All Broadcast articles in 4 December 2009 – Page 6
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NewsDigital radio sales break 10m mark
Despite the recession, sales of digital radios are going from strength to strength - with 10 million units now sold.
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NewsBBCW seals Strictly holiday deal
BBC Worldwide is to launch Strictly Come Dancing holiday breaks, featuring the likes of Craig Revel Horwood and Len Goodman, after reaching a deal with Warner Leisure Hotels.
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NewsCowell, Green reveal X Factor internet push
Simon Cowell and Topshop chairman Sir Philip Green are set to create a pay-per-view internet channel showing The X Factor live from Las Vegas.
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NewsBook Club to be More 4's first ad-funded show
Richard and Judy’s Book Club is to return without the presenting duo, in More 4’s first foray into ad-funded programming.
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NewsTorchwood returns to weekly format
Torchwood is set to revert to 13 weekly episodes when it returns for a fourth series, star John Barrowman has confirmed.
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NewsSharman kicks off GMTV review
ITV director of factual and daytime Alison Sharman has put the search for GMTV’s new director of programmes on hold as part of a widespread review to integrate the breakfast channel with the broadcaster.
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Andrew Davies receives lifetime achievement award
Screenwriters Andrew Davies, Peter Moffatt, Andy Hamilton and Guy Jenkin all picked up prizes at the Writers’ Guild of Great Britain awards last night.
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NewsReef to repay BBC over fakery scandal
Reef TV is to pay compensation to the BBC after breaching guidelines in three daytime series, but has had a suspension from the corporation lifted.
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NewsNickelodeon triumphs at Children's Baftas
Nickelodeon UK was named channel of the year at the Children’s Baftas last night, beating CBBC and CBeebies to the prize for the first time ever.
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RatingsViewers desert Family for jungle
BBC2’s new relationship documentary We are Family failed to excite viewers on Friday, with 700,000 fewer than the slot average tuning in for the launch episode.
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NewsRichard Sambrook to leave BBC; Horrocks steps up
Richard Sambrook, director of BBC global news, is to leave the corporation in March 2010 after nearly 30 years.
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NewsRamsay extends global reach
Gordon Ramsay’s new Channel 4 show, following the celebrity chef’s trip to India, has already stirred up interest with broadcasters around the world.
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CommentThompson is securing BBC's digital future
Mark Thompson’s speech suggesting that the BBC may cut some digital services and content after analogue switch off has been widely criticised but it was actually a very astute and clever positioning of the corporation in a future digital Britain that will underpin it’s enduring place in society, writes Paul ...
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CommentMargot: producing blue chip drama on a budget
Ahead of tonight’s airing of BBC4 biopic Margot, exec producer Damien Timmer explains how Mammoth Screen produced high quality drama on a “digital budget”.
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RatingsThe Queen reigns over 2.4m
C4’s drama documentary The Queen made a regal entrance to the schedule last night, pulling in 2.4m over the 9pm hour.
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RatingsX Factor lacks Jedward Factor
The X Factor continued to dominate the weekend’s viewing, but was lacking the Jedward factor, with ratings down since the Grimes twins’ exit last week.
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Comment29 Nov, ‘09
“The wizard of spin is losing his marbles.” Read on for the verdict on Saturday night’s TV.
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NewsR2 to celebrate pioneering US musician
House of the Rising Sun singer Eric Burdon is to present a series about the life and legacy of seminal US singer Huddie “Lead Belly” Ledbetter for BBC Radio 2.