All Broadcasters articles – Page 650
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NewsThunderbirds prepare to launch app
CITV’s revamped version of Thunderbirds is to be supported by an interactive app designed to “gamify” reading for younger users.
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NewsBBC Trust handed 271,000 ‘save BBC3’ signatures
A petition to save BBC3 signed by 271,000 people has been hand-delivered to the BBC Trust on the final day of the governing body’s public consultation on the channel’s future.
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NewsUkip docu-drama draws 1,000 complaints
Channel 4’s docu-drama about the first few months of an imagined Ukip government has generated 1,000 complaints since it aired yesterday evening.
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FeaturesEastEnders: broadcasting live from Albert Square
Ahead of this week’s 30th anniversary EastEnders specials, BBC Studios & Post Production operations manager Geoff Ward reveals the challenges involved in delivering the soap live.
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NewsUkip docu-drama stokes controversy
Channel 4’s docu-drama Ukip: The First 100 Days has stoked controversy – drawing criticism from Nigel Farage and nearly 80 complaints to the broadcaster and Ofcom.
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NewsThe Job Lot returns to ITV2
ITV2 has recommissioned employment agency sitcom The Job Lot for a third run after a strong performance following its shift from ITV’s main channel.
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NewsC4 News breaks Ofcom accuracy rules
A Channel 4 News report about the publication of a review into the Stephen Lawrence murder investigation has been found in breach of Ofcom rules.
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CommentThe Twitter verdict: Indian Summers
Enjoying Downtonabhi on #channel 4 #indiansummers. All a bit too pristine and calm to be Indian though
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RatingsJohn Sergeant & Andrew Flintoff formats make strong starts
FRIDAY: John Sergeant’s barge trip and Andrew Flintoff’s chip shop tour both got off to solid starts for ITV and Sky 1.
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RatingsIndian Summers C4's best drama launch in five years
SUNDAY: Channel 4’s big budget epic Indian Summers transported almost 3m viewers to become the channel’s best performing drama in nearly five years.
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NewsArchie Norman ‘approached to become Tesco chairman’
ITV chairman Archie Norman has been approached to head up Tesco’s board of directors.
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RatingsHarry Hill’s Stars bows out on low note
SATURDAY: Harry Hill’s Stars In Their Eyes finished its six-part series on a low note for ITV, as The Voice maintained last week’s three-year high.
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NewsSky Atlantic re-enters The Tunnel
Sky Atlantic is bringing back Anglo-French crime drama The Tunnel for a second series.
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NewsNick Hornby and Anthony Horowitz pen BBC1 dramas
Nick Hornby is to pen his first television drama for BBC1 while Anthony Horowitz is to return to the channel after more than a decade with an investigative thriller.
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NewsBBC2 to launch Review Show-style brand
BBC2 is to launch a weekly topical arts programme a year after The Review Show was axed.
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NewsAnt & Dec move into factual with Prince Charles doc
Ant and Dec are to make their first documentary – meeting the Prince of Wales to celebrate the 40th anniversary of the Prince’s Trust for ITV.
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NewsITV set for pay showdown with unions
ITV is preparing to meet with the broadcasting unions in the presence of arbitration service Acas in a last-ditch attempt to resolve its ongoing pay dispute.
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NewsVanessa Engle visits Harley Street for BBC2
Award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Engle will access the exclusive world of private healthcare practices on Harley Street for a BBC2 series.
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RatingsFortitude’s hot run turns cold
THURSDAY: Sky Atlantic murder mystery Fortitude dropped to 300,000 viewers, as BBC3 sitcom Crims ended on a low.
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NewsBBC England COO named
Jenny Baxter has been named as the new chief operating officer of BBC England.