All Broadcasters articles – Page 1114
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NewsS4C unveil kids TV plans
Welsh broadcaster S4C has pledged to boost its home-grown children’s programming in the wake of a House of Lords report that called for an increase in shows for kids.
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NewsBBC4 to chart the history and art of maps
BBC4 has ordered two documentary series about the history of maps to coincide with a major British Library exhibition.
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NewsPrince Charles mourns loss of South Bank Show
Prince Charles has denounced ITV’s decision to “abandon” its long running arts strand The South Bank Show in a speech honouring host Melvyn Bragg.
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NewsPeston to tell BBC3 viewers how to vote
Robert Peston is to tell teenagers how to vote in two short trails for BBC3 - part of a raft of new content around the general election.
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NewsCall to tie up Paralympic TV deals
The head of the International Paralympic Committee said that ensuring free television coverage of the 2012 Paralympics was “fundamental” to the process of selecting a UK broadcaster.
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NewsSTV: dropping Sunday night ITV drama was a 'mistake'
STV chief executive Rob Woodward has admitted that opting out of ITV network Sunday night dramas was a mistake.
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NewsPorter named STV head of production
Raw Cut Television exec Rebecca Porter has been named as STV’s new head of production.
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NewsGMTV staff threatened by ITN merger
Moves to merge the GMTV and ITN newsrooms could see between 50 and 100 editorial staff lose their jobs, according to reports
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NewsX Factor put epileptics at risk
Laser lighting effects used in Westlife’s performance on this year’s The X Factor put epileptics at risk by flashing five times faster than permitted, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsBBC urged to sell off Worldwide
BBC Worldwide should be part-privatised to allow it to become a “major global brand”, a cross-party group of peers has said.
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NewsITV rebukes NTA vote rig claims
ITV has rebuked allegations that the National Television Awards were rigged to help Coronation Street win the prize for best soap.
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NewsIndustry hails Abraham hiring as "inspiring"
David Abraham is an “inspiring” choice for the Channel 4 chief executive role whose commercial background should not be confused for a lack of editorial nous, industry figures have claimed - but does he have the PSB credentials?
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NewsAbraham set for £490,000 salary at C4
David Abraham will earn £490,000 a year as chief executive of Channel 4, £180,000 less than Andy Duncan’s salary at its peak.
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NewsChannel 4 appoints David Abraham chief executive
Channel 4 has named UKTV’s David Abraham as its new chief executive.
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NewsRound-up: Oxford Media Convention 2010
Browse Broadcastnow’s coverage of the Oxford Media Convention, where Jeremy Hunt said the regional news pilot contracts could be torn up, Andy Duncan attacked terms of trade and Steven Timms said rights holders should stump up for the crackdown on internet pirates.
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NewsFogle fronts Noma doc
Ben Fogle is to travel Ethiopia to investigate a rare flesh-eating disease for a BBC2 documentary from ORTV International.
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NewsUTV unveil IFNC team
UTV has unveiled a heavy hitting team of news executives to lead its bid for the regional news pilot project in the North East – despite the Tories pledge to tear up the scheme if they come to power.
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NewsBBC to film cashless priest over eight months
Anglican priest Peter Owen Jones is to be seen living without money for eight months for a major BBC series as he turns to a “simple life”.
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NewsBBC announces latest foray in games
The BBC has earmarked some of its most popular brands, including Top Gear, Doctor Who and In The Night Garden, for expansion into the computer gaming market, according to gaming trade magazine MCV.
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NewsHunt: we'll tear up IFNC contracts
Oxford Media Convention: Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has warned bidders for the IFNC pilots that they risk having wasting their time and money if the Tories win the forthcoming election.