All Broadcasters articles – Page 1069
-
NewsBack2Back dogs series adds to C5’s AFP slate
Channel 5 has secured another advertiser-funded programme for its schedule, this time based around dogs.
-
NewsJobs at risk as Living integrates with Sky
Almost half of Living TV Group (LTG) staff could lose their jobs as part of its integration with new owner BSkyB. The satellite broadcaster is also scrapping the Bravo and Channel One brands and will boost Living’s budget by 25%.
-
NewsBectu hits out at BBC’s ‘worse’ pensions proposal
The BBC’s reworked proposal to overhaul its pension scheme is a worse option than its original suggestion for most Bectu members, the union’s leader has claimed.
-
NewsC4 orders Deal Or No Deal-style collectibles series
Channel 4 has commissioned an Antiques Roadshow-meets-Deal Or No Deal format based around quirky collectibles.
-
NewsBBC and C4 look at taking over UK Film Council role
The government has asked the BBC and Channel 4 to draw up proposals that would see them take over the responsibilities of the UK Film Council.
-
NewsBBC licence fee to be frozen
The BBC Trust is proposing to freeze the licence fee at £145.50 over the next two years, resulting in a £144m cut to the BBC’s budget.
-
NewsHunt and C4: an odd match?
You only have to spend five minutes in Jay Hunt’s company to appreciate how much she lives up to her reputation for being dynamic, enthusiastic and persuasive, so it’s no surprise she has made such an impression within the upper echelons of Channel 4.
-
News‘Feisty’ Hunt to offer C4 vision
Jay Hunt’s ability to face down her critics and deliver a clear vision to producers won her the role of Channel 4 chief creative officer.
-
NewsBravo and Channel One scrapped by Sky
Sky is to scrap Bravo and Channel One and boost spend on Living by 25% by the end of the year following its acquisition of Living TV Group.
-
NewsBBC2 set to order more Rev
BBC2 is on the cusp of recommissioning Rev - the suprise hit comedy of the summer.
-
NewsOFT clears Sky to buy Living
Sky’s purchase of Living TV Group has been given the go-ahead by the Office of Fair Trading.
-
NewsBBC Daytime to boost current affairs and drama
BBC Daytime is increasing the amount of hours it is dedicating to consumer and current affairs, as well as UK-originated drama, following a critical BBC Trust report in July.
-
NewsParents unhappy with pre-watershed shows
A majority of parents in the UK believe children are being exposed to “inappropriate” content on television before the 9pm watershed, according to new research.
-
NewsC4 brands Seven Days a "new kind of reality"
Channel 4 revealed more details of Seven Days, the docu-soap it brands a “new kind of reality” - in a bid to fill the void left by the end of Big Brother.
-
NewsBroadcast Awards: deadline tomorrow
The entry deadline for the 2011 Broadcast Awards is tomorrow (Thursday 16 September) – so now is the time to compile and submit your entries online.
-
NewsWarsi calls for impartiality test to BBC strike
A Cabinet minister called for reassurances from the BBC today that planned strikes by staff would not breach impartiality rules by blacking out the Conservative Party conference.
-
NewsC4 names Jay Hunt as programming boss
BBC1 controller Jay Hunt is Channel 4’s new chief creative officer and will move to Horseferry Road in early January.
-
NewsSir Michael Lyons to leave BBC Trust
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons is to step down next year.
-
NewsJonathan Ross may decline Brits offer
Jonathan Ross has been offered the role of Brits host next year - but may turn it down.
-
NewsCampbell slams BBC Blair film
Former spin doctor Alastair Campbell has criticised a new BBC film about Tony Blair and Bill Clinton’s relationship - calling it “fanciful and preposterous”.