All Broadcast articles in 22 April 2005 – Page 4
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Granada Int'l wins£4.5m in MipTV sales
Granada International has struck£4.5m-worth of deals at this year's MipTV market, including new sales of Agatha Christie detective drama Poirot.
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C4I racks up sales successes at Mip
Channel 4 International made a series of sales at MipTV and has secured co-production deals for new documentaries. In France, C4i and France 2 will co- produce 55 Days: The Fall of Saigon, produced by Flashback Television, and Dead or Alive: The Hunt ...
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BBC News 24 to work to rule over cuts
Staff at BBC News 24 have announced a 'work to rule' in protest against job cuts that would mean the channel losing seven broadcast journalists. Union heads at the NUJ have warned the action could have a major effect on coverage of live events. The action is the unions' first ...
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BBC2 marks Beslan siege one year on
The BBC is to make a documentary on the Beslan school siege, to be screened on the first anniversary of the tragedy in September.
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NewsDaytime outlook brighter for ITV1
ITV1's new weekday afternoon shows have managed a slender rise on the previous year.
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BBC Bristol puts£500,000 into HD
BBC Post Production Bristol has bought more than£500,000 worth of high-definition tapeless equipment after winning the tender to finish flagship BBC show Planet Earth.
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Purchasing power
George McGhee defends his BBC acquisitions department as a value-for-money way of filling gaps in the schedules, but rival terrestrial channels are increasingly pricing him out of the market.
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The indie outlaws
We've all heard the horror stories but in order to address the problem of poor pay and conditions in TV we need details.
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Going the distance for drama
As the new head of drama at Talkback Thames, Johnathan Young brings big ideas and a wealth of production experience...
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Playing the loyalty card
Marketed as a way to reward loyalty, the newly launched Skycard also opens up huge commercial opportunities, not only for Sky but for other channels that can use the second slot effectively, as James Curtis reports.
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Can the authored doc survive?
Formatted factual TV may have pushed authored documentaries to the sidelines, but do traditional film-makers see this as a new way to express themselves or a ratings-driven move which stifles their voice? Belinda Archer
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Tired of being pushed around?
Exploitation of TV workers is grabbing media headlines as aggrieved freelances get more vocal. Employers, meanwhile...
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How to fight apathy
Faced with public apathy and media cynicism over the election, commercial radio is hoping to introduce a human angle with a phone-in to the party leaders, says Mark Flanagan.
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NewsSalmon quits sport for TV Corp move
Peter Salmon has quit his job as BBC director of sport after more than four years, becoming one of the most senior casualties yet of the BBC's relocation to Manchester.
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NewsIndies deny low pay claims
Indies have hit back at claims that exploitation of freelancers is rife in the TV industry. The majority of independents contacted by Broadcastinsisted that long hours are part and parcel of working in TV and that people are motivated by 'passion' rather than money.
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NewsPressure mounts on indies over low pay
Freelance workers are threatening to name and shame Pact members over allegations of workplace exploitation.
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NewsShed in talks over ITV drama Bombshell
Shed Productions' new high-profile drama Bombshell, starring Footballers' Wivesactress Zoe Lucker, could be launched on ITV2 rather than on ITV1 as had been expected.
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NewsITV offers£2.5m to halt pay strike
ITV has come up with a£2.5m offer in an effort to stop the strike action that has hit some of its biggest shows, including Ant and Dec's Saturday Night Takeawayand Coronation Street.
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NewsBBC yet to fill key post as Frow spurns offer
The BBC still has a gap to fill in its factual commissioning team after Five's Ben Frow turned down the factual features job.