All Broadcasters articles – Page 1137
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NewsCanvas to shake up VoD by Xmas 2010
Project Canvas can “transform” the VoD market next Christmas, according to its partners, who are kicking off the new year with talks to thrash out the IPTV project’s consumer proposition.
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NewsJonathan Ross to leave BBC
Jonathan Ross has announced he is quitting the BBC after 13 years at the corporation.
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NewsBBC3 pins hopes on season of pilots to find next Being Human
BBC3 is hunting for the next Being Human with a second season of comedy-drama pilots for the spring.
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NewsChannel 4 beefs up drama division to spend BB cash
Channel 4 has expanded its drama commissioning team, making two appointments as it gears up to spend its post-Big Brother windfall.
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NewsTV hits back in placement row
ITV and Pact have joined forces to slam the “alarmist hype” around product placement, urging the government not to be swayed by the views of “ill-informed” opponents.
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NewsLitton to leave Nickelodeon after 15 years
Howard Litton is to step down as managing director of Nickelodeon UK after 15 years with the children’s broadcaster.
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NewsBBC Trust to investigate science coverage
The BBC Trust is to launch a review of the “accuracy and impartiality” of the corporation’s science reporting.
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NewsDragons' Den star hits high street
Maverick TV has teamed up with Dragons’ Den’s Theo Paphitis for a BBC2 series in which members of the public will compete to get major retailers to stock products they have designed.
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NewsGraham Norton signs new BBC deal
Graham Norton has signed a new two-year deal with the BBC, taking a £500,000 annual pay cut as part of the contract.
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NewsISBA slams product placement model
Paid-for product placement could lead to a “double disadvantage” for UK broadcasters, according to the advertising industry body.
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NewsBT launches new Vision+ set-top box
BT has launched Vision+, an on-demand set-top box, which is capable of storing up to 80 hours of television programmes and features a new standby mode to save electricity.
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NewsESPN brings 3D sport to the masses
US sports broadcaster ESPN has announced plans to launch the first 3D television channel, which will allow American sports fans the chance to watch the 2010 World Cup in South Africa in 3D.
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NewsMajor TV manufacturers support Sky 3D
BSkyB’s forthcoming 3D TV service will be compatible with the first raft of 3D Ready TV sets to be widely available in the UK.
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NewsE4 youth reach surges past Five
E4’s reach among young viewers rose to a record high in 2009, with the digital channel overtaking Five in its share of the key 16 to 34 demographic.
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NewsTrustees warn BBC over 'safe programming'
Trustees of the BBC have warned that viewers are becoming “cynical and disappointed” by the programming choices made by the corporation, according to reports.
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NewsBBC 'generates £7.6bn for economy'
The BBC generates £7.6 billion a year for the British economy, reports say the broadcaster will claim.
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NewsHarman accuses BBC over older female newsreaders
Equalities minister Harriet Harman has accused the BBC of “wasting a lot of talent” and upsetting viewers by not valuing older female newsreaders.
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NewsLa Plante slams BBC commissioning
Crime writer Lynda La Plante has attacked the BBC’s commissioning policy, claiming the corporation’s drama team would rather take a script by a “little Muslim boy” than one she had written.
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NewsDirector defends BBC salaries
The salaries of top managers at the BBC have been defended by the corporation’s director general, following questions from a former governor.
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News2009: The Year in Review
As Broadcastnow takes a Christmas break until 4 January 2010, we look back at 2009: a year of crying children, expensive socks and horny priests.