All Broadcast articles in 25 March 2011 – Page 5
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NewsBBC tells radio indies to cross over into TV
The BBC has urged radio indies to raise their ambitions and pitch cross-platform ideas with significant scale.
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NewsBBCW to sell Fresh One’s non-Jamie content
BBC Worldwide has secured an output deal with Fresh One TV to sell all its non-Jamie Oliver content.
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NewsRemarkable hires Blakeson in hunt for ent formats
Endemol-owned Remarkable Television has boosted its entertainment team by drafting in Tom Blakeson.
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NewsIndies face DQF double blow
Indie suppliers to the BBC are facing a squeeze on two fronts as the corporation plans to pass on rising costs as well as cutting spend on content.
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NewsYounge suggests short-term contracts
Pat Younge has suggested putting senior BBC managers on fixed-term contracts of two to four years to ensure “no one feels any position is for life” as part of Delivering Quality First.
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NewsITV gaming hit by low Corrie Nation take-up
ITV’s online gaming strategy is under scrutiny after a disappointing start for Corrie Nation, which is understood to have received close to £500,000 of investment.
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NewsLevi leaves ITVS to head up Iambic entertainment
Former DCD boss Chris Hunt has hired ITV Studios’ Jonathan Levi to head up his new entertainment formats business.
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NewsWarner takes to the water to fish for Good Food
Celebrity chef Valentine Warner is to travel Britain’s coastline and rivers in search of the country’s best fish for Good Food channel.
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FeaturesUpstate, HBO (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on a new HBO drama in the works from Philip Seymour Hoffman.
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NewsQuake threatens tape supply
Producers and post houses are facing a tape crisis as Japan-based manufacturers struggle to resume operations in the earthquake and tsunami-hit country.
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Comment24 Mar' 11
“While the dialogue can be period-drama correct, no period drama these days would dare to be so slothful of plot as this episode, accurately named Death in the Slow Lane.”
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NewsDiane Coyle named BBC Trust vice chair
Jeremy Hunt has selected former Treasury adviser Diane Coyle as his preferred candidate for the role of vice chair of the BBC Trust.
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RatingsMidsomer ratings untouched by racism row
WEDNESDAY: ITV viewers were undeterred by the racism row surrounding Midsomer Murders as the drama locked out all competition.
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NewsSky to join YouView advisory board
Sky is the surprise name among the 16 content providers, including Blinkbox and Guardian News & Media, which will form an advisory board to help shape connected TV service YouView.
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NewsArqiva seals C4 HD deal
Arqiva has secured a satellite distribution deal for Channel 4 HD and will look after transmission of the channel on Freesat from April.
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NewsCelebrate a life in sound: Dave Hawker
A celebration of the life of Sennheiser UK director of engineering Dave Hawker will be held on Friday 1 April at Randalls Park Crematorium in Surrey at 11.45am.
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Pure brings in Pro Tools
Audio post house Pure Soho has taken delivery of a Pro Tools and Icon D-Command system at its Wardour Street premises.
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Prime Focus hires senior seller
Prime Focus has appointed David Candler as senior sales executive.
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BBC S&PP buys Scanity
BBC Studios and Post Production is expanding its digital restoration and archive services by investing in a 2K film to file scanner.