All Broadcast articles in 4 February 2011 – Page 2
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NewsChildren spend 36m hours watching TV or online
UK children are collectively spending 36 million hours a day in front of the TV or computer, research suggests.
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NewsEmbarrassing Bodies wins health award
Channel 4’s Embarrassing Bodies has been honoured for making healthcare accessible.
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NewsGrandma's House set to return
BBC2 is close to commissioning a second series of Simon Amstell comedy Grandma’s House.
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NewsWhiley to leave R1; Radcliffe and Maconie to 6 Music
Jo Whiley is to leave BBC Radio 1 after 17 years as Mark Radcliffe and Stuart Maconie’s popular evening show is dropped from Radio 2 after four years.
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NewsPaxman makes 'cuts' slip
Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has become the fourth BBC employee in the past two months to use the same offensive word during a broadcast.
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RatingsSilent Witness continues to dominate
MONDAY: BBC1 drama Silent Witness continued to dominate, posting one of its biggest audiences of the series to date.
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RatingsBBC4 climate doc draws 280,000
MONDAY: A film about climate change sceptics that fought off a High Court challenge interested more than 280,000 viewers on BBC4.
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CommentGladiators: Rome Unwrapped, Channel 5
Ahead of a new documentary series exploring ancient Rome using drama and CGI, series director Dan Oliver takes Broadcast behind the scenes.
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CommentSky Atlantic: Let the Stories Begin
The first show to feature on new channel Sky Atlantic will be Let the Stories Begin, an hour-long preview produced by indie Northern Upstart. Indie co-founder Mark Murray spoke to Broadcast ahead of the launch.
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NewsWindfall to make ancient Rome shipwreck doc
Windfall Films is to produce a new documentary for National Geographic Channel and WNET that explores the mysterious wrecks of five ancient Roman ships.
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NewsRamsay shark doc sold to Greece
Gordon Ramsay’s latest Channel 4 documentary, about the devastating effects of shark fishing, has been reeled in by Greek broadcaster Skai TV.
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NewsCriticism of BBC's Digital Media Initiative
The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC’s early management of its Digital Media Initiative for failing to deliver value for money.
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NewsSky Living rebrand unveiled
VIDEO: BSkyB has revealed its rebrand of Sky Living as part of its first campaign to market its portfolio of entertainment channels.
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NewsCriticism of BBC's Digital Media Initiative
The National Audit Office has criticised the BBC’s early management of its Digital Media Initiative for failing to deliver value for money.
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NewsKarl Pilkington back on the road for Sky
Ricky Gervais sidekick Karl Pilkington, who fronted unconventional travelogue An Idiot Abroad for Sky, has revealed details of his next series.
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NewsHunt asks Ofcom to review file-sharing clampdown
Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt has asked media regulator Ofcom to review the practicalities of a planned clampdown on illegal file-sharing on the internet.
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NewsUnrepentant Gervais vows Globes repeat
Ricky Gervais has promised to “pull exactly the same s*** again or even worse” if he is invited back to host the Golden Globes, as organisers denied claims he had been offered a third stint.
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News86% 'use mobiles while watching TV'
More than eight in 10 mobile internet users and more than nine in 10 people aged 13-24 are using their mobile phones while simultaneously watching television, a study has revealed.
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NewsTop Gear under fire from Mexican ambassador
The Mexican Ambassador to the UK has criticised BBC show Top Gear for a series of “outrageous, vulgar and inexcusable insults”.
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NewsFern Britton joins C4 for new show
Presenter Fern Britton is to make a regular return to daytime TV with a teatime show for Channel 4.