All Broadcasters articles – Page 521
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NewsBBC2 budget cut by £20m
BBC2’s budget has been cut by almost £20m for the next financial year, while BBC1 is in line for a £60m windfall.
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RatingsBBC1’s Queen doc reigns supreme with 9m peak
THURSDAY: BBC1’s Elizabeth at 90 reigned supreme after the special documentary peaked with almost 9m viewers on The Queen’s birthday.
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NewsThe Tunnel box-set sparks 600k downloads
Sky Atlantic drama The Tunnel: Sabotage has been downloaded almost 600,000 times after the entire series was made available on-demand to binge-watch.
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NewsMTV US commissions clutch of Brits
Barcroft Media and Done + Dusted have picked up major MTV US commissions, while the broadcaster is remaking ITV2’s The Almost Impossible Gameshow.
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NewsBarb eyes Sky & Virgin subscriber data
Barb has kicked off talks with pay-TV platform including Sky and Virgin Media about securing access to their customers’ viewing habits.
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NewsITV reveals EU referendum plans
ITV has revealed its EU referendum plans with a major peak-time debate forming a key part of its coverage.
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NewsLondon Marathon to remain on BBC
The London Marathon will remain on the BBC until 2021 after a three-year extension to the existing contract was agreed.
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NewsC4 Muslim doc draws 200 complaints
Over 200 complaints have been made about Channel 4’s controversial documentary What British Muslims Really Think.
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NewsIn brief: Katie Price; CBS Reality; Legends of Gaming
Katie Price is fronting an equestrian format for TLC, while Emma Read’s Emporium Productions has landed a CBS true crime series.
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CommentPay-TV's millennials dilemma
Subscriptions are healthy, but younger adults are cutting their spend on pay-TV, says Martin Pilkington
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NewsDickensian dropped by BBC1
Victorian drama Dickensian will not be returning for a second series on BBC1.
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NewsSky calm over increased customer churn
Sky added 177,000 new subscribers in the three months to end of March, but faced a larger number of customers cancelling their service in the UK and Ireland.
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CommentITV feels hip and funky again
The most tiresome aspect of being a professional columnist writing about TV is the sheer number of times you end up talking about the BBC.
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FeaturesSky Sports: 25th anniversary special
Sky Sports has changed the face of broadcasting since it burst onto the scene 25 years ago. Michael Burns looks back at its many technological innovations - and what’s coming next
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NewsThames reacts to runner woes
They are the juggernauts of TV entertainment, but when it comes to working conditions, the view of many runners is: “It’s a no from me.”
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NewsBGT and X Factor in runners row
The treatment of as many as 40 runners on The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent over the past two years has prompted complaints to Thames TV and the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsBBC appoints acting drama chief
The BBC’s independent drama commissioning editor Lucy Richer is to step up as acting controller of drama following Polly Hill’s departure.
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RatingsFierce falters for ITV
TUESDAY: Naturalist Steve Backshall’s ITV debut got off to a slow start with 2m tuning in to watch Fierce.
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NewsTravel Channel greenlights Paddy McGuinness format
Paddy McGuinness is to front a celebrity car format for The Travel Channel.
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NewsNoddy Holder fronts mega Sky rock doc series
Slade frontman Noddy Holder is to front a mega 19-part rock doc series for Sky Arts.