All Broadcasters articles – Page 614
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NewsGeneral election 2015: Tory plans for broadcasting
The Conservative Party is on course to win a small majority at the general election. Here is how its plans for the broadcasting industry stack up.
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NewsPolly Hill to become BBC drama controller
BBC head of independent drama Polly Hill will succeed Ben Stephenson as controller of drama at the corporation.
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NewsC4 orders celebrity lookalike comedy
Channel 4 is to transform its online non-scripted comedy Lookalikes into a 30-minute special for linear television.
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RatingsCharlie Brooker helps BBC2 beat ITV
Charlie Brooker’s election Newswipe special helped BBC2 beat ITV, while C4’s Ballot Monkeys finished on a high.
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NewsBT Sport hints at Gary Lineker deal
BT Sport has dropped the biggest hint yet that Gary Lineker is being lined up to front its Champions League coverage later this year.
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NewsBBC and Eurosport track down Diamond League rights
The BBC will air more network coverage of the athletics Diamond League season than ever before as part of rights deals that will run until 2020.
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NewsPatrick Holland wins race to be BBC documentaries boss
Patrick Holland, the managing director at Fremantle Media UK label Boundless, has been named head of documentaries at the BBC.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest 2015 line-up revealed
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore, BBC2 boss Kim Shillinglaw and Channel 4 deputy chief creative officer Ralph Lee are among the executives signed up to talk at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsC5 among latest group of firms to join DPP
Channel 5 is among the latest batch of companies to become fee-paying members of the Digital Production Partnership (DPP).
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NewsDNI takes a step into drama
Discovery Networks International (DNI) is moving into drama for the first time and is hoping it can rival the BBC and Netflix with its latest natural history push.
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NewsITNP set to take on sports players as it inks C5 deal
ITN Productions (ITNP) will attempt to “disrupt” the dominant players in the sports production market with technological innovation following its deal to provide Football League footage for Channel 5.
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NewsC4 and Love back on Benefits
Channel 4 and Love Productions have hit back at claims that the second series of Benefits Street is being made for “entertainment” and that parts of the show are “contrived”.
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NewsITV staff to strike during AGM
More than 200 members of ITV staff have voted to strike on 14 May – the day of the broadcaster’s annual general meeting.
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NewsEuropean Commission unveils digital content shake-up
The European Commission (EC) has unveiled plans to create a Digital Single Market in a move that could have a significant impact on the way that TV series are sold across Europe and how online giants like Netflix and Amazon operate on the continent.
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NewsHead-to-head race for BBC drama controller
Polly Hill and Faith Penhale are the frontrunners in the race to replace Ben Stephenson as the controller of BBC drama.
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NewsJohn Sergeant to go barging again for ITV
John Sergeant will be back barging around Britain after ITV ordered a second series of the Alaska-produced show.
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RatingsNo Offence locks up 2.5m
TUESDAY: C4 cop drama No Offence got off to a strong start with an audience of 2.5m, as BBC4’s slow TV canal trip performed well.
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NewsSky appoints three non-scripted commissioners
Sky has hired three non-scripted commissioners from the independent production sector as it looks to grow its factual and entertainment output.
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NewsBBC2 teams up with Animal Planet on lion film
BBC2 has teamed up with US cable network Animal Planet for an Icon Films-produced doc set in the Savute Game Reserve in Botswana.
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VideoVIDEO: Danny Dyer takes on C4's Two Players
Ever wondered what would happen if Danny Dyer and Tara Palmer-Tomkinson teamed up to play video games? Well wonder no more.