All Broadcast articles in 9 October 2009 – Page 2
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NewsDallas soap mooted for TV comeback
Dallas, the 1980s TV soap opera of everyday rich Texas oil folk, may be about to make a comeback on the small - and big - screen.
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NewsSetanta collapse blamed for FA woes
Lord Triesman, chairman of the Football Association, has blamed the collapse of Setanta for difficulties with the development of the National Football Centre in Burton.
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NewsForsyth apologises for race row gaff
Veteran presenter Bruce Forsyth has been forced to backtrack in a formal BBC statement after he said the nation should get a “sense of humour” about the Strictly Come Dancing race row.
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NewsBBC 'breached charter' over FA Cup
The BBC Trust has criticised the corporation for the way it secured radio rights to FA Cup matches.
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NewsC4 stands ground over ads in 9/11 doc
Real-time 9/11 documentary 102 Minutes that Changed America proved to be Channel 4’s most divisive programme last month, with controversy raging over the level of advertising within its broadcast.
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NewsCBS to revive Hawaii Five-O
Hawaii Five-O is set to follow Knight Rider and the Bionic Woman as the latest classic TV franchise to get a US remake.
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RatingsCriminal Justice dips a further 200,000
Criminal Justice lost another 200,000 viewers last night, but its average of 4.2m (18.4%) was still more than enough for BBC1 to snatch the 9pm crown from long-running ITV1 drama The Bill.
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BBC Trust freezes three learning services
The BBC Trust has frozen the budgets of three of the BBC’s online learning services following complaints from the British Educational Suppliers Association – one of the organisations that sealed the fate of BBC Jam.
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NewsAnimal baby series to kick off BBC Bristol partnership
BBC1 has unveiled plans for an “emotionally charged” natural history series about the attempts to save some of the rarest animals on earth.
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NewsDarroch: pay TV review could be bad for football
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch has claimed Ofcom’s plans to intervene in the pay TV industry will have “serious, potential consequences for football and sport in general”.
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NewsBBC censured over FA Cup radio rights
The BBC has been censured by the BBC Trust for its aggressive pursuit of exclusive radio sports rights, following a successful appeal by TalkSport.
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Behind The ScenesSmall Island, BBC1
Grainne Marmion found Belfast could be the image of wartime London and filming in Jamaica needn’t break the budget - all you need is passion.
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CommentSeven tips to avoid ITV's self-destruction
Running ITV may seem like taking on a mission impossible - so potential CEOs should read former head of business affairs Andrew Baker’s seven tips to stop the network self-destructing.
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NewsNow Casualty will clash with X Factor
First it was Strictly Come Dancing - now BBC1’s Saturday night drama Casualty will move to a Sunday to go head to head with ITV1’s The X Factor next weekend.
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NewsBishop in pole position for ITV chairman job
Sir Michael Bishop, former chairman of Channel 4 and airline BMI, has become the frontrunner to take the chairman’s role at ITV after Sir Crispin Davis pulled out of the running.
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CommentConfess and clean up the mess
Broadcasters - the BBC in particular - could learn from Letterman.
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The Broadcast InterviewHilary Salmon, BBC executive producer
Executive producer Hilary Salmon may be rather reserved, but she’s the woman behind the corporation’s noisiest dramas. Katherine Rushton finds out why she has a lot to shout about.
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The Broadcast InterviewTom Loosemore, 4iP
Attention all web-savvy indies and bedroom developers: 4iP’s interactivity guru wants you. Robin Parker talks to the man with his finger on the button of Channel 4’s online PSB fund.
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NewsShine to revive fortunes of brass band for BBC2
BBC2 hopes to do for local brass bands what Strictly has done for ballroom dancing with a three-part Shine Television series fronted by Sue Perkins.
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Comedy Central in Grouchy Men deal with Liberty Bell
Comedy Central has ordered a full 14-part series of comedy documentary Grouchy Young Men following a successful pilot which aired in April this year.