All Broadcasters articles – Page 1140

  • iphone
    News

    Five launches live football on iPhone

    2009-09-30T11:21:00Z

    Live football has come to the iPhone for the first time with an application from Five.

  • watching tv
    News

    Eight out of 10 TVs digital

    2009-09-30T10:11:00Z

    Eight out of 10 of the UK’s 60 million TV sets are now digitally enabled, according to Ofcom.

  • The X Factor
    News

    More scheduling overlap for Strictly and X Factor

    2009-09-30T09:56:00Z

    Fans of popular shows The X Factor and Strictly Come Dancing may be forced to pick between the two as TV scheduling for October 10 will see one hour and 20 minutes overlap.

  • Google
    News

    Internet ad spend overtakes TV

    2009-09-30T09:31:00Z

    First-half spending on internet advertising was a record £1.75 billion, a quarter of the market and more than the £1.64 billion for television, says the Internet Advertising Bureau (IAB).

  • BBC
    News

    BBC to cut 90 jobs

    2009-09-29T16:16:00Z

    The BBC is to axe 90 jobs in a restructure of its talent and rights negotiation team.

  • Ben Bradshaw
    News

    Bradshaw: BBC faces "fight for its life" if Tories win

    2009-09-29T12:20:00Z

    Culture secretary Ben Bradshaw has warned that a Tory general election victory would leave the BBC “fighting for its life”.

  • Primeval
    News

    Primeval resurrected on ITV1 with UKTV deal

    2009-09-29T12:03:00Z

    ITV has resurrected hit sci fi drama Primeval for two new series in 2011, after agreeing a ground breaking co-production deal that will see UKTV have the first run of the fifth series.

  • Live from Studio Five
    News

    Freeview retune to boost Five

    2009-09-29T11:16:00Z

    A move to boost the availability of Five means that 18 million homes with Freeview must retune their televisions.

  • Gordon Brown
    News

    PM may participate in live debate

    2009-09-29T11:14:00Z

    Reports emanating from the Labour Party Conference suggest that Gordon Brown is ready to participate in a televised debate with David Cameron and Nick Clegg ahead of next year’s general election.

  • Sir Crispin Davis
    News

    ITV lines-up Grade successor

    2009-09-28T12:14:00Z

    ITV is believed to be in advanced talks with former Reed Elsevier boss Sir Crispin Davis and ex-Channel 4 chairman and BMI founder Sir Michael Bishop about taking the non-executive chairman role.

  • Katie Price
    News

    Watch orders Thorpe Park gameshow

    2009-09-28T10:38:00Z

    Heather Mills and Katie Price are among a number of famous faces who will brave a series of extreme theme park rides as part of a new TV gameshow on Watch.

  • Ben Bradshaw
    News

    BBC and Labour in fresh "bias" row

    2009-09-28T08:48:00Z

    The reaction of the BBC to Government plans on the future of its funding has led the Culture Secretary to accuse the corporation of bias.

  • ITV
    News

    Ball's chairman demands too much for ITV

    2009-09-25T14:20:00Z

    Tony Ball wanted a £42m package to run ITV – but it was his demand to have the final veto over the company’s new chairman that caused negotiations to collapse.

  • Tony Ball
    News

    ITV and Ball: it's all off

    2009-09-25T12:44:00Z

    ITV is back to square one in its search for a new chief executive after its board terminated discussions with Tony Ball.

  • Moira Stewart with Dermot Murnaghan and Naplinsky
    News

    BBC eyes up older women

    2009-09-24T11:11:00Z

    BBC director general Mark Thompson has set BBC News a 12-month deadline to recruit a female presenter over 50, as the corporation battles accusations of ageism.

  • The X Factor
    News

    Pact predicts ITV red tape tangle

    2009-09-24T07:00:00Z

    Steps to introduce double compliance on ITV shows risk tying up indies in red tape, Pact and franchisee Channel TV have warned.

  • The Bill
    News

    ITV takes STV war to courts

    2009-09-24T07:00:00Z

    Tensions within the ITV network erupted into all-out war this week, with STV and ITV squaring up for a court battle.

  • Andy Duncan
    News

    Fears mount over smaller C4

    2009-09-24T07:00:00Z

    The prospect of a downsized Channel 4 will hit new talent and regional indies the hardest, outgoing chief executive Andy Duncan has warned.

  • Harry & Paul
    News

    Harry and Paul moves to BBC2

    2009-09-23T16:02:00Z

    Tiger Aspect sketch show Harry & Paul will move from BBC1 to BBC2 for its third run - despite scooping a Bafta for its most recent series.

  • Murdoch Mysteries
    News

    Murdoch Mysteries to film in UK

    2009-09-23T09:05:00Z

    Canadian co-pro Murdoch Mysteries is to get more of a British flavour for its third run, thanks to a strengthened co-production deal between UKTV, ITV Studios, Global Entertainment and indie Shaftesbury Films.