's Buzzcocks to be aired
Russell Brand’s appearance on Never Mind The Buzzcocks - pulled amid the ‘Sachsgate’ scandal - will finally be aired on the BBC.
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NewsPiers Morgan woos US critics
Piers Morgan received a warm reception when he stepped into the shoes of CNN legend Larry King today, interviewing Oprah Winfrey for his first Tonight show.
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RatingsLand Girls returns with 1.86m
MONDAY: BBC1’s World War Two drama Land Girls returned to battle with an audience of nearly 2m.
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NewsInbetweeners return for Comic Relief special
The stars of E4 comedy The Inbetweeners will tour the country looking for the rudest and crudest named locations in aid of Red Nose Day.
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NewsC4's Abraham rallies for smaller indies
Channel 4 boss David Abraham has announced £4m of funding aimed at reinvigorating the broadcaster’s creative roots, but with a continued focus on digital innovation.
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NewsSTV launches Edinburgh news service
STV has launched a pilot Edinburgh-based news service as it aims to bolster its localised current affairs content.
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NewsMiriam O'Reilly to launch support network
Miriam O’Reilly, the former Countryfile reporter who last week won an ageism tribunal case against the BBC, is launching a network to offer advice and support to women who face discrimination in the work place.
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NewsTop Gear drives iPlayer views over Christmas
Traffic to BBC iPlayer has grown to a record level for the third month in a row boosted by the Top Gear Christmas specials.
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NewsJobs under threat at Screen Yorkshire
Screen Yorkshire has put all staff members under consultation as part of a review of the future of the regional agency.
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NewsChannel 5 refreshes logo
Channel 5 has unveiled its new logo ahead of a wider channel rebrand scheduled for mid-February.
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NewsFresh One signs with Match.com
Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions is to produce a raft of content for dating website Match.com – including an hour long documentary.
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NewsThe Mews targets more drama and features work
Soho post house The Mews has recruited a colourist and invested in new grading equipment in a bid to increase the amount of drama and features work it takes on.
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NewsDigital TV take-up passes 90% mark
More than 90% of UK households now have access to a digital TV service.
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NewsChannel 5 to launch OK! TV
Channel 5 is to replace its early evening studio show Live from Studio 5 with OK! TV as part of a wider channel rebrand.
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NewsAbraham defends Hunt's Countryfile decisions
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has defended Jay Hunt’s decision to refresh Countryfile by changing its line up, branding the move “very successful”.
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NewsBBC North to create drama fund
BBC North is looking at creating a drama fund to encourage more regional indies to come forward with pitches for the broadcaster.