All Broadcasters articles – Page 1143
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NewsITV's hopes to rejoin FTSE 100 fall short
ITV has to wait a while longer to rejoin the FTSE 100, after hopes it could be in line for a promotion back to blue-chip status fell short today.
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NewsWatch keeps Dancing with the Stars
UKTV has reacquired the rights to ABC’s Dancing with the Stars as the US version of Strictly enters its ninth series.
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NewsSky 1 forced to drop Moors Murders doc
Sky 1 has dropped its planned doc on the search for the remains of Moors Murder victim Keith Bennett after his mother pulled out of the show.
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NewsButler named Film 4 commissioner
Film 4 has promoted head of development Katherine Butler to senior commissioning executive.
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NewsDuncan in frame for £585k pay-off
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is understood to be negotiating a severance package of up to £585,000 as the broadcaster lays the ground for his successor, according to press reports.
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NewsBNP's Question Time invitation "quite straightforward"
The BBC’s chief political adviser has justified the corporation’s forthcoming invitation to the BNP to appear on Question Time as a “quite straightforward” decision.
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NewsC4 comedies attract more than 200 complaints
Channel 4 received more than 200 complaints last month about flagship comedy programmes such as The Kevin Bishop Show and Alan Carr: Chatty Man.
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NewsKeeling lands role as Arqiva content boss
Arqiva has appointed former UKTV chief operating officer John Keeling as the top content exec for its new VoD service.
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NewsIndividual viewing habits to be recorded
New set-top box technology means it will be possible to record television viewing habits of individuals, rather than entire households.
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NewsBrown deflects calls for TV debate
Calls for an American-style election debate between the leaders of the UK’s three main political parties have been deflected by the Prime Minster, who said it was “not the time” to discuss the idea.
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NewsMulville and Fry savage TV’s compliance culture
Jimmy Mulville and Stephen Fry launched an angry Edinburgh tirade against the box-ticking culture of TV compliance, sparking relief among execs who welcomed the “bullet-proof ” talent’s decision to say “what everyone else is thinking”.
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NewsNSPCC and TV on collision path
The TV industry is on a collision course with the NSPCC, psychologists and local authorities as the debate around duty of care toward children on TV hots up.
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NewsDuncan: why limit indies to half BBC output?
The BBC should open up its output so it could potentially be made entirely by the indie sector and not limit it to a maximum of 50%, according to Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan.
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NewsMurdoch speech signals the start of a perfect BBC storm
James Murdoch’s furious MacTaggart attack on the BBC has sparked accusations from other industry chiefs that the corporation is ignoring the “perfect storm” brewing around it.
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NewsUKTV waiting to snap up STV’s Taggart for Alibi
UKTV wants Taggart for its crime channel Alibi if ITV drops the long-running show.
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NewsStephen Fry savages TV box-ticking
EDINBURGH: Stephen Fry has said editorial compliance staff should “fuck off” in a rail against a culture of inflexible rules which is damaging realism in television.
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NewsMurdoch: top slicing BBC would be catastrophic
EDINBURGH: James Murdoch continued his attack on the BBC today (Saturday) but said he was against top-slicing the corporation as it would be “catastrophic” for commercial media companies to become dependent on public money.
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NewsWire creator urges bravery in drama
EDINBURGH: David Simon, creator of acclaimed US crime saga The Wire, has said that TV drama should be brave enough to appeal to a niche audience.
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NewsClock ticking on Lloyd Webber ITV deal
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber is fighting to extricate himself from his BBC contract so he can move to ITV before his rights to stage the Wizard of Oz expire in 2010.
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NewsTory government will force BBC to publish star salaries
EDINBURGH: A new Conservative government would force the BBC to reveal the amount it pays stars like Jonathan Ross, Ed Vaizey, the Tory shadow minister for culture told the Edinburgh International TV Festival today (Friday).