All Broadcast articles in 21 October 2005 – Page 4
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BBC3 forks out for more Spendaholics
BBC3 has commissioned a third helping of its hit series Spendaholics from indie Betty. In Spendaholics out-of-control shoppers are cut off from their credit cards and given help to change their extravagant ways. The 6 x 60-minute series will start filming this month and is due to air early next ...
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Little Britain bolsters BBC3 share
BBC3 comedy Little Britain has been the undoubted ratings hit for the channel while Stuart Murphy has been in charge, writes Jon Rogers.
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Opinion: Informing the unformed
Surprisingly, many TV execs seem to frown on letting their own kids watch the box, but their high-mindedness is misplaced
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What life's like for TV's freelancers
From protests about unpaid work experience to job cuts at the BBC, freelancing has rarely been as newsworthy as it is now. In an effort to understand what makes an increasingly large part of the workforce tick, Will Strauss analyses a major piece of research and finds that not all ...
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Sky faces a new game
The EC's competition commission has made it clear it wants a second pay-TV broadcaster to take a share of Premiership football rights. But just how damaging will losing exclusivity be to Sky?
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Comment: Make this your mission
John Geraint issues a rallying call for targets to make broadcasters other than the BBC commission network production from the UK nations
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Why Rome wasn't built in a day
The BBC and HBO's attempt to create a lavish costume drama with Rome nearly came to grief as production was halted after three episodes had been shot - so began an epic campaign to save it. Andy Stout reports.
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Profile: Tony Wood - Breaking free from Street life
After 15 years on the country's most popular soaps, Tony Wood has returned to his roots at Mersey TV and is relishing the chance to spread his wings.
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Interview: Jon Blair - The trophy hunter
You may not have heard of Jon Blair, but with a shelf groaning under the weight of awards this is not because his documentaries lack quality but rather because his work speaks for itself. By Belinda Archer.
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In my view: Losing faith in BBC spin
The BBC should be made to step into line with other public institutions, argues John Hambley, and face up to the reality that public funding is likely to go down not up.
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NewsMurphy joins BBC exodus to indies
BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy has become the latest high-profile figure to quit the BBC, after being poached by Wife Swap producer RDF Media.
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NewsRDF continues expansion
RDF Media is pushing ahead with its growth strategy, kick-starting takeover talks with IWC Media and hiring BBC3 controller Stuart Murphy as creative director.
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NewsDigital UK plans target schools
English, maths, science? and digital switchover could be the new lesson plan facing schoolchildren across the UK.
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NewsBroadcasters spurn Commander In Chief
Commander In Chief, the biggest hit of the new American TV season, has yet to find a British home with terrestrial networks rejecting the 'jingoistic' nature of the series.
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NewsFive u-turn is game on for reality
Five has commissioned a new reality show just a week after channel boss Dan Chambers said he was banning them from the channel.
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Sky One probes world's oldest profession
Sky One is delving into the world of courtesans and call girls with a three-part series on prostitution.
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Meet TV's average Joe
The great and good of the freelance community might consider themselves anything but average but Broadcast has exposed what the typical TV freelancer is like.
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CPS improves media access
News crews and documentary makers are to be given greater access to prosecution material, following a new deal with the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) and Association of Chief Police Officers (Acpo).
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Tinopolis steps up TV Corp bid
Major shareholders in troubled indie TV Corp are pressuring the company's board to accept a takeover bid from Welsh producer Tinopolis.
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NewsHow Homechoice got ahead of the curve
Sky is making a£150m bid for Easynet and is also understood to be casting its eye over west London on-demand TV business Homechoice. Susan Thompson reports on why the cutting-edge company could be a target.