All Broadcasters articles – Page 537
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RatingsSport Relief peaks with 6.1m
FRIDAY: Sport Relief 2016 was well down on the audience who tuned in the BBC1 fundraiser in 2014.
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RatingsSix Nations finale down on 2015
SATURDAY: BBC1’s Six Nations coverage built to a peak of almost 9m as viewers flocked to England’s grand slam victory over France.
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NewsBroadcast Digital Awards 2016: final call for entries
It’s the last few days to get your entry in for the Broadcast Digital Awards.
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RatingsF1 underway on C4 with 2.1m
SUNDAY: Channel 4’s Formula One coverage failed to match BBC1, as The Night Manager continued to speed away from the competition.
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NewsBT Sport nets Sky fishing rights
BT Sport has reeled in a prize catch in the ongoing sports rights battle with Sky - netting a deal to cover major UK and international fishing competitions.
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NewsDave boots up video game format
Dara Ó Briain is to front a competitive video game format for UKTV’s Dave.
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NewsHardcash boss: C4 investigative slate threatened by sale
Channel 4’s news and current affairs coverage would be compromised by privatisation, according to the boss of investigative indie Hardcash Productions.
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NewsIn brief: C4 Instagram; Bafta Special Award; Albert affiliates
Channel 4 has recruited an Instagram coach for a one-off special and the winner of the Bafta Special Award has been revealed.
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NewsSky launches sports channel on basic package
A selection of Premier League and World Cup 2018 qualifiers will be made available to all Sky TV subscribers after the broadcaster revealed it is to launch a new sports channel.
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RatingsLive Celebrity Juice hits 15-month high
THURSDAY: A special live edition of Celebrity Juice lifted the ITV2 show to its biggest audience in more than a year, as BBC2’s Murder slumped to fewer than 300,000 viewers.
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NewsAdam Crozier's earnings slip 18%
Adam Crozier’s pay packet fell by 18% in 2015 but the ITV chief executive still took home nearly £4m including bonuses and benefits.
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FeaturesUKTV: embracing ideas
A watershed year for UKTV, which doubled the number of hours ordered from its top supplier to capitalise on the success of US format Storage Hunters.
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FeaturesSky: original focus
Sky has “blown right through” its commitment to spend £600m a year on British programming, according to managing director of content Gary Davey.
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FeaturesChannel 5: making progress
Channel 5 is a broadcaster in transition, and while many of its main suppliers remained the same in 2015, it has started to get to grips with life under its new owner.
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FeaturesChannel 4: creative comeback
Channel 4 has gone up in the indie community’s estimation, with survey respondents naming it this year’s best broadcaster to deal with.
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FeaturesITV: losing ground
ITV’s sturdy performance on indie relations in recent years is a source of much pride for former director of television Peter Fincham.
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FeaturesBBC: falling behind
The BBC has dropped to third place in the best broadcaster to work with ranking this year, and tops the worst broadcaster to work with list for the first time since 2013.
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NewsSky establishes virtual reality division
Sky has created a dedicated in-house virtual reality production unit which is to make its debut with two films from this weekend’s Formula 1 launch.
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FeaturesWatershed moment for TV
BBC Studios, charter renewal and a potential privatisation of Channel 4 are the big issues for indies in this year’s survey as fears grow over government tinkering in ‘distinctive’ TV
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NewsLabour accuses government of 'bullying' BBC & C4
Shadow culture secretary Maria Eagle has criticised the government’s “ideological approach” to the broadcasting sector and accused her opposite number John Whittingdale of “bullying” the BBC and Channel 4.