All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 3
-
NewsEntertainment controller Layla Smith to exit ITV
Entertainment controller Layla Smith is leaving ITV after a 15 year career at the broadcaster.
-
NewsC5 lands Oscar Pistorius exclusive
Channel 5 has secured a worldwide exclusive interview with the parents of Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead on 14 February.
-
NewsLiberty Global lines up Chellomedia sale
Chellomedia, the international broadcaster owned by John Malone’s Liberty Global, has been put up for sale according to reports.
-
NewsC4 inks deal for more tattoo docs
Channel 4 is to continue to explore tattoo culture following a one-off Cutting Edge doc, My Tattoo Addiction, which aired last year.
-
NewsCBBC tackles bad cooks and drivers
Parents who can’t cook risk being reported by their children to new CBBC series Disaster Chefs, as Lucky Day Productions picks up two commissions.
-
NewsITV scraps Dancing on Ice
ITV ice-skating format Dancing on Ice is being axed after a ninth series in 2014.
-
NewsITVS now favourite to land Big Talk
ITV Studios has emerged as the new front runner to acquire scripted producer Big Talk Productions.
-
NewsKatz rallies Newsnight
Newly appointed Newsnight editor Ian Katz has rallied the programme’s staff by promising to take it out of the studio and hinting at potential extra resource.
-
NewsITV2 orders double helping of Magaluf Weekender
ITV2 has ordered two six-part series of reality series Magaluf Weekender from Twofour.
-
RatingsChelsea triumph fired by The Apprentice
Chelsea’s Europa League triumph peaked with more than 7m viewers on Wednesday but the coverage was outgunned by The Apprentice.
-
NewsBazalgette joins ITV board
Sir Peter Bazalgette is joining ITV as a non-executive director this summer.
-
NewsNewsnight and Today editors appointed
Ian Katz and Jamie Angus have been confirmed as editors of flagship news programmes BBC2’s Newsnight and Radio 4’s Today.
-
NewsBurns backs C4 indie relations
Channel 4 chairman Lord Burns has pledged to monitor the broadcaster’s relationship with the indie sector, but said that much of the recent criticism of the C4 creative process had been “blown out of proportion”.
-
NewsC4 plans lessons with Mr Drew
Children pushed to the margins of the education system will be offered a route back into the mainstream by Educating Essex teacher Stephen Drew and Channel 4.
-
NewsC4 eyes diverse strategy
Channel 4 will have a wideranging approach to content in 2013, according to chief creative officer Jay Hunt.
-
FeaturesHow to make it in America
From All3Media to Zig Zag, a growing number of UK indies are finding success in the US. Peter White and Balihar Khalsa ask them what it takes to get a show off the ground
-
The Broadcast InterviewGill Wilson, Channel 4
Channel 4’s new head of features has been shaking things up with 22 new shows at 8pm. She tells Balihar Khalsa about ‘narrative heroes’ - and why humour matters.
-
NewsDSP reshuffle as Ware retires
Blue-chip factual producer Darlow Smithson Productions (DSP) is reorganising its management team following the retirement of co-creative director Julian Ware after 40 years in the industry.
-
NewsITV growth set to slow
ITV’s rapid growth is set to slow as ITV Studios’ revenue fell by 5% in the first three months of 2013 - and the broadcaster predicted a decline in advertising revenue.
-
NewsC4 execs land bonuses despite dip in share
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham received a £100k bonus and a 6% rise in total remuneration in 2012, while Jay Hunt landed an 11% increase thanks in part to a special £40,000 bonus.