All Broadcasters articles – Page 1018
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NewsBBC Comedy faces up to cutbacks despite successful year
The BBC will have to drop some of its comedy hits from last year because of budget cuts, the corporation’s comedy commissioning controller has admitted.
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NewsSky Living set to draft in boss from outside TV
Sky Living is set to appoint an executive from outside the TV industry as its new channel controller.
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NewsDancing on Ice jibe sparks complaints
Sunday’s episode of Dancing on Ice sparked around 200 complaints after judge Jason Gardiner said contestant Jeff Brazier looked like he was “missing a couple of chromosomes”.
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NewsGriffin to join Ambulance Service for Sky 1
Former Holby City star Angela Griffin is to front a peaktime Sky 1 documentary series on the West Midlands Ambulance Service.
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NewsHare-brained idea wins BBC1 Saturday night slot
BBC1 has ordered a Saturday evening entertainment show featuring an animatronic hare and narrated by award-winning comedian Miranda Hart.
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NewsITV1 adds to Perspectives
ITV1 is extending serious factual strand Perspectives with two more films - about Manchester’s Jewish community and the work of LS Lowry - before the series hits the air this spring.
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NewsBBC3 parenting season to probe childbirth choices
The choices and dilemmas involved in parenting, from planning the birth through to breastfeeding and ethical issues, will be examined in a new BBC3 season, Bringing Up Britain.
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NewsMTV chases indie content after EPG switch
MTV has issued a creative brief to indies calling for ideas that will “get us talked about”.
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NewsBSkyB profits up 26%
Sky has grown its operating profits for the six months to 31 December to £520m as 24% of its subscribers now take a bundle of broadband, TV and phone services.
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NewsAudioboo chief exec slams C4 converged formats strategy
The chief executive of Audioboo, one of 4iP’s biggest success stories, has branded Channel 4’s new converged formats fund a “retrograde step”.
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NewsITN cool on Hunt's vision for local TV
ITN is poised to shun culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s plans for a national TV channel with local opt-outs.
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NewsSpongebob licensing chief to join ITVS GE
The licensing expert behind Spongebob Squarepants is to join ITV Studios Global Entertainment to spearhead its consumer products strategy.
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NewsBBC dodges flak on World Service
The government is facing a major political backlash over dramatic cuts to the World Service after the BBC placed the blame firmly at its door.
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NewsRichards Keys quits over sexism row
TV presenter Richard Keys is today adjusting to life after Sky Sports, having joined former colleague Andy Gray in losing his job over the football sexism row.
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The Broadcast InterviewSophie Turner Laing, entertainment/news, Sky
Ahead of the launch of Sky Atlantic, the managing director of news and entertainment tells Alex Farber about her plans to woo customers with quality US drama and original commissions.
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NewsLambing Live and Bake Off returning to BBC2
Lambing Live, The Great British Bake Off and Great Ormond Street Hospital will all return to BBC2 in primetime slots this year.
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NewsRichard Keys blames "dark forces" for frenzy
Sky Sports presenter Richard Keys is considering his future at the broadcaster and has blamed “dark forces” for creating a media frenzy following a sexism row that led to the sacking of co-commentator Andy Gray.
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NewsWorld Service can't be immune from cuts, Hague
The BBC World Service has a “viable and promising future” but cannot be immune from spending cuts, William Hague told MPs today as the corporation confirmed it will axe 650 jobs.
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NewsBrookside fans call for anniversary DVD
More than 5,000 Brookside fans have signed a petition calling for a commemorative DVD to mark the soap’s 30th anniversary.
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NewsNUJ protest against World Service cuts
NUJ members of the World Service are staging a protest outside Bush House today over 650 job cuts at the BBC department.