All Broadcasters articles – Page 1014
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NewsBBC cuts Top Gear Mexico jokes for US
Scenes in which Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May poked fun at Mexicans will be cut before the show is broadcast in the United States next week.
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NewsAl-Jazeera English to up original content by 25%
Al-Jazeera English is upping the number of original hours of content it orders by more than 25% this year as it increases its number of dedicated seasons.
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The Broadcast InterviewDanny Cohen, BBC1
The new controller of BBC1 is looking to shake up its content across all genres. He tells Catherine Neilan about his plans to take the channel in a more experimental direction
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NewsCohen wins BBC tug of war over Miranda
Danny Cohen has won the tussle over award-winning sitcom Miranda, snaring the third series for BBC1.
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NewsWarner and Jain in running for ITV digital channels chief role
BBC entertainment commissioner Karl Warner and former E4 head Angela Jain are thought to be in the frame to lead ITV’s digital channels.
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NewsUpstairs extended for 2012
BBC1 has recommissioned revived period drama Upstairs Downstairs, doubling the run to six episodes.
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NewsSchofield brands Ofcom complaints 'crazy'
Presenter Phillip Schofield has branded complaints about the spat between Jason Gardiner and Karen Barber on Dancing On Ice “crazy”.
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NewsYouView delayed until 2012
Much-delayed connected TV service YouView will not launch until 2012 due to its “scale and complexity.”
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NewsITV raps Jason Gardiner over Dancing on Ice spat
Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner has been censured by ITV after his on air spat with head coach Karen Barber drew around 2,000 complaints.
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NewsFive* and 5USA rebrand unveiled
Channel 5 has unveiled its new branding following its overhaul of digital channels Fiver as 5* (Five Star) and Five USA as 5USA.
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Ofcom raps Sky over EA promo
Sky Sports has come under fire from Ofcom for promoting computer game developer Electronic Arts during the Everton versus Manchester Utd game last September.
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NewsCameras roll on Inbetweeners film
Principal photography will start Sunday for The Inbetweeners Movie, the big-screen project based on the E4 comedy about hapless sixth form students.
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NewsNeumann joins ITV as entertainment cover
Former Bravo director of programmes Daniela Neumann has been appointed as temporary controller of entertainment for ITV.
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NewsWhiston to focus only on ITVS soaps
John Whiston has lost responsibility for all ITV Studios programming other than its soap operas.
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NewsLandlady wins ECJ backing on Sky battle
An EU ruling allowing television viewers to by-pass UK broadcasters and watch cheaper foreign satellite coverage of Premier League football has come a step closer when an Advocate-General at the European Court of Justice advised judges to back the right of Karen Murphy to use a Greek decoder in her ...
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NewsNumber watching TV online hits 1.2m
The number of subscribers cancelling their pay TV subscriptions in favour of over-the-top (OTT) video alternatives hit 1.2 million last year, global research shows.
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NewsBBC apologises to Mexico for Top Gear insults
The BBC has said it had apologised to the Mexican ambassador over remarks made on Top Gear.
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NewsFry Japan visit dropped over QI comments row
Stephen Fry has dropped plans to film in Japan for a new BBC series following a furore caused by his panel show QI.
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NewsBroadcasters 'optimistic' for 3D royal wedding
Broadcasters are “optimistic” about plans to show the royal wedding in 3D but the final decision will lie with the palace, a senior BSkyB executive said.