All Broadcasters articles – Page 498
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NewsBBC’s R&D unit rustles up cook-along prototype
The BBC’s future-gazing research and development division (BBC R&D) has developed a real-time, interactive prototype to help audiences cook recipes at their own pace.
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NewsITV targets flagship shows for live visitor experiences
ITV is investigating which of its biggest TV brands can be turned into live visitor experiences and tours following the launch of Emmerdale and Coronation Street attractions.
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NewsA+E blazes into free-to-air
Blaze, the forthcoming free-to-air channel from A+E Networks, will give the US pay-TV firm a direct relationship with viewers in the UK for the first time.
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NewsDom Joly reveals Trigger Happy plans
Dom Joly has slammed the lack of imagination in hidden camera shows as he prepares to launch Shady Cabal – the label that will produce Channel 4’s Trigger Happy reboot.
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NewsIndies cold on C4 relocation
Regional indies have poured cold water on government proposals to relocate Channel 4 to Birmingham.
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NewsInside the battle for Bake Off
Years of simmering tension and a commercial chasm were behind the failure of the BBC and Love Productions to renew the contract for The Great British Bake Off.
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CommentProof is in the pudding for C4
Bake Off deal could be a decisive moment for indies and IP owners, says Chris Curtis
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NewsHow C4 cooked up its Bake Off deal
Channel 4 secured board approval for its audacious and controversial capture of The Great British Bake Off over the weekend, and pounced within hours of Love Productions’ Richard McKerrow calling Tony Hall to notify him that the show’s BBC tenure was over.
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NewsTony Robinson walks across England for C5
Tony Robinson is to walk across England from west to east coast for a Channel 5 series.
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NewsIn brief: Lemonade Money; Pact China; The Archers
Lemonade Money has won a competitive pitch to produce the BBC Radio 1 Teen Awards for iPlayer, as Pact plans to embed 10 Chinese broadcasting execs with UK indies.
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NewsJohn Cleese: TV execs have no idea
TV executives have “no idea what they are doing” and should put more trust in talent, according to comedian John Cleese.
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RatingsSimmonds draws 2.5m
TUESDAY: Ellie Simmonds bronze medal-winning performance in the 400m freestyle pulled a peak of 2.5m to Channel 4 while BBC1 stole the 9pm slot with its crime thriller One of Us.
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NewsDrone racing takes off on Sky
Drone racing is to air on Sky Sports after the broadcaster invested £760,000 in an elite league.
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NewsMel & Sue to leave Bake Off
Sue Perkins and Mel Giedroyc will step down as hosts of The Great British Bake Off when the show moves to Channel 4 next year.
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RatingsCold Feet settles with 5m
MONDAY: Cold Feet slipped by around 1m viewers to fall below ITV’s slot average as BBC4’s British Sitcom doc beat Tattoo Fixers on Holiday.
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NewsDaisybeck prepares C5 for Christmas
Channel 5 is to go behind the scenes of one of the most extravagant shopping centres in Britain as it prepares for Christmas.
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NewsYoungest woos E4 for debut commission
Youngest Media, the indie established by former Endemol execs David Flynn and Lucas Church, has secured its first commission - an E4 dating show featuring 10 “clones”.
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NewsPoll: the future of Bake Off
Was Love Productions right to take The Great British Bake Off from the BBC to Channel 4?
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NewsGBBO: the TV industry reacts
The television industry’s reaction to Channel 4’s move to snap up Bake Off.
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NewsC4 wins Bake Off contest
Channel 4 has poached The Great British Bake Off after negotiations between Love Productions and the BBC broke down.