All Broadcasters articles – Page 1044
-
NewsChannel 4 defends Harry docudrama
Channel 4 defended its broadcast last night of a “dramatised documentary” showing Prince Harry taken prisoner in Afghanistan as “sober and responsible”.
-
NewsBBC3 hunts young documentary directors
BBC3 is giving emerging documentary directors the opportunity to secure a major commission that will form part of the channel’s next adult season.
-
NewsChannel 5 quits Thinkbox
Channel 5 has left TV marketing body Thinkbox as it focuses its investment on programming and IPTV platform YouView.
-
News
Vintage TV staffs up ahead of West End doc
Fledgling over-50s music TV channel Vintage TV has appointed Ian Davis as its commercial director as it passes 500,000 weekly viewers.
-
NewsViewers to choose Sky Movies' Christmas schedule
Sky Movies will offer viewers the chance to create their own Christmas and Boxing Day schedules.
-
NewsWelsh indies question S4C's independence
Indies have questioned the independence of Welsh-language broadcaster S4C following plans to merge it with the BBC.
-
NewsBBC to screen women's boxing
Women’s competitive boxing will be shown live on the BBC for the first time next month, the corporation has announced.
-
NewsBSkyB closes on 10m target
Satellite broadcaster BSkyB moved closer to its target of 10 million customers today as it added 96,000 subscribers in the first three months of its financial year.
-
NewsMurdoch calls for coalition to 'stay the course'
Rupert Murdoch has backed the Government’s tough line on the public finances, urging the coalition to “stay the political course”.
-
NewsBBC's Nick Robinson filmed in outburst
Nick Robinson, the political editor for the BBC, insists he has nothing to be ashamed of after being caught on camera grabbing a placard from an anti-war protester and stamping on it.
-
NewsBBC1 HD launch date set
A high definition version of BBC1 has been scheduled for launch next month, with the first HD episode of EastEnders being prepared for broadcast on Christmas Day.
-
NewsBBC cuts send out shockwaves
The BBC funding cuts may have been greeted with sighs of relief from the upper echelons of the corporation, but outsiders have responded with anger and dismay
-
NewsLyons: BBC faces 'tough choices'
The BBC Trust has said “difficult choices” lay ahead for the corporation following its new licence fee settlement - but delivers “stability” until at least 2016.
-
NewsBBC puts brave face on cuts
The whirlwind cuts to the BBC’s funding are the best it could have hoped for in a bad situation, corporation insiders are claiming.
-
NewsSTV predicts further ad growth
STV has reported that its advertising revenues are likely to grow by as much as 20% year-on-year in October, with a further increase predicted next month.
-
NewsObjective remakes Tool Academy for E4
Objective Productions is making an 8 x 60-minute version of VH1’s US hit Tool Academy for E4.
-
NewsMore Downton in pipeline
ITV director of drama Laura Mackie has revealed that Julian Fellowes has already outlined a third series of Downton Abbey - but has warned indies against pitching “clones” of the hit show.
-
NewsCohen’s greatest challenge? Entertaining us
Danny Cohen’s biggest challenge running BBC1 will be freshening up its entertainment output, sources believe.
-
NewsCBeebies orders Darrall Macqueen comedy
Pre-school channel CBeebies has commissioned indie Darrall Macqueen to produce a comedy entertainment series that combines live action and photographic animation.
-
NewsITV orders six-part run of DCI Banks
ITV is bringing back Left Bank Pictures’ DCI Banks for a 6 x 60-minute run following the success of its recent pilot.