All Broadcast articles in 28 August 2009 – Page 4
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CommentHow times have changed since Big Brother 1
Phil Edgar Jones, creative director at Big Brother producer Brighter Pictures, looks back to the first series of the Channel 4 reality format and considers how times have changed for the genre.
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NewsSTV to boost drama - without ITV
STV plans to acquire more dramas from the likes of RTE and gradually develop more drama in-house after opting out of airing almost all of ITV’s autumn drama line-up.
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JimJam expands into Indonesia
JimJam, the pre-school kids channel operated by Hit Entertainment and Chello Zone, is to launch in Indonesia.
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CommentA new era for Channel 4?
As the broadcaster prepares to wind down Big Brother, summer 2011 can’t come fast enough for Robin Parker.
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NewsC4 says Big Brother cash up for grabs
Channel 4 has launched a rallying cry for producers to pitch for up to 200 hours of peaktime shows for 2011 after axing Big Brother.
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BBC4 Walks format to go global
BBC4 is to expand its Walks format into a global travel strand with three 4 x 30-minute series.
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NewsC4 trials Frankie Boyle pilot from RDF Scotland
RDF Scotland has won a raft of new commissions, including a 30-minute Channel 4 pilot fronted by Mock The Week comedian Frankie Boyle.
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NewsStudio Lambert’s B&B swap given green light by C4
Channel 4 is to invite Britain’s B&B owners to test each other’s hospitality in a series from Studio Lambert.
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More 4 lands UK rights for HBO’s ‘huge’ comedy
More 4 has picked up the UK rights to the latest HBO hit comedy drama, Hung.
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NewsTen Alps targets Asian buys
Ten Alps is to embark on an aggressive acquisition spree in South East Asia, in a bid to roll out the company’s multiplatform content model across the region.
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NewsTiger Aspect links with Muppet Show creator for CBBC comedy
Tiger Aspect Productions has teamed up with The Muppet Show creator The Jim Henson Company for a new drama about a group of friendly monsters.
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CommentThe Hotel Inspector / The X Factor (live auditions)
Lisa Campbell and Michael Rosser give their verdict on two of the weeks shows.
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NewsAvalon snaps up Flame Television to boost portfolio
Flame Television, the London-based indie behind the BBC’s Saints And Scroungers, has been bought by the Avalon Group.
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NewsTaylor takes over the comedy reins at BBC
Cheryl Taylor has landed the role of BBC controller of comedy commissioning, and will remain in Manchester where she currently works as executive editor, out of London comedy commissioning.
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NewsITV tries out new Blind Date
ITV has tasked The X Factor producer Talkback Thames with making the successor to Blind Date - speed-dating format Take Me Out.
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NewsFive signs Justin Lee Collins to boost viewers
Five has stepped up its talent-led drive to boost audiences by signing an exclusive two-year deal with Justin Lee Collins, thought to be worth more than £1m.
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NewsLiving boosts its on-demand service
Living is to increase its TV on-demand offering with the introduction of Living Player via the Virgin Media cable platform.
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Living orders Jeff Brazier pilot
Living has ordered an hour-long factual entertainment pilot with Jeff Brazier, the father of the late Jade Goody’s children.
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NewsDeloitte Edinburgh survey finds more economic woe to come
The government may be predicting the recession will end in 40 days, but the broadcasting sector is still in the midst of seismic changes, according to a Deloitte report for this weekend’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsNBCU hires O’Donoghue for international growth
NBC Universal has hired Hat Trick co-founder Denise O’Donoghue to spearhead its international production strategy and forge fresh partnerships with the indie sector.