All Broadcasters articles – Page 1141

  • Taggart
    News

    STV fights back over ITV debts

    2009-09-22T16:49:00Z

    STV has vowed to fight ITV’s legal bid over £38m in unpaid bills, and has said it will now be pursuing its own claims against the network.

  • ITV
    News

    Ofcom: ITV could lose £64m a year on regional news

    2009-09-22T09:51:00Z

    Ofcom has warned that the ITV network will be facing a loss of up to £64m a year by 2012, if it has to continue providing regional news bulletins.

  • Peep Show
    Ratings

    Brown and Peep Show bump C4's ratings

    2009-09-21T10:39:00Z

    C4 had a bumper ratings night on Friday, with Derren Brown’s second experiment peaking with 3.4m viewers, and the return of Peep Show scoring record ratings.

  • Michael Grade
    News

    TV bosses call for review of regulation "shackles"

    2009-09-18T13:25:00Z

    RTS CAMBRIDGE: TV’s heavyweights have issued a near-unanimous call for a major review of television regulation, with a clear majority also backing partial television news.

  • BBC TV centre
    News

    Tories 'might sell BBC Worldwide'

    2009-09-18T10:52:00Z

    Top BBC salaries would be capped, the license fee frozen and its commercial activities severely curtailed if the Conservatives win power, says the party culture spokesman Jeremy Hunt.

  • Jana Bennett
    News

    Jana Bennett to stand down from BBCW board

    2009-09-18T00:01:00Z

    BBC director of vision Jana Bennett is to step down from the BBC Worldwide board in a shake-up to prevent potential “conflicts of interest”.

  • Mark Thompson
    News

    Thompson signals review will reduce size of BBC

    2009-09-18T00:01:00Z

    RTS CAMBRIDGE: BBC director general Mark Thompson has given his clearest signal yet that the review of the BBC’s “size and scope” will result in a smaller organisation.

  • C4
    News

    Hunt: C4 may have to scale back its ambitions

    2009-09-18T00:01:00Z

    RTS CAMBRIDGE: Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has hinted that a Tory government may not look to prop up Channel 4’s finances and that it should instead follow the BBC’s lead in scaling back its ambitions.

  • The Take
    News

    Sky: free-to-air drama is getting bland

    2009-09-17T11:00:00Z

    RTS CAMBRIDGE: BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey has predicted that free-to-air drama will become increasingly bland as it chases audiences, compared to edgier programming on pay TV.

  • Ben Bradshaw
    News

    Bradshaw may scrap BBC Trust before Charter Review

    2009-09-17T10:39:00Z

    RTS CAMBRIDGE: The row between the BBC Trust and the government intensified late yesterday evening, with Culture Secretary Ben Bradshaw suggesting he could scrap the Trust before the next Charter Review.

  • Ruth Pitt
    News

    Pitt oversees Screen England united front

    2009-09-17T08:53:00Z

    The nine regional screen agencies have joined forces as Screen England, and recruited docs veteran Ruth Pitt and former Channel 4 head of corporate relations John Newbigin to head the new operation.

  • Coronation Street
    News

    Ball poised to overhaul ITV

    2009-09-17T07:00:00Z

    ITV insiders are bracing themselves for Tony Ball to rip up the rule book if he is appointed as chief executive of the commercial broadcaster.

  • The English Surgeon
    News

    BBC eyes online docs archive

    2009-09-17T07:00:00Z

    The BBC is considering creating a permanent online portal to house full-length documentaries as part of its plan to revolutionise how it uses its archive.

  • C4
    News

    C4: new boss, same problems

    2009-09-17T07:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is poised to fast-track its hunt for a new chief executive to resolve the uncertainties that have dogged it for the last two years over its future funding, size and scope.

  • Phil Redmond
    News

    Redmond: BBC and C4 must work together

    2009-09-17T00:01:00Z

    RTS CAMBRIDGE: Grange Hill creator Phil Redmond has called for BBC and Channel 4 to be merged as a single “creative content provider” in a bid to save teen television.

  • BBC
    News

    Bradshaw attacks BBC Trust

    2009-09-16T19:01:00Z

    RTS CAMBRIDGE: The BBC Trust is at loggerheads with the government after culture secretary Ben Bradshaw said its role as both “regulator and cheerleader” was unsustainable.

  • News

    BBC war reporter Barron dead at 69

    2009-09-16T13:35:00Z

    BBC war correspondent Brian Barron has died from cancer at the age of 69.

  • Broadcast Awards 2010
    News

    Broadcast Awards 2010: Last few days to enter

    2009-09-16T12:20:00Z

    Just three days remain to submit entries for the 2010 Broadcast Awards, where hopefuls compete to secure their place amongst the industry’s elite.

  • Andy Duncan
    News

    C4 confirms Duncan's exit

    2009-09-16T11:18:00Z

    Channel 4 has confirmed that chief executive Andy Duncan will stand down before the end of the year, ending months of speculation.

  • Menna Richards
    News

    Salary of BBC Wales boss revealed

    2009-09-16T10:52:00Z

    BBC Wales director Menna Richards is in the £160,000 to £190,000 salary band, according to figures released after a freedom of information request.