All Broadcasters articles – Page 1149

  • 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.

  • News

    Trust concludes on BBC events sponsorship

    2009-09-15T12:29:00Z

    The BBC Trust has formally banned commercial sponsorship of on-air BBC events, as part of a shake up of its sponsorship rules.

  • BBC
    News

    BBC hands "size and scope" review to ex-Tory advisor

    2009-09-15T12:23:00Z

    The BBC has handed the review of its “size and scope” to John Tate, formerly a senior Tory advisor who has worked closely with David Cameron.

  • watching tv
    News

    Broadcasters repeat strategy is flawed, says report

    2009-09-15T10:13:00Z

    Broadcasters are employing “20th century tactics with 21st century technologies” such as +1 channels and failing to capitalise on ad sales around repeats, a report has claimed.

  • iplayer
    News

    BBC ready to share iPlayer technology

    2009-09-14T11:20:00Z

    The BBC has officially kicked off its initiative to share iPlayer technology with commercial rivals.

  • Derren Brown
    Ratings

    Derren Brown magics up 5.5m to C4

    2009-09-14T09:29:00Z

    A total of 5.5m watched illusionist Derren Brown on Friday night as he explained how he correctly predicted the lottery, giving Channel 4 one of its best rating programmes of the year.

  • Mark Thompson
    News

    BBC Worldwide may be privatised

    2009-09-14T08:59:00Z

    The BBC is considering floating BBC Worldwide on the stock market, as part of its review of the size and scope of the corporation’s activities.

  • Ben Bradshaw
    News

    Product placement to be approved for British TV

    2009-09-14T08:56:00Z

    Product placement could soon be allowed on British television programmes for the first time with the Government reviewing a ban on the practice as broadcasters struggle with weak advertising revenue.

  • Star Trek
    News

    CBS to launch UK channels with Chellomedia

    2009-09-14T06:02:00Z

    Six CBS-branded channels will launch in the UK later this year after the US giant’s international arm struck a joint venture deal with multichannel operator Chellomedia.

  • Alison Sharman
    News

    Analysis: are you ready for musical chairs?

    2009-09-11T11:12:00Z

    The industry is bracing itself for another round of executive musical chairs - with insiders predicting a complex series of moves could end with ITV’s Elaine Bedell and Alison Sharman going head to head to become the broadcaster’s director of television.

  • Andrew Lloyd Webber
    News

    BBC1 off to Oz for latest search for star format

    2009-09-11T09:41:00Z

    BBC1 is looking for a Dorothy and, bizarrely, a Toto the dog as it turns to The Wizard of Oz for in its latest search for a star format.

  • Britain's Got Talent
    News

    ITV aims to avoid fines with 'double compliance '

    2009-09-10T17:33:00Z

    Independent producers commissioned by ITV will have their content vetted for compliance by the commercial broadcaster, following moves by Ofcom which beef up the fines the network faces for breaches of the broadcasting code.

  • Saturday Night Takeaway
    News

    Ofcom toughens fine limits for ITV

    2009-09-10T16:09:00Z

    Ofcom could fine ITV more than £3m for any future breaches of the broadcasting code, after a review concluded the broadcaster’s fines over the TV fakery scandal were not hefty enough.

  • Sir Michael Lyons
    News

    Trust review to shrink BBC

    2009-09-10T14:54:00Z

    The BBC is facing its biggest shake-up since 2006’s Creative Future strategy after the BBC Trust fired the starting gun on a major review of its size and scope.

  • Loadsamoney
    News

    BBC loadsamoney row rages

    2009-09-10T14:46:00Z

    Greg Dyke and Will Wyatt have waded into the BBC pay row - agreeing with the Tories that corporation exec salaries are too high.