All Broadcasters articles – Page 518
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CommentThe South Bank Show: opening up the arts
The South Bank Show has become one of the most important cultural records we have, says Phil Edgar Jones
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RatingsEngland win sets ITV up for Euro 2016
THURSDAY: The final outing for England ahead of Euro 2016 pulled in the biggest crowd of ITV’s run of warm-up matches.
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NewsBizarre ER finds third home with E4
Maverick’s medical format Bizarre ER has found its third home in the UK after E4 ordered a new series of the show that has previously aired on BBC3 and TLC.
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NewsNetflix model questioned by Discovery
Discovery’s top brass has raised questions about the global expansion of Netflix – claiming more localised services are more likely to succeed long-term.
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NewsZaslav: C4 remit barrier to Discovery bid
Discovery Communications chief executive David Zaslav has acknowledged he would run the rule over Channel 4 and ITV - but indicated that there are barriers to both deals.
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NewsIn brief: Remedy hire; Sony TV boss leaving; Daniel Craig
Argonon-owned Remedy has hired former NBC Universal producer Matt Tiffin, while Sony Pictures TV chairman Steve Mosko is set to step down and Daniel Craig is to front a 20-part series for Showtime.
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NewsDiscovery on verge of Wimbledon deal
Wimbledon is set to be made available on pay-TV for the first time after Discovery struck a deal in principle for the major tennis tournament.
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NewsBetty scales Everest for Discovery
The multinational search teams responsible for saving adventurers who attempt to climb Everest will be put under the spotlight in a Discovery series produced by Betty.
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NewsUKTV’s Really ups ambitions
Really has edged into commissioning for the first time after UKTV was approached with “smart deals” by two factual producers.
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NewsPact wants stability over terms of trade
Pact chief executive John McVay has called for a moratorium on terms of trade (ToT) reviews after batting away a fifth challenge in a decade to the commercial laws.
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NewsCharlotte Moore steps up efforts to hire drama and BBC2 boss
BBC content supremo Charlotte Moore has stepped up her efforts to find a new drama boss and BBC2 channel editor - but there remains no clear frontrunner for either role.
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RatingsKuenssberg beats Klass in docs battle
TUESDAY: ITV’s Myleene Klass-fronted documentary about single mothers struggled to strike a chord and was easily beaten by Laura Kuenssberg’s BBC2 Brexit film.
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NewsBectu threatens to boycott Diamond diversity project
Bectu has threatened to boycott the Creative Diversity Network’s diversity monitoring project after claiming UK broadcasters are reluctant to be transparent about their data.
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NewsLionsgate backs first British TV show
Lionsgate International UK has made its first investment in a British TV show - jumping on board Damned, Channel 4’s social services sitcom.
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NewsIn brief: Red Planet; Maverick; Dave; Twofour
Maverick Television and Red Planet Pictures have made a series of senior hires as Dave rolls out a series of TED Talks-inspired YouTube spoofs.
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NewsBig Mountain embarks on C4 Irish travelogue
Northern Irish indie Big Mountain Productions has partnered with Father Ted actor Ardal O’Hanlon to make an Irish travelogue for Channel 4.
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NewsRumpus tests Japanese gameshows for C4
Comedian Noel Fielding is to explore the weird world of Japanese gameshows in a one-off Channel 4 studio show.
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RatingsLove Island turns up heat for ITV2
MONDAY: Love Island returned for a second series with a scorching performance, while BBC1’s adaption of A Midsummers Night’s Dream had a nightmare.
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NewsReally adds to original slate with cop doc
Really has announced its second original series in the space of a week – commissioning Raw Cut to make an observational cop doc.