All Broadcasters articles – Page 515
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NewsWindfall wins C4 property commission
Channel 4 will follow families swapping land-locked properties for waterside homes in a new daytime property commission.
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NewsC4 orders extreme sports disability show
A group of disabled people are set to take on bungee jumping, sky diving and waterskiing in a one-off special for Channel 4.
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NewsSky to host James Corden US talkshow
Sky has struck a deal with Hollywood studio CBS to air The Late Late Show with James Corden in the UK.
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NewsCoronation Street extended to six eps per week
Coronation Street is to air six times a week after ITV increased the number of episodes.
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NewsPuttnam: ISPs and digital giants should fund public service content
Lord Puttnam’s Future of Public Service Television report has called for the creation of a public service content fund that is bankrolled by digital conglomerates and internet providers.
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NewsPuttnam: Don't privatise C4
Channel 4 should not be privatised in full or in part, says former deputy chair Lord Puttnam.
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NewsPuttnam calls to scrap licence fee
The BBC’s licence fee should be replaced, its royal charter abolished and government intervention curtailed to protect the corporation’s independence, according to Lord Puttnam.
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NewsBBC wants digital expertise as it mulls iPlayer log-in
Tony Hall is keen to add digital and marketing expertise to the corporation’s new unitary board to help guide the MyBBC project.
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NewsHall: BBC has cut spend on top talent by 25%
The BBC has cut the amount it pays its highest earning on-screen talent by £2.3m, Tony Hall has revealed.
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NewsBBC's Traffic Cops moves to C5
Channel 5 has picked up long-running blue light show Traffic Cops after 14 series on the BBC.
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NewsNickelodeon launches evening block
Nickelodeon is establishing an evening programming block to target teen audiences.
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NewsSky produces cycling VR special
Sky is continuing its push into virtual reality programming with a behind-the-scenes special following the Team Sky cyclists.
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NewsSky 1 orders James Van Der Beek comedy
Sky 1 has ordered a James Van Der Beek-fronted family comedy from Cuckoo and Trollied indie Roughcut TV.
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NewsThe Xtra Factor to go live in shake-up
X Factor’s ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor is set to be broadcast live in a major shake-up to the show’s format.
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RatingsWales win over N. Ireland helps Euros dominate
SATURDAY: BBC1 and ITV’s Euros coverage dominated the day’s schedule while 2m (14.4%) tuned in to watch Adele headline Glastonbury.
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NewsBBC reveals Writersroom award
Playwright Charlotte Josephine has won the inaugural BBC Screenplay First Award, run by BBC Writersroom and BBC Films.
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NewsC5 makes £40m profit after revenue surges
Channel 5 is set to post annual pre-tax profits of around £40m after a massive 35% surge in turnover.
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NewsSimon Cowell to take on Jinx-style crime doc for ITV
Simon Cowell is to swap shiny floor talent shows for true-crime documentaries after winning a four-part series for ITV.
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VideoVIDEO: Fortitude Series 2, Sky Atlantic
Dennis Quaid is heading to Fortitude as Sky Atlantic’s polar crime drama returns for a second series that will air in January 2017.
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NewsAbraham: 'C4 is ready for EU fallout'
Channel 4 is prepared for the “complex and unchartered” implications of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to chief executive David Abraham.