All Broadcasters articles – Page 671
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NewsITV to host online leader debates
ITV News is to host five online debates with the leaders of the main political parties to encourage young people to engage with politics.
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NewsPeter Salmon urges TV firms to head north
BBC nations and regions chief Peter Salmon has urged media businesses to open offices outside of London to keep in step with audiences.
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NewsITV scales back Tonight
ITV is making a number of producers on Tonight redundant and plans to reduce the number of episodes it makes next year as it cuts costs on its flagship current affairs brand.
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NewsYouGov profiles TV audiences
Audience research business YouGov has launched an app that allows users to view data collected from its 190,000 members. Broadcast runs its eye over the quintessential audience of each of the main broadcasters.
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RatingsBBC4 waltzes off with 1m
MONDAY: Len Goodman’s An Intimate History of Dance helped BBC4 record its second biggest show of the year and smash competition from BBC2.
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NewsDCD wins major US commission
DCD Media-owned indie September Films has won a “game changing” commission from US broadcast network The CW for magic format Penn & Teller: Fool Us.
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NewsOfcom to probe Premier League TV rights
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the way live Premier League television rights are sold in UK.
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NewsComedy Central hands Roughcut model sitcom
Comedy Central is to move in with a group of models for an eight-part sitcom for Roughcut TV.
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NewsITV eyes Rugby World Cup spin-off shows
ITV plans to broaden the appeal of its Rugby World Cup coverage with a range of spin-off programming, as chief executive Adam Crozier admitted the tournament would cause disruption to scheduling.
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NewsKay Benbow named acting BBC Children’s boss
CBeebies controller Kay Benbow is to become the acting director of BBC Children’s.
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NewsDapper Laughs investigated by Ofcom
ITV2’s controversial relationship advice show Dapper Laughs: On the Pull is to be investigated by Ofcom following its repeated use of potentially offensive sexual language.
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NewsToot the Tugboat docks at Turner
Turner has acquired the pay-TV rights to animated pre-school series Toot The Tiny Tugboat, the latest project from The Snowman and The Snowdog indie Lupus Films.
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VideoVIDEO: Unreported World, C4
The trailer for Quicksilver Media’s forthcoming Unreported World film for Channel 4 has been viewed over 1m times in five days after it was picked up by media outlets including Upworthy, Reddit and CNN.
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RatingsI’m A Celebrity… sinks to five year low
SUNDAY: I’m A Celebrity …Get Me Out Of Here! returned with its lowest launch audience for ITV in five years.
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RatingsStrictly records series high
SATURDAY: BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing hit a series high as ITV’s coverage of England v Slovenia became the channel’s lowest-rated Euro 2016 qualifier.
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NewsTony Hall commits to tackling ageism
Director general Tony Hall has renewed the BBC’s commitment to tackling the ageism which has been encountered by some of its female presenters.
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RatingsChildren in Need draws 10m peak
FRIDAY: Children in Need drew 1.4m fewer viewers than last year, but still managed to raise a record £32.6m.
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NewsC4 makes fifth Growth Fund investment
Glue producer Eleven Film has become the first drama indie to win investment from Channel 4.
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NewsBBC1 axes Tumble after first series flop
The BBC has axed its latest in-house Saturday night entertainment format, Tumble.
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NewsC4 reels in fixed-rig fishing doc
Blast! Films is to give deep-sea fishing the fixed-rig treatment for Channel 4 in a series executive produced by the broadcaster’s outgoing features commissioner Nick Hornby.