All Broadcast articles in 28 January 2005 – Page 4
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Commissioning - Liberty Bell allotted BBC2 show.
Liberty Bell Productions, the indie behind the hit BBC show Grumpy Old Men, has been commissioned to make a BBC2 daytime series about allotments, writes Paul Revoir.
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Grade on BBC News.
BBC chairman Michael Grade has said the corporation should make news programmes that are both serious
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Talkback movers.
Indie Talkback Thames has created three new roles and made a series of promotions. Allan Tott,
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Thane exits ofcom.
Veteran TV regulator Sarah Thane is to leave Ofcom just over a year after its inception.
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Power, money and digital unknowns.
Lisa Campbell reports on the policy agendas revealed at last week's Oxford Media Convention and asks whether defending their own territory prevents channel chiefs from seeing the bigger picture.
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CNN hires Foster.
CNN International has poached Max Foster from BBC1's Breakfast. The correspondent/presenter will join CNN in March
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Barnett joins MTV.
Sarah Barnett has quit as director of the Edinburgh International TV Festival to join MTV in
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Top 10 comedies so far this year.
Ardal O'Hanlon's vehicle My Hero struggled at first when it first launched in 1999 but has
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Few laughs for new ITV comedy.
New comedies on BBC and ITV failed to find many laughs among viewers this week, writes Jon Rogers.
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Daytime chief quits Sky One.
Sky One commissioning editor for daytime Zoe Watson has quit after nearly four years with the broadcaster, writes Susan Thompson.
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Mersey psb bid.
Mersey Television chairman Phil Redmond said this week he planned to launch his grassroots digital public
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Masterson sets up dedicated AFP firm.
Former ITV2 commercial director Paul Masterson has set up a new production company dedicated to advertiser-funded programming, writes Paul Revoir.
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Five signs US reporter for Jackson case.
Five has exclusively signed the journalist who originally revealed the child molestation charges against Michael Jackson
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May date for GWR and Capital merger.
GWR and Capital Radio have said they expect to complete their merger by early May, although
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BBC America open to offers from UK indies.
New BBC America chief executive Bill Hilary has said there will be more opportunities for UK indies after pledging to double the channel's budget over the next two years, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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ITV2 signs Shed football spin-off.
ITV1 hit Footballers' Wives is to be spun off into a new ITV2 series - the
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Dick and Dom to front quiz show.
Dick and Dom, the BBC children's presenters who were recently singled out by a Tory MP
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Joey to kick off Five's comedy Zone.
Five is to launch its Comedy Zone on Sunday 13 February with a double bill of
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BBC announces plans for division sale.
The BBC has said it intends to sell its BBC Broadcast playout and transmission arm by
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Thomas to lead BBC move.
The BBC has appointed one of the architects of its 'double-tick' commissioning system to oversee the ambitious move of departments and resources from London to Manchester, writes Leigh Holmwood.