All Broadcasters articles – Page 1059
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NewsESPN to launch debate show
ESPN is to adapt US sports debate show Pardon The Interruption for UK audiences featuring pundit Steve Bunce.
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NewsBBC unions vote to strike over pensions
More than 90% of BBC union members have voted in favour of strike action in response to the corporation’s “drastic” pension reforms.
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NewsSTV hires new commercial director
Scottish broadcaster STV has hired a former ITV sales exec as its new commercial director.
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NewsHigh Courts rejects BBC's Stig injunction
The High Court has refused to grant a temporary injunction preventing the revelation of the identity of Top Gear’s The Stig.
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NewsBBC employee drops 'bullying' case
A BBC human resources manager who claimed she had been bullied after questioning a £250,000 redundancy payment has been paid £30,000 in compensation in return for dropping her case.
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NewsITN launches Dubai bureau
ITN is to open an ITV News Dubai bureau under the leadership of new international correspondent John Irvine.
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NewsBBC strike ballot deadline looms
The BBC looks set to compromise over controversial changes to employees’ pension schemes after workers raised the spectre of a strike that could disrupt coverage of the Proms and the Pope’s visit to the UK.
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NewsC4 to air Trinny and Susannah comedy
A spoof reality show starring stylists Trinny and Susannah has become the first scripted web show to transfer to a UK terrestrial broadcaster.
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NewsSecond series for Michael McIntyre
Michael McIntyre’s Comedy Roadshow is to return for a second series on BBC1.
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NewsBBC reveals Pope visit details
The BBC has revealed plans for coverage of Pope Benedict XVI’s visit to the UK - the first papal tour of the country in nearly 30 years.
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NewsBBC one-off for Jonathan Ross
Jonathan Ross is returning to the BBC for a one-off presenting gig this autumn, just months after his defection to ITV.
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NewsFirst S4C director dies
Welsh language broadcaster S4C has paid tribute to former director Owen Edwards, who died yesterday.
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NewsEdinburgh 2010
Round-up of news from the 35th Edinburgh International Television Festival, including coverage of Mark Thompson’s MacTaggart Lecture, reports from the sessions and stories from behind the scenes.
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NewsUTV profits rise 17%
ITV’s Northern Irish licence holder UTV has reported a 17% rise in pre-tax profits in the first half of 2010, underpinned by an improvement in the advertising market.
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NewsBBC in court bid to protect Stig's identity
A bid to prevent the revelation of the identity of Top Gear’s mystery driver The Stig will be heard at the High Court today.
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NewsITV to air final Bill tonight
The final episode of long-running police drama The Bill will be shown tonight.
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NewsViewers crave docs over reality
Viewers want to see more drama and documentaries rather than reality and celebrity shows, research has shown.
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NewsBBC2 unveils Paula Milne drama
An ambitious new drama from Small Island writer Paula Milne has been unveiled by the BBC.
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NewsITV to get tough with indies
EDINBURGH: ITV will become more hard-nosed in negotiations with indies to secure a greater stake in secondary content value, according to director of television Peter Fincham.
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NewsITV unveils new crime dramas
ITV has signed up heavyweight writers Anthony Horowitz, Peter Morgan and Sally Wainwright to pen a hat trick of gritty crime dramas.