All Broadcast articles in 28 November 2008 – Page 3
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FeaturesRatings: Drama is still key for ITV
Figures suggest focusing on entertainment at the expense of drama could be shortsighted.
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FeaturesRatings: BBC4 hits the right buttons
BBC 4's incoming controller Richard Klein will be encouraged by the channel's recent performance as Charlie Brooker's Screenwipe attracted its highest ever audience last week.
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NewsBrook Lapping to make landmark BBC2 Iran doc
BBC2 has commissioned a landmark documentary series on Iran and its relationship with the Western world from the producer of Death of Yugoslavia and Israel and The Arabs.
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Rivals square off for Broadcast Awards
Entertainment juggernauts Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor will face off in the 2009 Broadcast Awards.
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NewsCutting Edge to delve into Ipswich Murders
Channel 4 is to explore the murders of five prostitutes in Ipswich two years ago in an extended edition of Cutting Edge.
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NewsJob cuts bite at in-house ITV drama department
Several senior ITV Studios drama executives have left the in-house producer as the impact of ITV's job cuts begins to bite.
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BBC1 series plans to expose UK's rogue workmen
BBC1 will name and shame cowboy workmen across the country as part of a major Rogue Traders-style daytime series.
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ITV1 follows Fat Teens in Love at summer camp
A group of obese teenagers who find love and confidence at summer camp will star in an upcoming documentary for ITV1.
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NewsFincham: indies should forget terms of trade
Indies need to be prepared to ignore the terms of trade when negotiating with ITV during the financial downturn, Peter Fincham has warned.
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Sky Real Lives nets Canadian shows for HD
Sky Real Lives has picked up around 50 hours of Canadian shows from distributor Cineflix International for its recently launched HD channel.
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NewsMonkey Television picks up Make My Day for US
Monkey Television is to follow the lives of unsuspecting Americans in a Stateside remake of its Channel 4 hidden camera show Make My Day.
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NewsUK focus for De Agostini global ambition
European media giant De Agostini Group is poised for an acquisition spree in the UK and the US, with a focus on companies with strong IP catalogues. Brands owned by troubled kids company Entertainment Rights are believed to be at the top of its shopping list.
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FeaturesEureka!: Entering the world of mother and child
Executive producer Jeremy Dear on delving into a baby's development stages.
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FeaturesCreating TV shows online
With social networks and ad brands demanding original online content, smart indies are seizing opportunities outside terrestrial platforms.
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FeaturesOn location: Wallander
Director Philip Martin discusses filming detective series Wallander in small-town Sweden.
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CommentYou the Jury: Christina Willoughby and Stella Briley
Christina Willoughby and Stella Briley review the latest TV programmes.
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The Broadcast InterviewPeter Fincham, ITV
ITV’s director of television, channels and online is one of mainstream TV’s biggest cheerleaders. But can he stay optimistic as the recession bites? Chris Curtis finds out.
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FeaturesInside Track
Tell us about your latest projectA Matter of Loaf and Death, a return to the half-hour animated format for Aardman, in which Wallace and Gromit launch a bakery and become embroiled in a murder-mystery. It premieres in BBC1's Christmas schedule.What was new about it? We shot it all digitally for ...