All Broadcasters articles – Page 529
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NewsC4 drops Indian Summers
New Pictures’ colonial drama Indian Summers will not return to Channel 4 for a third series.
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NewsBBC3 orders ‘anarchic’ music format
BBC3 has commissioned a short-form music show from Greenbird-network indie Rumpus Media and Phil McIntyre Television.
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NewsGovernment confirms top-slicing talks
The government has confirmed that it is exploring plans to hand BBC funding to other organisations to commission public service programming.
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Behind The ScenesBen Fogle: The Great African Migration, C5
Capturing a year in the life of four wildebeest over just 40 days’ filming was no small undertaking, discovered Natalie Wilkinson
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CommentBuilding the long tail of TV drama
Letting viewers choose how to watch your shows expands their reach over time, says Gary Davey
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NewsSky plots ambitious family doc series
Sky is developing an ambitious documentary series that will follow British families over a five-year period.
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PodcastTalking TV: Thames runners row & Storage Hunters
Runners’ rights are in the spotlight for the latest edition of Talking TV, while there is also an interview with the star and producer of Dave’s Storage Hunters.
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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.