All Broadcasters articles – Page 1095
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NewsBBC to axe Working Lunch
BBC business series Working Lunch has been axed after more than 15 years on air.
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NewsChannels eye YouTube celebrity series
UK broadcasters are in talks to buy a beauty show fronted by YouTube sensation Lauren Luke.
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NewsRoss interviews grounded stars via satellite
Jonathan Ross has secured an appearance from three Hollywood stars on his BBC1 chat show despite the flight ban caused by the Icelandic volcano – with interviews via satellite.
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NewsThe Family honoured at diversity awards
Channel 4 factual series The Family and BBC1 drama Small Island were among the winners at a new awards ceremony recognising diversity in TV production last night.
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NewsITV trials teleshopping Zone
ITV is to launch a late night teleshopping slot as part of efforts to develop new revenue streams.
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NewsVirgin 1 orders naked series
Staff at struggling businesses have been persuaded to strip naked for a new Virgin 1 series.
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NewsAnger at BBC decision on TV debate
A complaint about nationalists in Wales and Scotland being left out of a televised leadership debate has been rejected by the BBC Trust.
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The Broadcast InterviewJoe Godwin, CBBC
Joe Godwin may be looking for an issues-led drama for CBBC - but the new BBC Children’s director believes it can be gritty without being miserable.
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NewsFiver acquires Doctor Who spin-off K-9
Fiver has picked up the free-to-air rights to live action and CGI Doctor Who spin-off series K-9.
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NewsPennington returns to revamp troops’ homes
UKTV’s homes and gardens channel Home is extending its relationship with US star Ty Pennington via a makeover series that will transform the homes of British soldiers.
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NewsC4 shows to raise profile of UK Paralympic athletes
Channel 4 has fired the starting gun on its 2012 Paralympics buildup with a Saturday lunchtime magazine show and a one-off documentary from the creator of Jump London that will take viewers inside athletes’ bodies.
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NewsITV1 to pay tribute to Goon stars
Former Goon Show stars Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe are among the comedy giants to be celebrated by friends and family in ITV1’s resurrection of biography strand The Unforgettable…
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NewsEurosport launches viewer measurement tool
Eurosport has introduced a new pan-European audience measurement system that allows advertisers to dynamically analyse and respond to viewers’ behaviour.
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NewsCBBC seeks mainstream showcase for its shows
CBBC wants to air its programmes on mainstream BBC channels and is launching a search for a new, older-skewing drama to fill the void left by Grange Hill.
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NewsTory election win would have biggest impact on media sector
A Conservative election victory is likely to have the most significant impact on the UK TV and media sectors, according to Emap-owned political intelligence company DeHavilland.
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NewsHumphrys to lead Matchlight’s BBC triple doc order
John Humphrys is to examine the inequalities of the UK’s education system in Mind The Gap, one of three Matchlight productions commissioned by the BBC.
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NewsSTV eyes peace talks with ITV chief Crozier
STV hopes the arrival of new ITV chief executive Adam Crozier next week will refresh and repair relations between the two broadcasters.
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NewsCrucial ruling looms for firms chasing Sky Sports
BT Vision should find out within days if it can offer Sky Sports for the start of the next football season.
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NewsITV1 spices up daytime with cookery shows
ITV1 is to serve up a trio of cookery shows to bolster its daytime schedule.
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NewsNickelodeon on brink of appointing managing director for UK
Nickelodeon is close to appointing a new UK chief after months of indecision over whether to replace former managing director Howard Litton.