All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 18
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NewsGiving Savile victims a voice
ITV Studios’ Alex Gardiner reveals the painstaking investigative work behind Exposure doc
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NewsC4 reins in budget for commissioning
Channel 4 is tightening its belt in 2013, resulting in a decline in the annual commissioning budget from 2012’s record £450m.
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NewsSimon Albury slams BBC
Former RTS chief executive Simon Albury has lambasted BBC news and current affairs for its “unwillingness to address things that are manifestly wrong”.
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NewsRuby's Trijbits leaves to exec JK Rowling's Casual Vacancy
Ruby Films managing director Paul Trijbits has left the company and been appointed as executive producer of the BBC1 adaptation of JK Rowling novel The Casual Vacancy.
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NewsAustralia gets more Dynamo
Australia’s Seven Networks has acquired the second and third series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible.
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NewsNuclear experts debunk Bang Goes the Theory
BBC1 science magazine show Bang Goes the Theory has been found to have breached accuracy guidelines by the BBC Trust after it attracted over 50 complaints from MPs and nuclear experts.
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RatingsLittle Crackers returns with a bang
The return of Little Crackers boosted Sky1’s usual audience by more than 80k viewers - with its second highest rating episode to date.
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NewsMaloney won seven weeks of X Factor
X Factor contestant Christopher Maloney won the public vote seven weeks out of ten, official voting figures from the ITV singing competition have revealed.
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NewsITV2 ditches Switch after one series
ITV2 teen witch drama Switch will not be returning despite outperforming the slot average during the first series.
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RatingsStrictly quarter final peaks with series high
Strictly Come Dancing attracted its biggest audience of the series in the final 10 minutes of the show as it approaches its closing stages.
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NewsPeppa Pig travels to Canada
Canadian broadcaster Corus Entertainment has picked up series one to six of Peppa Pig for its pre-school channel, Treehouse.
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RatingsHamm and Radcliffe deliver hit for Sky Arts
Sky Arts drama A Young Doctor’s Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, scored one of the channel’s highest ever ratings since it relaunched in 2006.
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NewsBBC2 to profile astronaut Neil Armstrong
Darlow Smithson Productions is making a comprehensive profile of Neil Armstrong to air on BBC2 at the end of the year.
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NewsMr Whicher to further probe suspicions on ITV
ITV has confirmed a second drama based on the real-life Victorian detective Inspector Jonathan ‘Jack’ Whicher.
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NewsC4 opens online store to sell DVDs to viewers
Channel 4 has begun selling DVDs direct to consumers through an online retail store that is integrated with channel4.com.
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NewsC4 close to securing Paralympics rights
Channel 4 insiders are increasingly confident the broadcaster will be handed the rights to the Paralympic Games in Rio.
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NewsMint set to merge into Passion
Mentorn International (Mint) will be folded into Passion Distribution in the new year, following Tinopolis’ acquisition of the latter this week.
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NewsTinopolis in Firecracker takeover
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings producer Firecracker Films has been acquired by Welsh super-indie Tinopolis in a deal thought to be worth around £25m.
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NewsPrisoners of War creator hires Sky drama exec for UK content push
Former Sky and La Plante executive Sara Johnson has been hired by the newly established UK arm of Keshet International – the company behind the format that Homeland is based on.
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NewsLong Lost Family team make ITV1 adoption series
Long Lost Family co-host Nicky Campbell will delve into the adoption process for an ITV1 series from the same production company.