All Broadcasters articles – Page 625
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NewsSky Living to fix identity issues
The decision to row back from original commissions on Sky Living is a result of the channel struggling to find its identity under Sky ownership, according to executives close to the channel.
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NewsITV airs wrong Slow Train Through Africa episode
ITV is looking into the reasons it aired the wrong episode of Slow Train Through Africa with Griff Rhys Jones on Friday.
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RatingsChampions League coverage scores 3m
TUESDAY: ITV’s Champions League coverage dipped to 3m as My Big Fat Asian Wedding failed to outperform its gypsy rival for Channel 4.
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NewsLib Dems: licence fee will not rise faster than inflation
The Liberal Democrat party has promised that the BBC licence fee will not rise faster than inflation as part of its general election manifesto.
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NewsITV creative event sparks in-house daytime formats
ITV has beefed up its daytime slate with the commission of two formats borne out of an internal creative event last year.
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NewsC4 Growth Fund indie hires Jonathan Boseley
Fledgling indie Renowned Films has hired former London Live commissioner Jonathan Boseley following its Growth Fund investment from Channel 4.
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NewsFirecracker prepares C4 transgender season
Big Fat Gypsy Weddings indie Firecracker Films is to explore the issue of gender confusion over the course of three documentaries for Channel 4.
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NewsGreens to fund BBC through inflation-linked tax
The Green Party has reiterated its desire to scrap the licence fee and fund the BBC through a special tax that will be linked to inflation.
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NewsZig and Zag set for CBBC return
Zig and Zag are set for a return to TV after CBBC ordered an animated series starring The Big Breakfast’s alien puppet duo.
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NewsTories pledge to keep licence fee frozen
The Conservative Party has pledged to keep the BBC licence fee frozen at £145.50 if it wins the general election next month.
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NewsMore 4 captures Nordic WW2 drama
More 4 has acquired a Nordic drama about the sabotage of a Nazi atomic bomb factory during World War II.
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NewsBBC1 orders social experiment special
BBC1 is to follow the fortunes of a family after they are handed £27,000 in an hour-long special inspired by a Ugandan social experiment.
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RatingsGame Of Thrones propels Sky Atlantic to record high
MONDAY: Game of Thrones roared back for its latest series, storming past BBC2 and Channel 5 to land Sky Atlantic’s largest ever audience.
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NewsJeremy Darroch hints at Sky's European future
MipTV: Jeremy Darroch praised the technology of Sky Deutschland and the content of Sky Italia as he hinted at how resources will be shared across the newly enlarged Sky business.
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NewsGeorge Osborne eyes BBC governance overhaul
George Osborne has indicated that a Conservative government would overhaul BBC governance and explore funding mechanisms beyond the licence fee.
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NewsNBCU agrees RTL & TF1 production deal
MipTV: London-based NBC Universal International Television Production is to produce a clutch of US-style procedural dramas for German broadcaster RTL and French network TF1.
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NewsStudio Lambert lands first BBC1 order
Studio Lambert will send a doctor to live with three different families for a month as part of its first ever commission for BBC1.
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NewsLabour manifesto backs BBC and C4
The Labour Party has used its election manifesto to reiterate plans to back the BBC and keep Channel 4 in public ownership.
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RatingsHIGNFY outperforms Gogglebox
FRIDAY: BBC1 overtook Channel 4 in the 9pm slot after the return of Have I Got News For You proved more popular than Gogglebox.
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RatingsGrand National peaks with 8.8m
Many Clouds’ Grand National triumph helped Channel 4 to a peak audience of 8.8m viewers on a busy weekend of sporting action.