All Broadcasters articles – Page 1085
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NewsBBC4 orders F1 indie doc
BBC4 has ordered a 60-minute doc from Bigger Pictures exploring the formative years of Formula 1.
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NewsBrit Cops to return
Steadfast Television has won a triple-length order for its blue-light series Brit Cops.
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NewsVirgin unveils World Cup alternative
Virgin Media On Demand has revealed an alternative World Cup line-up fronted by England star Peter Crouch’s fiancé Abbey Clancy, targeting those who find the football a turn off.
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NewsAirey joins LoveFilm board
Five chairman and chief executive Dawn Airey has become a non-executive director of subscription film business LoveFilm.
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NewsLittle Britain duo return with airport sitcom
Matt Lucas and David Walliams are to return to BBC1 for a new comedy series set in a busy airport.
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NewsC4 plans 13-week run for final Big Brother
Big Brother is set for its longest run for its swansong, with Channel 4 and E4 broadcasting this year’s series for 13 weeks.
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NewsEastEnders to go HD by 2011
EastEnders, The One Show and The Apprentice will all be produced in HD by the end of the year, in line with plans to launch a high definition version of BBC1 this autumn.
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NewsiPlayer reveals record month
The BBC iPlayer notched its highest ever usage to date in April with 123m requests, ahead of the relaunch of the video-on-demand service.
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NewsSky Arts acquires Clash doc
Sky Arts has acquired a documentary about a charity for aspiring musicians in memory of late Clash guitarist Joe Strummer.
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NewsRoss' first live BBC show in a year
The BBC has unveiled Jonathan Ross as host of a debate in what is his first live BBC show in over a year.
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NewsRow over No.10's Question Time veto
The government has interfered with the line up on Question Time for the first time in years, sparking fresh tensions between the BBC and Number 10.
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NewsITV reveals World Cup strategy
ITV has unveiled plans for ambitious multimedia coverage of this summer’s World Cup, as well as a new live show hosted by James Corden.
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NewsDaisybeck gains US entry with Style obesity series
Regional indie Daisybeck Productions is to turn a recent BBC documentary about teen obesity into an ob-doc series for Style Network - and has already secured a pre-sale in the UK.
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NewsRupert Howell quits ITV
Rupert Howell, ITV board member and managing director of brand and commercial, is to step down at the start of June.
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NewsSupersize spin-off tackles children’s food issues
Channel 4 features series Supersize vs Superskinny is to follow Embarrassing Bodies in putting children centre-stage of a spin-off series.
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NewsVirgin on brink of channel sale to Sky
Virgin Media is close to agreeing a deal to sell its channels including Bravo, Living and Virgin 1 to Sky, according to reports.
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NewsCutting Edge doc to give glimpse into life of Brucie
Bruce Forsyth is to open up for an intimate documentary portrait for Channel 4’s Cutting Edge strand.
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NewsBBC battles back in WoCC
BBC in-house improved its Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) performance slightly in 2009/10, led by a resurgent children’s division, but lost ground to indies in entertainment and drama.
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NewsVirgin Media enters negotiations for V Player summer launch
Virgin Media is ramping up plans for its V Player online video-on-demand service ahead of a planned summer launch.
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NewsComedy trio line up to take Count Arthur to BBC2
Father Ted’s Graham Linehan and The League Of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson are collaborating on a BBC2 pilot of BBC Radio 4’s Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show.