All Broadcasters articles – Page 620
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NewsDan Korn to leave Discovery
Dan Korn is to leave Discovery after more than ten years at the broadcaster.
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RatingsSuntrap shines on 1.8m
WEDNESDAY: Suntrap got off to a slow start on BBC1 - unable to outperform the debuts of post-10pm sitcoms Citizen Khan and Mrs Brown’s Boys.
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NewsITV poaches Tom Giles from BBC
Former Panorama editor Tom Giles has been appointed as ITV’s controller of current affairs.
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NewsPorridge writers pen royal sitcom
The creators of Porridge and The Likely Lads have written a single-camera sitcom about a fictional king as part of a trio of Gold commissions.
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NewsIndies unite to back the BBC
Producers rally round corporation as Broadcast kicks off campaign.
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CommentChris Bryant: Now is the time to act to protect the BBC’s future
We must guard against attacks on the BBC before charter renewal, says shadow secretary of state for culture, media and sport Chris Bryant
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NewsBacking the BBC: what happens next?
Broadcast has kicked off a major campaign that will pull together qualified support for the BBC from all parts of the TV industry.
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News50 production bosses warn against BBC squeeze
Production companies behind some of the biggest shows on UK television and with revenues of nearly £2bn have thrown their weight behind a Broadcast campaign of qualified support for the BBC.
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NewsBacking the BBC: indies have their say
Fifty indie bosses have backed the BBC as it gears up for charter renewal negotiations with a Tory majority government later this year.
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CommentJimmy Mulville: Find alternatives to BBC3 cuts
I want to support a properly funded BBC that provides a comprehensive TV service – not just for the middle-aged viewer but also for a young adult audience.
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CommentAndrea Wong: The BBC is a great success and should be celebrated
BBC’s creative output is essential for British and international TV, says Andrea Wong
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CommentWhy Broadcast is backing the BBC
The initial industry reaction to Broadcast’s Backing the BBC campaign has been fascinating: we’ve received both plenty of plaudits and a few raised eyebrows.
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FeaturesThe charter fight is on
As the BBC prepares to enter tough charter renewal talks with the new Conservative government, Tara Conlan explores the battle lines and investigates the threats
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NewsSky to take arts to next level
Sky wants producers from the UK, Italy and Germany to bring it big budget ambitious arts projects for its new production hub in Milan.
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NewsSky Europe to centralise US acquisitions
Sky is to centralise the acquisition of big-budget US drama and comedy across its three main territories for the first time.
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NewsMulville & Thoday back BBC despite anger over BBC3
The two indie bosses behind the high-profile mission to prevent BBC3 from moving online have backed Broadcast’s campaign of qualified support for the BBC.
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NewsBBC to bide time until arrival of Studios boss
The BBC will wait to make some major decisions about the future shape and remit of BBC Studios until a director takes up the post at the end of summer.
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NewsUKTV prepares Watch re-brand
UKTV is set to re-brand pay-TV channel Watch to appeal to a more female-skewing audience.
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NewsNetflix 9m subs short of competing with Sky
Netflix must sign up a further 9m UK subscribers before it is able to compete with Sky for content rights.
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NewsFirst Dates scores bumper C4 order
Twenty Twenty has notched up a super-sized order of dating format First Dates for Channel 4.