All articles by Ben Dowell – Page 8
-
NewsLocal TV group joins campaign for Canvas review
United for Local Television, the industry association of local TV operators, has added to the growing chorus of demands for Ofcom to launch a full investigation into IPTV joint venture Project Canvas.
-
NewsR3 boss: BBC should blow Proms trumpet
BBC Radio 3 controller Roger Wright has called on the BBC to trumpet the corporation’s music coverage as it prepares to announce its most successful Proms season ever.
-
NewsDancing On Ice studio move to include revamp
ITV1 is planning a revamp of Dancing On Ice next year as it moves the show from Elstree to Pinewood’s Shepperton studios.
-
NewsPiers Morgan to replace Larry King on CNN
CNN has confirmed that Piers Morgan is to take over Larry King’s CNN chat show from next January.
-
NewsFormer ITV exec joins Fox Look
Fox’s new international licensing and production arm has hired a former head of format sales and acquisitions at ITV to oversee activity in the UK and Northern Europe.
-
NewsC4 orders 300 more Freshly Squeezed
Channel 4 has commissioned 300 more episodes of music and entertainment show Freshly Squeezed from the indie Remedy Productions.
-
NewsMasterchef US wins second series
Fox has ordered a second series of the US version of Masterchef from co-producers Shine TV.
-
NewsBazalgette to lead product placement firm
Former Endemol UK chairman Peter Bazalgette has been appointed chairman of digital product placement company MirriAd.
-
NewsAndy Duncan resurfaces at car dealer
Former Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has been appointed chief executive of car dealer HR Owen.
-
NewsHistory signs up Miso for interactive push
AETN UK channel History has joined forces with Social TV app Miso to promote a new series of the reality documentary series Ice Road Truckers.
-
NewsC4 draws criticism over gay question
Channel 4 has come under fire from its own viewers for broadcasting a short programme asking if homosexuality is a sin.
-
NewsBrits up for Euro toon awards
CBeebies and Welsh indie Calon are among the finalists for Cartoon Tributes 2010, the annual awards for the European animation sector.
-
NewsBBC takes Premier League to Africa
The BBC World Service has inked a deal with the Premier League to air the broadcaster’s commentary on football matches across sub-Saharan Africa.
-
NewsCyw extends to weekends
S4C’s pre-school service Cyw is to broadcast on weekends for the first time in its two-year history.
-
NewsNBCU hires for global pay-TV push
Universal Networks, the global channels division of NBC Universal, has created a new senior marketing role as part of the company’s drive to expand its international pay-TV channels.
-
NewsTesco exec joins ITV board
Senior Tesco executive Lucy Neville-Rolfe has joined the board of ITV as a non-executive director.
-
NewsDrama heavyweights win BBC orders
Indies run by drama heavyweights Paul Abbott and Sita Williams and Roxy Spencer have won major new commissions from the BBC.
-
The Broadcast InterviewPolly Hill, drama, BBC
The BBC’s head of drama for England is on the lookout for series and a relationship drama. And, she tells Ben Dowell, it’s ideas that matter most, whether from new writers or old hands.
-
NewsThe One Show lines up Lady Prescott to host formatted films
The One Show is recruiting Pauline Prescott, the wife of former deputy prime minister John Prescott, to make films for the programme.
-
NewsObjective’s O’Connor moves to LA to spearhead US charge
Objective Productions managing director Andrew O’Connor has moved to the US, where he will head up the company’s push to break into the market.