All Broadcasters articles – Page 1010
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NewsITV's Titanic drama sets sail
US network ABC has boarded a forthcoming ITV1 drama about the Titanic, written by Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes.
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NewsPanorama "invaded privacy"
BBC investigation strand Panorama has been censured for broadcasting a private phone number.
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NewsBBC missed f-word in student protests
The BBC has apologised for broadcasting images of a protester with a swear word on his forehead, saying the producers had not noticed it until after transmission.
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NewsMajority 'opposed to Murdoch takeover'
An overwhelming majority of Britons oppose the planned merger between media giant News Corp and satellite broadcaster BSkyB, a new survey revealed.
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NewsEamonn Holmes to front Sky royal wedding coverage
Eamonn Holmes will present coverage of the royal wedding on Sky News.
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NewsBBC 'does use private detectives'
Private detectives have been and continue to be used occasionally by the BBC to help make its investigative programmes, the corporation’s director-general has said.
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NewsC4 orders Japan quake docs
Channel 4 has ordered a number of “quick turnaround” programmes following the devastation that hit Japan last week.
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NewsLocal TV bidder promises 2,000 jobs
Local TV network Channel 6 has claimed it will create 2,000 jobs if it wins its bid to deliver the planned local opt-out TV station.
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NewsITV asks celebrities to Sing if You Can
Celebrities will battle it out by singing in an extreme circumstances for a new ITV1 entertainment show.
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NewsBBC 'paying out unearned allowances'
The BBC is wasting millions of pounds a year paying allowances to staff who do not qualify for them, it has been reported.
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NewsWorld Service journalist blames bosses for cuts
The BBC has come under fire for its lack of dedication to public service, with a senior journalist claiming this hampered the corporation when negotiating its new licence fee settlement.
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NewsSky to launch VoD Champions League service
Sky is launching a dedicated VoD website ahead of the quarterfinal stages of the Champions League that allows visitors to pause and replay the action in slow-motion.
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NewsOfcom to review TV ad deals
Ofcom is to launch review of how TV advertising deals are agreed – a move that could change the way the UK’s commercial broadcasters make money.
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NewsLittleford to leave UKTV
UKTV channel controller Matthew Littleford is leaving the broadcaster after four years.
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NewsC4 leaps to defence of Ten O’Clock Live as ratings plummet
Ten O’Clock Live commissioner Darren Smith has defended the Channel 4 show’s live ratings and hailed its young-skewing audience.
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NewsBBC1 ring-fenced as cost-saving themes emerge
Pat Younge has revealed that BBC1 could well be ring-fenced as he outlined the main themes to have emerged from talks over how the corporation can save £1.3bn over four years from 2013.
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NewsYesterday orders two more docs for 1940s strand
Yesterday has ordered two 60-minute documentaries about World War II as it extends its Spirit of the 1940s strand.
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NewsRevolution develops Peace’s GB84 for C4
Channel 4 is planning to follow its adaptation of David Peace’s Red Riding with a new series based on GB84, the novelist’s fictional take on the miners’ strike of the 1980s.
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NewsBetty to hijack holiday makers for Channel 4
Betty is to send groups of people who are expecting a free luxury holiday on an authentic working experience instead, in a series for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC eyes redundancy savings
The BBC’s “gold-plated” redundancy package could be scrapped as part of plans being put forward to meet its £1.3bn funding cut.