All Broadcasters articles – Page 1084
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NewsVMTV to become Living TV Group
Virgin Media Television is to be renamed Living TV Group after its sale to BSkyB was cleared by Republic of Ireland competition authorities.
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NewsC4 corporate boss quits
Paul Whitehead, Channel 4’s head of corporate and business development, is to leave the broadcaster after six years.
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NewsITV reveals online World Cup figures
ITV saw more than 2 million unique users visit its World Cup ITV Live website during the four-week tournament with 800,000 downloading its ad-funded iPhone app.
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Babelgum previews C4-funded doc
Babelgum is to offer an early look at a new documentary that has secured investment from Channel 4.
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CommentITV's World Cup ratings defeat points to wider issues
As World Cup finalists Spain and Holland battled it out in a dry affair last night, a similar showdown took place on screen as the BBC and ITV squared-up for the first time during the football tournament, writes Jake Kanter.
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NewsBroadband TV 'to reach 102 million'
Broadband TV (IPTV) services and subscribers, such as BT Vision, will total 102 million by 2014, according to the Multimedia Research Group (MRG).
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NewsBritvic backs second Skillicious series for CITV
CITV has re-commissioned a second series of The Foundation’s ad-funded programme Skillicious With Fruit Shoot H20.
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NewsWorld Cup fuels ITV ad growth
ITV1’s advertising revenue grew by 45% in June compared with the same period last year.
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NewsChannel 4 News names first culture editor
Matthew Cain has been named the first culture editor of Channel 4 News.
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NewsFive pulls support of Canvas
Five has withdrawn its support from the broadcaster-led joint-venture IPTV service Project Canvas following a review of its spending.
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Coogan signs for Sky Arts' Chekhov plays
Sky Arts has ordered four Anton Chekhov plays from indie Baby Cow starring a range of talent including Steve Coogan, Johnny Vegas and Julian Barratt.
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NewsDaybreak to replace GMTV brand
ITV’s flagship morning show GMTV is to be renamed Daybreak as part of a £1.5m shake-up that will see Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley take on presenting duties.
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NewsAbsolute and MTV join forces for 80s push
Absolute Radio has partnered with MTV for the first time in a joint venture that will see programming air across both radio and television.
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NewsFive and UKTV order emergency series
Five has commissioned a new ‘blue light’ series with UKTV following the high speed experiences of biker police and paramedics.
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NewsOnline Baddiel series nets 17,000
UKTV’s first online commission, FC Dave starring David Baddiel, has racked up 17,000 views in the five weeks since its launch.
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NewsAl Murray fronts topical ITV comedy pilot
Al Murray is piloting an “apocalyptic, yet upbeat” ITV1 show that aims to take a comic look at the week’s events.
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NewsLewis to return for fifth series
ITV has ordered four more episodes of established detective drama Lewis.
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NewsNo One Show return for Christine Bleakley
Christine Bleakley will not return to The One Show when the programme comes back from its break next week, the BBC has confirmed.
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NewsJailed nursery nurse’s family to speak out in doc
The immediate family of Vanessa George, the Plymouth nursery nurse jailed for child abuse, are to speak in a HanrahanMedia doc for AETN UK’s Crime & Investigation Network.