All Broadcasters articles – Page 1124
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NewsHarry Hill may leave ITV for Sky
ITV is in the throes of negotiations with Harry Hill amid speculation that the comedy star is in talks with Sky about a £3m-a-year deal.
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NewsRegional news pilots enter next stage
Bidders for ITV’s regional news pilot schemes have taken a step closer to a green light - with 13 competing consortia narrowed down to eight.
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NewsC4 Dispatches doc wins most praise in 2009
Peter Oborne’s controversial investigation into Israel lobbyists in the UK was the most praised show on Channel 4 last year, the broadcaster has confirmed.
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NewsITV on track to air autumn X Factor
ITV has said that The X Factor is expected to air in the UK this autumn as usual, despite recent developments with judge and executive producer Simon Cowell.
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NewsBBC unveils drama line-up
VIDEO: Crime drama, an Eighties season and a new John Lennon biopic make up the highlights of the BBC’s winter/spring drama line-up.
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NewsC4 commissioner joins indie Betty
Walter Iuzzolino, the Channel 4 commissioner behind Embarrassing Bodies and The Sex Education Show, is leaving the broadcaster to join indie Betty TV.
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NewsAshes TV decision 'before election'
Home Ashes test cricket matches could soon be returned to free-to-air television when a decision is made on Britain’s sporting “crown jewels” before the general election, it has been confirmed.
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NewsCinemas to air England rugby in 3D
Two of England’s Six Nations rugby matches will be broadcast in 3D in 40 cinemas across the UK.
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NewsDennis to replace May on BBC wine show
BBC2 is lining up Hugh Dennis to permanently replace James May on Oz and James’ Big Wine Adventure.
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NewsMost Haunted going live on Saturday nights
Living’s popular paranormal series Most Haunted is to air as a live Saturday night show when it returns for a new series of investigations.
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NewsBroadcasters must capitalise on VOD
Broadcasters have been warned to make the most of advertising for their video on-demand (VOD) content or risk losing millions in revenues.
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NewsGardeners World returns to roots
Programme bosses at Gardeners World are to return to the roots of the show after a new-look version saw a drop in audience figures.
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NewsJeff Anderson to edit Watchdog
Former ITV current affairs chief Jeff Anderson is to be the new editor of Watchdog.
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NewsTalks reopen over ITV Salford move
ITV is back in talks about taking space at Salford MediaCity - which could see Coronation Street move to a new home.
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NewsC4 to mummify victim of terminal illness
Channel 4 is eyeing up a provocative documentary in which a terminally ill person would volunteer to be mummified upon their death.
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NewsFormer S4C commissioner found dead at sea
Welsh broadcaster S4C has paid tribute to a former commissioner whose body was pulled from the sea in the early hours of Saturday morning.
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NewsC4 to air 2012 Paralympics
Channel 4 will screen more than 150 hours of coverage of the London 2012 Paralympic Games after securing the UK multi-platform broadcast rights in a competitive pitch.
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NewsC4 viewers question Queen dramas
Drama-documentary series The Queen was the most divisive programme on Channel 4 last month, with 39 people complaining that it misrepresented the monarch’s life.
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NewsMPs propose 9pm watershed for alcohol ads
The House of Commons health select committee has suggested banning TV ads for alcohol before 9pm.
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NewsPanel named to choose regional news pilots
Fru Hazlitt, Stewart Purvis and former Ofcom deputy chair Richard Hooper are among those who will help decide which companies win the right to produce the forthcoming independent regional news pilots on ITV.