All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 3

  • I’m a Celebrity Get Me Out of Here
    News

    Entertainment controller Layla Smith to exit ITV

    2013-05-22T09:28:00Z

    Entertainment controller Layla Smith is leaving ITV after a 15 year career at the broadcaster.

  • Oscar Pistorius
    News

    C5 lands Oscar Pistorius exclusive

    2013-05-21T17:03:00Z

    Channel 5 has secured a worldwide exclusive interview with the parents of Oscar Pistorius’ girlfriend, Reeva Steenkamp, who was shot dead on 14 February.

  • Star Trek
    News

    Liberty Global lines up Chellomedia sale

    2013-05-21T13:32:00Z

    Chellomedia, the international broadcaster owned by John Malone’s Liberty Global, has been put up for sale according to reports.

  • tattoo
    News

    C4 inks deal for more tattoo docs

    2013-05-21T12:02:00Z

    Channel 4 is to continue to explore tattoo culture following a one-off Cutting Edge doc, My Tattoo Addiction, which aired last year.

  • Driving Academy
    News

    CBBC tackles bad cooks and drivers

    2013-05-21T11:35:00Z

    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.

  • Dancing on Ice
    News

    ITV scraps Dancing on Ice

    2013-05-21T09:55:00Z

    ITV ice-skating format Dancing on Ice is being axed after a ninth series in 2014.

  • rev
    News

    ITVS now favourite to land Big Talk

    2013-05-17T12:41:00Z

    ITV Studios has emerged as the new front runner to acquire scripted producer Big Talk Productions.

  • Ian_katz
    News

    Katz rallies Newsnight

    2013-05-17T12:39:00Z

    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.

  • MAGALUF_WEEKENDER_04
    News

    ITV2 orders double helping of Magaluf Weekender

    2013-05-17T11:59:00Z

    ITV2 has ordered two six-part series of reality series Magaluf Weekender from Twofour.

  • Chelsea
    Ratings

    Chelsea triumph fired by The Apprentice

    2013-05-16T13:11:00Z

    Chelsea’s Europa League triumph peaked with more than 7m viewers on Wednesday but the coverage was outgunned by The Apprentice.

  • Baz
    News

    Bazalgette joins ITV board

    2013-05-16T12:00:00Z

    Sir Peter Bazalgette is joining ITV as a non-executive director this summer.

  • Ian Katz
    News

    Newsnight and Today editors appointed

    2013-05-16T11:52:00Z

    Ian Katz and Jamie Angus have been confirmed as editors of flagship news programmes BBC2’s Newsnight and Radio 4’s Today.

  • Lord Burns
    News

    Burns backs C4 indie relations

    2013-05-16T08:00:00Z

    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”.

  • Mr Drew
    News

    C4 plans lessons with Mr Drew

    2013-05-16T08:00:00Z

    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.

  • Paralympics
    News

    C4 eyes diverse strategy

    2013-05-16T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 will have a wideranging approach to content in 2013, according to chief creative officer Jay Hunt.

  • Black Ops
    Features

    How to make it in America

    2013-05-16T07:01:00Z

    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

  • Gill Wilson
    The Broadcast Interview

    Gill Wilson, Channel 4

    2013-05-16T07:00:00Z

    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.

  • Julian Ware / Ben Bowie
    News

    DSP reshuffle as Ware retires

    2013-05-15T10:51:00Z

    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.

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    News

    ITV growth set to slow

    2013-05-15T10:42:00Z

    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.

  • david_abraham_rebel_at_30
    News

    C4 execs land bonuses despite dip in share

    2013-05-14T13:23:00Z

    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.