All Broadcasters articles – Page 1046
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NewsAd budgets on the rise
UK marketers saw their advertising budgets increase by 0.5% in the three months to the end of September, the latest Bellwether survey has shown.
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NewsShine to sue Channel 5 for £1m
Shine has hired lawyers to take legal action against Channel 5 for refusing to pay a near £1m bill for its entertainment show Don’t Stop Believing.
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NewsBBC to screen Mandelson election doc
Lord Mandelson has revealed his candid private opinions of Gordon Brown in a fly-on-the-wall documentary to be broadcast by the BBC.
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NewsDisney XD set for HD launch
Kids channel Disney XD is poised to launch a new high definition service on Sky.
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NewsBBC halfway to pay cut target
The BBC is halfway towards its target to cut executive pay, according to details of salaries and expenses published by the corporation today.
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Now Show comedian sings praises of BBC
Comedian Mitch Benn has set out to give the beleaguered BBC a morale boost with a song listing everything he thinks is great about the corporation.
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NewsUKTV unveils new season line-up
A look ‘behind the sofa’ of BBC1 sitcom The Royle Family and a new doc series inspired by the movie Mamma Mia feature in the line-up of new programming coming to UKTV channels.
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NewsDanny Cohen named BBC1 controller
BBC3 boss Danny Cohen has been appointed controller of BBC1, following Jay Hunt’s move to Channel 4 last month.
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NewsKeo wins Wonderland order
Indie Keo Films has won a commission for BBC2’s Wonderland doc strand.
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NewsLTG staff remain in consultation
Living TV Group staff remain in collective consultation following its acquisition by BSkyB.
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NewsBudget cut 'threatens S4C future'
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has warned its future could be in doubt if the Government enforces a “worst-case scenario” and slashes its budget by 40%.
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NewsKen Loach slams "grotesque" British TV
Filmmaker Ken Loach has launched a fierce attack on UK television industry, saying it has been reduced to “a grotesque reality game” - and has applauded recent top level cuts at the BBC.
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NewsBBC hires Objective North exec
The BBC has hired Derek McLean from comedy specialist Objective North to the newly created role of creative director for entertainment and events.
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NewsBBC defends Commonwealth coverage
The BBC has defended its coverage of the Commonwealth Games after some viewers complained of an England-bias.
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NewsBBC defends Chilean coverage
The BBC has defended its coverage of the rescue of the Chilean miners by revealing that viewing figures on its international website BBC.com hit record highs on the climactic day.
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NewsNatasha Kaplinsky to leave Channel 5
Natasha Kaplinsky is leaving Channel 5 in December, ending her multimillion pound contract with the broadcaster.
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NewsGovernment reveals Ofcom shake up
Ofcom is to undergo a major overhaul as part of the government’s “bonfire of the quangos” that will “return the policy-setting role to the secretary of state, reduce unnecessary expense and avoid duplication”.
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NewsWinstone to look at health risks of oral sex for BBC3
Tabloid favourite Jaime Winstone is to front a BBC3 documentary exploring the health risks associated with oral sex.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Jordan: BBC Ed Pol chief comes out fighting
The director of the BBC’s Editorial Policy Unit is not taking recent criticism lying down.
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NewsCRR drags down programming budgets, says ITV
ITV has claimed that Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) is having an “unintended” and “damaging” impact on programming budgets across the industry.