All Broadcast articles in 24 February 2012 – Page 4
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CommentSurvival depends on tax breaks
Treasury must listen to the cause of British animation and drama.
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FeaturesOutside Broadcasting: summer of sport
The quick succession of Euro 2012 and the Olympics threatens a shortage of skilled crew. Adrian Pennington finds out how the UK’s outside broadcasters will cope.
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CommentViewer engagement comes with having a personality
Channel 4 benefits from allowing journalists to give views online, says Benjamin Cohen.
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The Broadcast InterviewWild Productions: Simon Cowell and Jim Incledon
The two-man team behind Wildlife SOS talk to Robin Parker about spreading an ethical message – and why Frozen Planet got it wrong.
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CommentOff Cuts: Sky Living seeing double
To mark the launch of US drama Ringer, in which Sarah Michelle Gellar plays twins, Sky Living has been seeing double with a guide to the celebrity lookalikes in its midst.
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FeaturesRadio Fast Train: freelance skills
The BBC Academy’s training day for radio freelancers offered sessions from the likes of Radio 1 DJ Annie Mac and Woman’s Hour presenter Jane Garvey. Ben Dowell reports on the key events.
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CommentA nursery slope for TV talent
Many have started in kids’ TV – long may it continue, says Reem Nouss.
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News‘Tax breaks can earn the UK £1bn’
Tax breaks for British-made high-end drama would “transform” the industry and could yield a net return of £1bn annually to the UK economy, a report submitted to the government has claimed.
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NewsITV1 plans push on weekend mornings
ITV1 is targeting a major push on original content for weekend mornings and is lining up a rival to BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen plus a fresh stab at Let’s Do Lunch With Gino & Mel.
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NewsSky 1 picks up C4 pilot Chickens
Sky 1 has plucked Simon Bird, Jonny Sweet and Joe Thomas’ comedy Chickens from Channel 4 in a deal that will see Big Talk Productions produce its first show for the channel.
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NewsBBC2 buys rights to Ad Hoc’s QPR story
The tempestuous boardroom activities at Queens Park Rangers Football Club are the focus of a documentary acquired by BBC2.
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NewsBBC3 rejigs QT spin-off
BBC3 series Young Voters’ Question Time is being overhauled, rebranded and expanded into a regular monthly format, with Formula One presenter Jake Humphrey taking on hosting duties.
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NewsEducating Essex shifts location for return to C4
Fixed-rig documentary series Educating Essex is set to be recommissioned by Channel 4 – but with the cameras moving to a new school in a different part of the country.
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NewsStephenson examines effects of fame for More 4
Psychologist Pamela Stephenson will ask Oscar winner Tatum O’Neal, former Spice Girl Mel C and actor John Hurt about the psychological impact of being famous, in a 60-minute documentary for More 4.
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NewsC4 orders Springer’s Baggage pilot in deal with Chocolate
Channel 4 is gearing up to pilot a UK version of Game Show Network’s Jerry Springer-fronted dating show Baggage.
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NewsC5 takes global road trip for Gadget Show revamp
Channel 5’s The Gadget Show is set for its biggest shake-up after 16 series, swapping its studio for an international road trip format and dropping three presenters.
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NewsC5 goes Inside the Titanic with Dangerous Films
Channel 5 has picked up the UK rights to Inside the Titanic, a big-budget factual drama from producer Dangerous Films.
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NewsITV set to lose out in HMRC actors dispute
ITV is poised to lose a second court appeal in a long-running legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to avoid paying substantially more tax for hiring high-profile actors.
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NewsPBS UK to show Murdoch film a day after US debut
An investigative documentary about Rupert Murdoch’s US media empire will air in the UK less than 24 hours after its US premiere.
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NewsBBC Bristol execs exit ahead of factual move
Bristol-based BBC execs Andrew Jackson and Ben Gale are leaving the corporation amid the relocation of its Birmingham factual team to the city.