All Broadcasters articles – Page 679
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NewsBroadcasters back CDN commissioner training scheme
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sky are aiming to boost the diversity of their commissioning teams after signing up to a training scheme for under-represented executives.
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NewsCharlie Brooker indie to produce Weekly Wipe
House of Tomorrow, the indie set up by Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones, is to produce the third series of Charlie Brooker’s Weekly Wipe for BBC2.
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NewsITV revenue breaks £2bn fuelled by advertising growth
ITV has posted an 8% year-on-year increase in revenue in its latest set of interim results, propelled by its best advertising performance in five years.
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CommentTackling paedophilia head on
We need bold new approaches to keep kids safe, says Rudolph Herzog
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NewsLittle Gem wins first commission
Ben Gale and Natasha Bondy’s Little Gem has landed its first commission as part of an order for three BBC1 shows described as “factual entertainment with purpose”.
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NewsC4 to explore online privacy
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has revealed that the broadcaster will explore themes around online privacy and surveillance following its commission of Hunted.
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NewsPeter Salmon: give Salford a BBC3 role
Peter Salmon has hailed BBC North’s “fantastic” digital credentials and believes it can play a key part in the creation of a new BBC3 – although doubts remain about whether the channel will ever move to Salford.
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NewsCall for risk-taker to be handed BBC3 role
The BBC has been urged to appoint a digital controller for BBC3 who is prepared to take risks and engage closely with multiplatform producers and young audiences.
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NewsSky 1 chief hands indies Storage Hunters challenge
Sky 1 director Adam MacDonald has tasked UK production companies with delivering the next Storage Hunters or Pawn Stars.
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NewsHunt reassures small indies over C4 terms
Jay Hunt has claimed that small production companies will find Channel 4’s plans to reshape terms of trade “very reassuring” once the details have been set out.
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NewsCohen: charter renewal must not diminish BBC
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has claimed that audiences and the industry will suffer if the corporation emerges diminished from next year’s charter renewal negotiations.
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NewsChannel 4 in push to boost diversity
Channel 4 is on the brink of revealing a major diversity initiative that will see commissioners miss out on part of their annual bonus if they fail to hit agreed targets.
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NewsBBC1 reschedules Panorama fake sheikh report
The Panorama investigation into “fake sheikh” Mazher Mahmood is to air tonight after the BBC pulled the show on Monday following an intervention by the undercover reporter’s lawyers.
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NewsDiscovery drives off with Lion's Supertruckers
Discovery Networks UK has ordered a documentary series from Lion Television following a Bristol-based team of extreme hauliers.
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NewsINTERACTIVE: BBC drama trail
Interactive hotspots reveal more about dramas including upcoming dramas including The Casual Vacancy, Wolf Hall and Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot.
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NewsITV hits back at Sky in retrans fees row
ITV has hit back at Sky in the retransmission fees debate and reaffirmed its commitment to plough any new revenue generated back into original content.
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NewsBBC mulls Panorama split
The BBC is considering moving Panorama and some current affairs output into proposed commercial arm BBC Productions.
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CommentHuman tales from the frontline
ITN Productions’ Chris Shaw recounts producing Grierson Award-winning doc Children on the Frontline.
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NewsLiz Warner named CDN diversity champion
Betty chief executive Liz Warner was named diversity champion at last night’s Creative Diversity Network Awards.
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NewsC4 unveils commissions at Upfronts
Shine TV, Brown Eyed Boy and Transparent TV have picked up orders as Channel 4 revealed its latest slate of shows.