All Broadcasters articles – Page 1005
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NewsC5 acquires King's Speech doc
Bedlam Productions, the indie behind Oscar winning film The King’s Speech, has had a follow-up documentary on George VI picked up by Channel 5.
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NewsSky 1 gets Trollied in drive for original UK comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a comedy set in a budget supermarket in the north-west, featuring bored checkout assistants, ineffectual managers and angry customers.
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NewsC4 to court more controversy
David Abraham has tasked Jay Hunt with increasing the volume of controversial output on Channel 4, the chief creative officer revealed at her first out-of-London indie meeting.
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NewsWindfall recreates Dam Busters mission for C4
Channel 4 has recreated the WWII mission to destroy two German dams that was immortalised in classic film The Dam Busters.
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NewsC5 and ITV mull digital solution to tape crisis
ITV and Channel 5 are accelerating plans for file-based delivery of HD programmes if Sony’s HDCam SR tape runs low following the Japan earthquake.
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NewsAtomized to solve women’s problems for Sky Living
Sky Living has ordered fact ent series Chick Fix from Atomized, with a range of multiplatform support to drive viewer engagement with the channel.
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NewsMacqueen and Singer win BBC commissions
Angus Macqueen and Henry Singer are to investigate the experience of the trapped Chilean miners and Wootton Bassett’s emergence as a symbol of servicemen killed in conflict, in films for the BBC.
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NewsIndies call for a rethink in BBC nations strategy
Scottish, Welsh and Northern Irish indies have called for a shake-up of the BBC’s nations commissioning process, claiming the system has added another tier of management and takes them further from those who hold the purse strings.
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NewsSky plans bid to poach Glee
Channel 4 faces a battle to retain the rights to Glee as Sky prepares to offer what could be a knockout bid for the hit US show.
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NewsBig Talk making Comedy Central’s first scripted show
Big Talk Productions is to make Comedy Central UK’s first ever scripted narrative comedy, about a gay man who gets his friend’s lover pregnant.
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NewsBio to offer new take on gypsies
Gypsies and travellers unhappy about the portrayal of their communities in Big Fat Gypsy Weddings will be key characters in a series for Bio.
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NewsCrackit open for business; wins MTV order
MTV UK has commissioned Crackit Productions to produce a series looking into the lives of teen dads, with Elaine Hackett continuing to spearhead the company following news that ITV is set to write off its 25% stake (Broadcast 08.04.11).
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NewsWorld Service report offers "false hope"
The Foreign Affairs committee report on the World Service is unlikely to have any impact on funding for the BBC arm, insiders have indicated.
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NewsDisney co-pros Awesome cartoon series
Disney’s UK-based production hub has co-produced a CG animated comedy which will in 129 countries on the Disney XD channel.
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NewsBlick: BBC2 is "our HBO"
The drama community should think of BBC2 as “our HBO”, according to Shadow Line writer Hugo Blick.
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NewsBBC news boss admits being wasteful
The BBC’s director of news has admitted that there has been times when an anchor has unnecessarily been sent to the scene of a big story.
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NewsDavid Jason returns to BBC comedy
David Jason is to star in a new sitcom for BBC1 – his first for the channel since Only Fools and Horses.
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NewsVirgin adds second TiVo box
Virgin Media is extending its TiVo range of set-top boxes with the launch of a lower capacity version.
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NewsC4 proposes Royal gypsy wedding special
Channel 4 has ordered an hour long one-off of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings that will broadcast the day before the Royal Wedding.
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NewsPatsy Kensit to 'nab a prince' for Sky Living
Sky Living has ordered a tongue-in-cheek three-part series ahead of the Royal Wedding advising viewers how to bag their own prince.