All Broadcast articles in 26 August 2011 – Page 6
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RatingsShow Me the Funny has the last laugh
THURSDAY: The live final of Show Me the Funny, ITV’s comedy stand-up competition, bowed out with one of its biggest audiences of the run.
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NewsFoster heads to Tyrell
Former Altered Images support engineer Ian Foster has joined Tyrell CCT as technical support engineer.
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NewsBrooker writes crime spoof for Sky1
Charlie Brooker has penned a feature-length comedy for Sky1 billed as a spoof of every British crime drama made in the last decade.
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NewsAutodesk launches subs packs
Autodesk has launched subscription packs for its 2012 Entertainment Creation Suites, which include Maya, Motionbuilder and Mudbox.
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NewsSky Arts orders Nixon comedy
Hat Trick is to make a new comedy drama for Sky Arts based on real recordings of President Nixon.
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NewsC4 lining up major entertainment projects
Channel 4 is planning to launch a major entertainment show in January, with six shows currently in consideration.
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NewsKatie Piper signs two-year deal with Channel 4
Channel 4 has signed up former model Katie Piper to a two-year exclusive deal and has also revealed some details of new projects for Derren Brown and Jimmy Doherty.
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NewsComedy Central reveals Friends plans
Comedy Central will strip the entire series of Friends from its first episode as it “takes ownership” of the show following its departure from Channel 4.
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NewsBBC3 grounds Hotter Than My Daughter
Zai Bennett is axing makeover show Hotter Than My Daughter and is considering the future of Snog Marry Avoid?, following a review of his channel’s pre-watershed slots.
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NewsTennant cast in BBC1 'improvised' drama series
BBC1 has lined up an all star cast for an ‘improvised’ drama series from Bafta-winning writer and director Dominic Savage.
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NewsBillie Piper to star in BBC3 comedy
Zai Bennett has revealed a raft of commissions for BBC3, including a new comedy pilot starring Billie Piper from the director of The Inbetweeners Movie and a doc that takes a sceptical look at 9/11 conspiracies.
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NewsITV eyes comedy season
EDINBURGH: ITV is considering the launch of a comedy season that could potentially help it tackle its Friday night ratings drought.
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NewsConnock resurfaces at Pretend
Alex Connock has resurfaced to take ownership of a Manchester-based indie he established in his final year as chief executive of Ten Alps.
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NewsC4 wants Comms Act to address data
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 will push for the forthcoming Communications Act to ensure that it gets access to the viewer data that the likes of BSkyB generate from its content.
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NewsBBC2’s The Hour to return
EDINBURGH: The BBC has commissioned a second series of period newsroom drama The Hour.
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NewsAvalon boss criticises BBC over talent pay
EDINBURGH: John Thoday, managing director of Avalon has criticised the BBC for refusing to meet the pay demands of talent arguing it ultimately costs the broadcaster more money.
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NewsITV to launch Red or Black? online games
ITV has struck deals to launch a raft of games around new million pound, Simon Cowell-produced gameshow Red or Black?.
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NewsClement and La Frenais pen BBC4 wartime drama
A wartime novel described as “Casablanca meets John le Carre” has been adapted for BBC4 by acclaimed writing partners Dick Clement and Ian La Frenais.
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NewsFriday at Edinburgh 2011
An at-a-glance round-up of stories from the first day of the Edinburgh International Television Festival 2011.
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NewsGoogle: regulation is crippling British TV
EDINBURGH: Google executive chairman Eric Schmidt has warned that the UK TV industry is being stifled by having to “jump through endless hoops”. [Includes full speech]