All Broadcast articles in 23 September 2011 – Page 4
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NewsBBCW and Viacom appeal against Atvod
BBC Worldwide, Viacom and online broadcaster Channelflip have lodged complaints with Ofcom over payments demanded by regulator Atvod.
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NewsApprentice editor to oversee The Voice
Former series editor of The Apprentice Mark Saben has joined Shed Media-owned Wall To Wall as executive producer to oversee the early stages of BBC1 talent show The Voice.
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NewsBidders queue for NHK’s EPG slot
Japanese international news provider NHK is closing its SD channel, paving the way for a new service to launch on the Sky EPG.
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NewsViewers to help Current commission
Current TV is to ask viewers to help commission its next series of documentaries from four TX pilots as part of a new initiative dubbed ‘Open Season’.
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NewsSeptember’s Davey to join ITVS's ent team
ITV Studios has lured September Films’ long-serving director of programmes Peter Davey to become an entertainment director.
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NewsZodiak renews Firecracker deal
Zodiak Rights has renewed its first-look development deal with Firecracker Films, producer of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.
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NewsUS drama revenues drop despite rising imports
The amount of US drama on UK TV has rocketed in the past four years but its value has tumbled by nearly £80m, according to a new report.
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NewsGovernment set to drop kids TV reform
The government is set to drop a major reform of rules governing children appearing on TV that has been on the cards for more than two years, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsSky seeks to woo Glee fans with online series
Glee fans will be able to have their say on the musical drama as part of a weekly online spin-off show on the Sky website.
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NewsHarkaway to follow Olympic hopefuls for H&C TV
Horse & Country (H&C) TV has commissioned Oxford-based indie Harkaway Media to make an 8 x 30-minute series focusing on the prospects for the British equestrian team in the run-up to the London 2012 Olympics.
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes
Find out who topped the ratings league table for network programming from 12-18 September and browse the top 100
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RatingsTop 30 BBC2, Channel 4, Channel 5
Find out the top 30 programmes on BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel 5 from 12-18 September as well as the performance of all the terrestrials across week 37.
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes
Find out the top 30 multichannel programmes for 12-18 September as well as the share of viewing across digital homes.
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RatingsDemographic Focus
Explore the ratings breakdown demographically across the main terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters for 12-18 September.
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RatingsGenre Overview
Browse the top ten children’s, factual, drama, entertainment, comedy, music and arts programmes from 12-18 September.
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RatingsDownton holds off BBC spies
Spooks opener suffers at the hands of ITV1’s Emmy winner in a week of drama debuts.
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RatingsBakers and bikers lift BBC2
Don’t mix up bakers and bikers - imagine the chaos if a squad of cake-wielding Hell’s Angel’s turned up at a garden fête. Whether bakers, as a rule, can ride Harley Davidsons will probably have to remain one of life’s imponderables, but BBC2 will be pleased with both.
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NewsNetwork at MediaCityUK
MediaCityUK is holding a networking event for post-production, camera, sound and lighting freelancers.
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RatingsTorres stinker puts Sky top
In 1967, the Torrey Canyon, an oceangoing tanker laden with oil, began sinking off the coast of Cornwall. Chelsea striker Fernando Torres almost shares its name and must have felt just like that helpless ship as he missed the ‘Sitter of The Aeon’ against Man United on Sunday, watched by ...
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NewsAnimation tools go online
Manchester-based animator and CITV creative producer Westley Wood has launched what he has described as “the world’s first online animation superstore”.