All Broadcasters articles – Page 604
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NewsBBC and ITV team up for Six Nations bid
The BBC and ITV have formed an unlikely pact to bid for Six Nations rights, kicking the threat of a move to pay-TV into touch.
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NewsUnions accept ITV pay offer to end dispute
ITV’s long-running pay dispute with the broadcasting unions has concluded after members accepted the broadcaster’s 2016 offer.
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NewsBBC rapped over Queen tweets
The BBC reporter who mistakenly tweeted that the Queen had died has been found to have seriously breached editorial standards by the BBC Trust.
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NewsRDF digs up gardens for ITV
RDF Television is to dig up back gardens across Britain for a documentary for ITV.
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RatingsOver 2m view How to Get a Council House
MONDAY: Channel 4’s How to Get a Council House returned with a solid audience, while The Met concluded on a series high.
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NewsThe Late Late Show with James Corden set for Asia
The Late Late Show with James Corden is to air across Asia after CBS Studios International struck a deal with pan-regional broadcaster RTL CBS Entertainment HD.
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NewsC4 orders “plus size” bride doc
Educating Yorkshire producer Twofour will go behind the scenes at a “plus size” bridal shop for a one-off Channel 4 ob-doc.
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NewsPact survey: the key figures
Small indies have almost tripled their share of the UK’s commissioning spend as super-indies have lost ground, according to Pact figures for 2014.
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NewsAdam Crozier to deliver Mipcom keynote
Adam Crozier is to lift the lid on ITV’s strategy to build an international content business in a keynote speech at Mipcom.
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News'Dangerous' BBC funding deal criticised
A series of high-profile figures have criticised the speed and lack of public consultation involved in agreeing the BBC’s funding for the next decade.
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NewsDanny Cohen reveals licence fee deal circumstances
The government forced the BBC into agreeing a back room funding deal after making clear to the corporation that it would be asked to pick up the bill for pensioner licence fees in this week’s Budget, according to Danny Cohen.
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NewsPact urges BBC to halt content cuts
Pact chief executive John McVay has urged the BBC to defend content budgets as the government has asked it to shoulder the £650m bill for paying the licence fee for over-75s.
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CommentTopsy-turvy licence fee deal raises plenty of questions
Licence fee settlement is not quite the doomsday deal predicted, but an ageing population suggests cuts are on the way, writes Chris Curtis.
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NewsLicence fee deal: BBC wins and losses
Broadcast’s line-by-line guide to how the BBC will be impacted by the surprise licence fee deal announced today.
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NewsTony Hall hails 'right deal' for the BBC
Director general Tony Hall has claimed the shock agreement for the future funding of the corporation is the “right deal for the BBC in difficult economic circumstances”.
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NewsBBC licence fee deal: reaction
Click for all the latest reaction to the surprise BBC licence fee deal
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NewsWhittingdale: BBC to take on £650m pensioner licence fees
Culture secretary John Whittingdale has announced that the BBC will shoulder the £650m cost of licence fees for over-75s - but the corporation’s funding will be tied to inflation in the next charter period.
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RatingsViewers fail to follow Family Guy to BBC2
SUNDAY: BBC2 failed to benefit from the introduction of Family Guy after the animation was unable to top the previous series opener on BBC3.
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NewsC4 launches diverse writing initiative
Channel 4 will give diverse writers the chance to pen original series for its main channel and E4 as part of its newly-launched Studio4 initiative.
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RatingsRock 'n' Roll America draws 500k
FRIDAY: Music documentary Rock ‘ Roll America pulled in a crowd of over half a million people as Laura Robson’s defeat at Wimbledon peaked with more than 6m viewers.