All Broadcasters articles – Page 1015
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NewsSky signs Britain's Next Top Model product placement deal
Sky has signed its first product placement deal and will integrate hair care brand Tresemme into the forthcoming series of Britain & Ireland’s Next Top Model.
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NewsGlasgow editor for Question Time
BBC bosses have appointed a Glasgow-based executive to be the new editor of BBC1’s Question Time, ahead of the programme’s move to the city.
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NewsReport slams ‘climate of fear’
Compliance and editorial policy are stifling British TV’s ability to make hard-hitting documentaries, according to a leaked report seen by Broadcast.
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NewsMaverick close to ITV1 commission to boost health slate
ITV1 is lining up a Maverick Television series that will examine children and teenagers suffering from behavioural, emotional and mental health issues.
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NewsC4 hunting for comedy shorts for online push
Channel 4 is extending its new talent strand Comedy Lab online, with plans to commission 24 short-form films.
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NewsC4 to launch detailed VoD ratings system
Channel 4 has developed a ratings system that incorporates VoD views and brings some of the detail of the Barb linear system to the on-demand space.
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NewsBroadcasters to offer placements to C4’s disabled talent
A raft of broadcasters and producers have agreed to offer placements to the disabled sports presenters uncovered by Channel 4 as part of its 2012 Paralympics coverage.
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NewsC4 refreshes Sex Education and Gok Wan brands
Channel 4’s features department has ordered three series that put a fresh spin on two of its major brands: Gok Wan and The Sex Education Show.
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NewsITV mulls bid to buy out ITN shareholders
ITV is weighing up an ambitious takeover of ITN as part of the broadcaster’s ongoing review into its news output.
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NewsBroadcasters to get tough on PP terms
Broadcasters are beginning to establish terms on product placement, with Channel 5 emerging as the most aggressive, seeking 85% of new revenues generated.
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The Broadcast InterviewKate Harwood, BBC drama
BBC drama has been on a roll under Kate Harwood, with a string of hits from Five Days to South Riding. So have we seen the last of the Victorian classics?
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NewsMinister makes case for Scottish TV network
Culture minister Fiona Hyslop has said it is “bizarre” that Scotland does not have its own television network.
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NewsITV to return in FTSE reshuffle
ITV is to make a return to London’s blue chip share index as part of the latest FTSE 100 reshuffle.
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NewsLyons: impact of new BBC licence fee still unknown
The full impact of the BBC’s licence fee settlement is still unknown and the corporation faces “tough choices”, according to outgoing Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons.
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NewsBBC3 to air Being Human spin-off
Becoming Human, the online extension to BBC3 drama Being Human, is to reach its finale via a simulcast aired online and on the digital channel.
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NewsHorror Channel unveils Cruel Britannia season
Chello Zone-owned The Horror Channel has acquired a raft of UK TV films that it is bundling together into a season dubbed Cruel Britannia.
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NewsBSkyB offer fair, says News Corp
A major figure in Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp says the company has offered a “fair price” to take full control of BSkyB.
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NewsArab revolt reduces BBC Oscars news
The BBC’s news coverage of the uprisings in North Africa has meant it had to send just one reporter to cover the Oscars in the US rather than the usual six.
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NewsHave I Got News For You moves back to Friday
Have I Got News For You is to return to its traditional Friday night slot.
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NewsAdam Crozier's first pay packet revealed
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier earned just under £1.7m for less than a year’s work after reaping the benefits of the resurgent advertising market.