All Broadcast articles in 25 February 2011 – Page 4
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RatingsGlee wins out over the grim
Some people are gleeful, some are mad; some blub a lot, some can’t blub at all; some can pronounce Treme, some can’t. Some can’t believe Tottenham Hotspur beat AC Milan in Milan, but 1.3 million/5% (Sky Sports 2 Tuesday night) saw that they did.
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NewsZodiak renews first-look with Blast!
Zodiak Rights has renewed its development deal with Blast! Films, the indie behind Channel 4 drama series The Queen.
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NewsDon’t Tell the Bride to be remade for German TV
BBC3 reality show Don’t Tell The Bride is to be remade in Germany as part of a wave of developments for the format throughout Europe.
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NewsOne Show interrupted by fire alarm
Viewers of the BBC’s The One Show were left bewildered last tonight after the live programme was taken off air because of a fire alarm.
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NewsFME taking BBC dramas to MipTV
FremantleMedia Enterprises is to launch three major BBC dramas to the international market at MipTV in April.
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NewsMTV shuts studios as staff relocate
MTV is to move 400 central London staff to Camden following a redevelopment that will see the closure of three of its TV studios.
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NewsLunn: HMRC allegations are “pure fantasy”
HM Revenue & Customs’ allegation that Christopher Lunn & Company clients may owe £117m in unpaid tax has been dismissed as “pure fantasy” by the man at the centre of the investigation.
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NewsAccused set for second series
The BBC has recommissioned Jimmy McGovern’s latest drama Accused - despite disappointing ratings and criticism of its portrayal of the armed forces.
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NewsRoyal wedding propels Spun Gold into the US
Spun Gold TV is preparing a US offensive after winning its first commission from NBC, to produce a documentary on the royal wedding.
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NewsNewman takes over as Objective CEO
Objective Productions chief creative officer Andrew Newman has stepped up to the role of chief executive.
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NewsSky EPG jump pays dividends for MTV, Universal and FX
MTV, Comedy Central and FX are planning to ramp up their investment in programming following their leap up the Sky EPG.
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NewsNews Corp muscle to fuel Shine expansion
Shine Group is eyeing a push into children’s, ramping up its comedy and assessing a drive into new territories as it prepares for life as part of News Corp.
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NewsFormer Bill studios shoots promo
Wimbledon Studios has shot a 3D promotional film for the official launch of the facility next month.
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NewsShaps takes on non-executive role at Oil Studios
Former ITV director of television Simon Shaps has joined multiplatform indie Oil Studios as a non-executive director.
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NewsFinance gurus to front Superscrimpers on C4
Channel 4 will ask Financial Times columnist Mrs Moneypenny to help people budget and provide practical financial advice in a series from Endemol’s Remarkable Television.
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NewsUnit invests £2.5m in new home
London post house Unit has spent £2.5m on new premises and software as it attempts to secure more VFX work.
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NewsBBC factual hubs face scrutiny from review
The BBC is reviewing its regional production bases, with the spotlight falling on the future of factual hubs in Bristol and Birmingham.
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NewsSTV buoyed by ad recovery
ITV’s Scottish licence holder STV has been bolstered by an improved advertising market, posting a 16% increase in television revenues to £104.8m.
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NewsITV and Sky to decide on placement value after TX
ITV and Sky will only finalise the value of product placement deals once the shows involved have aired, as a business model for the ad format begins to emerge.
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NewsDiscovery orders longer second run of Raw’s Gold Rush
UK indie Raw Television has won an extended recommission for its doc series Gold Rush: Alaska from Discovery Channel US.