All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 2
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NewsMake Bradford British and Spy win Rose D'or
Channel 4’s Make Bradford British and Sky sitcom Spy both won Rose D’Or awards last night.
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NewsCreative Skillset boosts freelancer training fund
Creative Skillset’s fund for training TV freelancers has been increased by 25% this year and is set to be released in four waves.
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NewsJLo's BGT performance draws complaints
Ofcom has received over 100 complaints following Jennifer Lopez’s performance on Tuesday night’s Britain’s Got Talent.
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NewsExpert Women training day heads to Glasgow
The next BBC Academy training day aimed at boosting the number of expert women contributors appearing in TV news and current affairs is to be held in Glasgow in August.
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NewsCBeebies’ Dipdap morphs into drawing app
CBeebies animated character Dipdap is being turned into an app following a licensing deal between Ragdoll Worldwide and interactive entertainment specialist Cube.
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NewsC5 and cashflow worry indies
The failure of broadcasters to understand indies’ cashflow pressures is the production sector’s biggest concern, according to a Pact survey of its members.
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NewsTheresa May considers curbing TV exposure for radical Islamists
Home secretary Theresa May is considering handing broadcast regulator Ofcom additional powers to prevent radical Islamists from appearing on TV.
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RatingsBGT live semi-final peaks with 12m
The first live Britain’s Got Talent semi saw 45 acts compete for a place in the final in front of a peak audience of over 12m on Monday.
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NewsJames Stephenson made BBC World News boss
BBC News at Six and News at Ten editor James Stephenson has been made BBC World News head of news.
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NewsJim Gray linked to BBC TV current affairs role
Contenders for the newly created BBC current affairs role are emerging, with former Channel 4 News editor Jim Gray being strongly linked to the job.
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RatingsAnne Boleyn sees off Biggest Hoarders
BBC2’s The Last Days of Anne Boleyn saw off competition from the final episode of BBC1’s Britain’s Biggest Hoarders to secure second place in the 9pm slot on Thursday.
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NewsRizzle Kicks & Nick Grimshaw compete for C4 show
Rizzle Kicks and Nick Grimshaw are to go head-to-head to win a Friday night music series on Channel 4, after the broadcaster ordered two TX pilots from Wall To Wall and Princess Productions.
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NewsKudos lands first look deal with Broadchurch's Chibnall
Broadchurch writer Chris Chibnall has struck an exclusive two-year first look deal with drama producer Kudos Film & Television.
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RatingsThe Apprentice scores 6.2m
The Apprentice steamed ahead of the competition this week with the highest rating episode of the series and a slot-beating performance.
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NewsGreenbird adds Handsome to umbrella indies
Nichola Hegarty and Sharon Stansfield are hoping to consolidate more than 10 years of production and development experience in start-up Handsome Productions, which is being backed by indie umbrella network Greenbird.
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NewsBBC restructures current affairs dept
The BBC is separating commissioning and production in its current affairs department, following director general Tony Hall’s commitment to put greater focus on the area.
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NewsC4 whips up Oklahoma Tornado doc
Channel 4 has ordered a fast turnaround documentary looking at the devastation created by the tornado which hit Oklahoma earlier this week.
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NewsMillion Pound Drop returns with tweaks
The Million Pound Drop Live is returning to Channel 4 with a number of tweaks including the opportunity for teams of four to enter the quiz show.
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NewsSharon Osbourne returns to X Factor
Sharon Osbourne is to return to The X Factor as a judge this year as producers beef up the show’s auditioning process.
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RatingsFrankie slips on second outing
Despite losing 600,000 viewers on its second outing, BBC1 drama Frankie won the 9pm slot on Tuesday as Mary Portas bowed out with a high for Channel 4.