All Broadcast articles in 22 April 2011 – Page 6
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NewsITV backs Daybreak's Chiles
ITV has denied that it is planning to drop presenter Adrian Chiles from flagship breakfast show Daybreak.
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NewsFormer Sky exec O’Sullivan moves to Deutsche Telekom
Former Sky executive Gerry O’Sullivan has been tapped to lead the global IPTV operations for German telecommunications giant Deutsche Telekom.
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RatingsThe Crimson Petal and the White continues decline
WEDNESDAY: BBC2’s critically acclaimed period drama, The Crimson Petal and the White, continued to shed viewers with only half its debut audience tuning in for the penultimate episode.
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RatingsEssex shuts up more than 1m
WEDNESDAY: The Only Way Is Essex continued to deliver more than 1m viewers for ITV2 despite being slightly down on last week’s record highs.
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Comment21 April '11
“Chris and his reptiles actually live in Strood, which was over the Thames estuary in Kent last time I looked.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsBBC poised for Ab Fab comeback
The BBC is poised to bring ‘90s sitcom Absolutely Fabulous back to our screens, it has confirmed.
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NewsZig Zag signs with Splash
Zig Zag Productions has signed a deal with entertainment news and picture agency Splash News to give it quick access to pitch celebrity news and human interest stories to broadcasters.
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NewsBritish film-maker killed in Libya attack
An award-winning British film-maker and photographer was one of two journalists killed in an apparent mortar attack while covering the Libyan conflict in the besieged city of Misrata.
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NewsBetty poaches BFGW producer
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings series producer Vicky Hamburger is joining Betty TV as an executive producer overseeing ob doc series, one-offs and popular documentary formats.
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NewsBBC expenses claims 'rise by 60%'
Expenses claims by BBC executives rose by 59.6% to reach almost £200,000 during the final quarter of last year, it has been revealed.
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NewsGreenlight round-up: BBC3 rings wedding bells
Wedding fever reaches Greenlight this week with a live episode of BBC3’s Don’t Tell The Bride, to air on the big day (April 29), topping this week’s new commissions.
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NewsCBBC orders four in house dramas
CBBC has commissioned four drama series, including one brand new show, all of which will be made in house.
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NewsYoung Question Time recommissioned
Mentorn has been commissioned to produce a special edition of Young Voters’ Question Time, which will run on BBC3 two days ahead of the 5 May electoral reform referendum.
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RatingsBBC Live+7 reveals Outcasts boost
BBC1 drama Outcasts, which was pushed back from its slot after failing to connect with audiences, saw the channel’s biggest uplift in the seven days following transmission, according to new BBC cross-platform metric Live+7.
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NewsBBC cancels Weakest Link after Robinson departs
The BBC has canned long running quiz show The Weakest Link after host Anne Robinson decided to step down.
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NewsTurner signs Bananas In Pyjamas in Cartoonito push
Turner Broadcasting has acquired the new series of Endemol’s Bananas In Pyjamas as it rolls out its UK pre-school channel Cartoonito as a strand across Europe.
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RatingsDoctor Who returns with 6.5m
SATURDAY: Doctor Who returned with its lowest overnight launch audience since the series was resurrected in 2005, as Britain’s Got Talent also lost viewers.
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RatingsBBC2 unites 2.9m for Busby Babes drama
SUNDAY: BBC2’s drama based on the story of the Manchester United “Busby Babes” and the tragic air crash united 2.89 million viewers (12.8% share) from 9pm to 10.35pm.
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NewsFinal three in race to lead BBC Vision
The BBC is poised to announce its new director of Vision, with three remaining candidates still fighting it out for the top job.