All Broadcasters articles – Page 642
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News21st Century Fox denies Discovery takeover
21st Century Fox has denied reports that it is in merger talks with Discovery Communications.
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RatingsGogglebox beats Bear Grylls to win slot
FRIDAY: Gogglebox returned for a fifth series with its largest audience to date, beating ITV’s new Bear Grylls celebrity format to win the slot.
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NewsOfcom probes London Live’s local programming commitments
Ofcom has questioned London Live to assess whether the local television station is meeting its commitments to first run local programming.
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NewsBBC4 documents Culture Club reunion
BBC4 will chart the reunion of Boy George’s Culture Club for an access-all-areas documentary.
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NewsOfcom wins High Court battle over Gypsy complaints
Ofcom has won a High Court judicial review of the way in which it handles complaints after being challenged over its investigation into Big Fat Gypsy Weddings.
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NewsITV tracks down French detective drama
Rowan Atkinson will play fictional French detective Jules Maigret in two feature-length dramas for ITV.
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NewsOSF ties with Korean indie for BBC2 plant doc
Oxford Scientific Films has partnered with Korean producer Paan Media to produce a four-part documentary series about the history of plants for BBC2.
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PodcastTalking TV: ITV entertainment & I Survived a Zombie Apocalypse
The latest edition of Talking TV sinks its teeth into BBC3’s new gameshow I Survived A Zombie Apocalypse and assesses ITV’s start to the year.
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NewsRed Bull preps TV launch plans
Red Bull is set to launch its linear television channel in the UK in April 2016.
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NewsLondon Live buys controversial tax doc
London Live has acquired a controversial documentary about tax avoidance in the UK.
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Behind The ScenesBear Grylls: Mission Survive, ITV
Twelve days moving through the Costa Rican jungle with eight celebrities, a crew of 60 and Bear Grylls.
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RatingsEastEnders peaks with 12m
THURSDAY: EastEnders recorded its biggest audience in four years as a peak of almost 12m viewers tuned in to discover who killed Lucy Beale.
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NewsCBeebies and CBBC magic up Aladdin-inspired drama
CBeebies and CBBC have co-commissioned a drama inspired by the Middle Eastern folk tale Aladdin as the channels work together more closely.
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NewsBBC & ITN scoop 15 RTS Journalism awards
ITN and BBC took home 15 of the gongs from last night’s RTS Journalism awards.
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NewsITV staff to ballot for strike action
ITV employees are to ballot for strike action after talks between the broadcaster and union representatives over its 2015 pay deal broke down.
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NewsBoundless to build fledgling community for C4
Channel 4 will give ten households the chance to build a unique home in a newly created community for a new series fronted by Kevin McCloud.
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RatingsComic Relief Bake Off rises to 7m
WEDNESDAY: The Great Comic Relief Bake Off added 500,000 viewers to soar to 7m on BBC1.
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Behind The ScenesCritical, Sky 1
Jed Mercurio’s drama would take the audience to places, and show them sights, they’d never seen before
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NewsITV royal doc eyes young viewers
Prince Charles is aiming to reach out to a younger audience by teaming up with Ant & Dec to go behind the scenes of the Prince’s Trust charity for ITV.
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NewsBBC puts post service contracts out to tender
The BBC is searching for facilities to service two of its most prestigious post-production contracts.