All Broadcast articles in 29 July 2011 – Page 4
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NewsVirgin strikes deal for Sky 1 and Living on-demand content
Virgin Media is bolstering its ondemand content catalogue following an agreement with pay-TV rival Sky to offer content from Sky 1 and Sky Living, as well as a range of movies.
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NewsRonnie Biggs makes a return for C5’s Revealed
Channel 5 history strand Revealed will return this autumn with a 4 x 60-minute run including a film on train robber Ronnie Biggs.
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NewsSergeant to host doc celebrating Spitfire’s 75 years
BBC2 is to celebrate the 75th anniversary of the Spitfire with a documentary fronted by John Sergeant.
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NewsPlum to examine Ronaldo’s talent for Sky AFP show
Plum Pictures is making an AFP show in which the world’s most expensive footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, will undergo a series of scientific tests to examine what gives him his edge.
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NewsTen Alps puts hunt for new exec on ice
Ten Alps is in no rush to appoint Alex Connock’s successor as chief executive as the super-indie seeks to recover from a “bad year”.
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NewsPan Am set to land on BBC
The BBC has acquired glossy US drama Pan Am, dubbed the ‘Mad Men of the skies’.
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NewsCash in the Attic to get fresh life online
BBC daytime series Cash In The Attic, which was cancelled this month after nine years, is set to live on as an online property.
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NewsOlympics set to take over BBC schedules
The Olympics will dominate every part of the BBC for the duration of the event, director of London 2012 Roger Mosey has said.
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NewsCLAC hits out at HMRC over second blacklisting
Christopher Lunn, the boss of embattled media accountancy firm Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC), has reacted furiously to being blacklisted for a second time by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
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NewsBwark joins Zodiak Group
The Inbetweeners producer Bwark has been bought by Zodiak Media Group as the super-indie returns to the acquisitions trail.
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NewsSixties World Cup WAGs take centre stage
History channel Yesterday will investigate the lives of WAGs in the 1960s as part of a raft of commissions about the decade.
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NewsCineflix secures Gypsy Life rights
Cineflix has acquired the international distribution rights to Daisybeck Productions’ A Gypsy Life For Me, marking the first deal between the two companies.
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NewsCohen takes inclusivity drive to entertainment
BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has commissioned a non-TX pilot for a Saturday night entertainment show that is part of a plan to extend his inclusivity drive to the genre.
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NewsQuentin visits Cornwall for second ITV travelogue
Caroline Quentin is returning to ITV1 for another travelogue, this time travelling around Cornwall for a series made by Twofour.
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NewsITV to pump investment into US
ITV is to pour resources into its production operations in the US as it looks to capitalise on winning nearly 30 international commissions in the first half of 2011.
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FeaturesITVS: the low-key revolution
Kevin Lygo’s transformation of the production arm has been steady, rather than spectacular.
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NewsSky Living to put pushy mums in the spotlight
Sky Living is to launch a parenting strand called Pushy & Proud that will debut as a collection of 5 x 60-minute docs from five indies.
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NewsBBC Global iPlayer to showcase best of British
Primeval, Whitechapel and Canadian comedy Being Erica will sit alongside BBC content on the Global iPlayer pilot, which launches this week.
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NewsOnsight adds 3D option
On Sight has added a high-resolution stereo 3D shooting package to its fleet of hire equipment.
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NewsMcStay joins LipSync
Post facility LipSync has appointed Connan McStay to the role of senior editor and compositor.