All Broadcast articles in 23 December 2005 – Page 2
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NewsBBC's Family Ties returns
The BBC and Open University have teamed up to create a new series of Family Ties, the 'non-celebrity' genealogy quest made as a companion piece to Who Do You Think You Are?.
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NewsSci Fi to dedicate February to aliens
8am: The Sci Fi channel is bulking up for 2006 with a slate of new acquisitions, including Steven Spielberg's Taken.
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NewsLBC looks to capture classic game show feel
Chrysalis' speech station LBC 97.3 is to launch a weekday hour-long quiz show, and has poached Magic 105.4 DJ Gary King to take the reins.
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NewsJames Baker to head Sky Interactive
BSkyB has promoted controller of Sky One James Baker to the role of managing director of Sky Interactive with effect from January 2006.
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NewsSky accuses BBC of Freeview bias
Freeview's future is to be 'the platform for the elderly and inactive' says BSkyB, which has also accused the BBC of being biased towards the Digital Terrestrial Television (DTT) platform.
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NewsITV stocks up for new kids channel
CiTV editor Estelle Hughes has commissioned Entertainment Rights to make pre-school series Jim Jam & Sunny for ITV1 as well as its forthcoming digital children's channel, CiTV.
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NewsChristmas specials help ITV1 and BBC2 beat BBC1
A seasonal special of ITV1 hit Bad Girls pulled in 6.3 million (27.2%) at 9pm last night, beating BBC1's comedy drama pilot Chopratown by a significant margin.
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NewsTV Corp board backs Tinopolis bid
TV Corp has 'reluctantly' recommended that shareholders accept the all-share hostile bid from Welsh indie Tinopolis.
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NewsFlame TV goes Digging for Jesus
Flame Television is putting the finishing touches to a fast-turnaround production for ITV1, which looks at the most important archaeological discoveries surrounding the life of Jesus.
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NewsBBC7 to air Kenny Everett oldies
BBC7 listeners will soon be treated to archive material of radio legend Kenny Everett, after the station signed a licensing deal with GCap Media.
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NewsBBC2 sports best Sunday in 18 months
BBC2 gained its best all-hours share for a Sunday in 18 months with 14.6% of all viewing, thanks largely to a diet of sport.
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NewsUnions threaten strike action over SMG cuts
Unions Bectu and the NUJ are to ballot members for strike action over SMG's 'cynical' decision to axe around a fifth of its workforce.
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NewsCorrie criticised for bad language
ITV has been reprimanded by Ofcom for including the word 'bastard' in Coronation Street three times in the same month.
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NewsC4 to serve up cold turkey
Channel 4 has ordered a live series which follows heroin addicts as they attempt to go 'cold-turkey' in a UK clinic.
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NewsCommunity Channel finds The New Heroes
The Community Channel has acquired The New Heroes, a Robert Redford-fronted series from Oregon Public Broadcasting in the US.
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NewsFirst UK made-for mobile chat show launches
The UK's first made-for-mobile sports chat show, to be presented by ex-footballer Neil 'Razor' Ruddock, has launched today [Monday] on the O2 network.
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NewsITV News Channel to close on Friday
ITV is to cut its losses and close the ITV News Channel on Friday - a month earlier than expected.
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NewsHamilton circus reaches BBC Radio Wiltshire
BBC radio listeners in Wiltshire are to be given an unlikely Christmas morning 'treat' - a two-hour show presented by the Neil and Christine Hamilton.
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NewsOfcom kick starts productplacement consultation
Ofcom has launched its consultation on the future of product placement, in a bid to clarify the UK's position on the revised Television Without Frontiers Directive.
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NewsX Factor and Strictly Come Dancing bring 23m together
In the battle of the Saturday night talent contests both BBC1 and ITV1 could claim a victory of sorts with the two shows gaining a combined peak audience of over 23 million.
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