All Broadcasters articles – Page 684
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NewsOpen newsroom day hosted by CDN
Broadcasters will open up their newsrooms to 500 budding journalists and news producers from under-represented backgrounds in an event organised by the Creative Diversity Network (CDN).
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NewsLondon Live to cut volume of local repeats
London Live has been given the go-ahead by Ofcom to cut the volume of local programming repeats it must air by four hours per day.
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NewsMerman revives More 4 comedy
Sharon Horgan’s indie has resurrected More 4 comedy The Increasingly Poor Decisions Of Todd Margaret after picking up the rights from RDF.
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NewsViacom to launch Spike TV in UK
Viacom is to launch male-skewing US channel Spike TV, home to shows such as Bar Rescue, on Freeview.
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RatingsPride Of Britain captures 5m
TUESDAY: ITV’s Pride Of Britain Awards dominated the 8pm slot as Brian Cox’s return to BBC2 with Human Universe resulted in a strong performance.
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NewsBBC defends EastEnders rape storyline
The BBC has defended a rape storyline in an episode of this week’s EastEnders after it received over 300 complaints from viewers.
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NewsEE readies set-top box
Mobile operator EE has launched a set-top box, offering access to the range of Freeview channels and a host of on-demand services.
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VideoVIDEO: God Only Knows, BBC Music
Click to watch the BBC’s remake of The Beach Boys’ 1966 track God Only Knows, launched to celebrate the launch of the BBC Music initiaitive.
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NewsAlaska to bling up more babies for C5
Channel 5 is searching for more crystal-covered dummies and spray-tanned babies after ordering a three-part run of Alaska TV’s Blinging Up Baby.
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NewsITV prepares £13m legal battle against Mediaset
ITV is taking legal action to recover £13m (€17m) from Mediaset after the Spanish broadcaster aired its game show format The Alphabet Game for five years without any rights.
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NewsMiranda Hart commits to BBC1 entertainment format
Miranda Hart has committed to hosting a BBC1 entertainment show – but there are doubts over whether it will be a direct revival of The Generation Game.
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NewsBBC to walk the Pennine Way
BBC2 and BBC Yorkshire are joining forces for a documentary series marking the 50th anniversary of the opening of Britain’s toughest walk – the Pennine Way.
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RatingsGrantchester outperforms New Tricks
MONDAY: ITV drama Grantchester outperformed New Tricks on its debut – as BBC2’s Gogglebox-style format The Kitchen served up less than 1m viewers.
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NewsITN launches diverse apprentice scheme
ITN is to strengthen its diversity credentials with an internship scheme targeting candidates from socially and ethnically diverse backgrounds.
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NewsUKTV’s CFO gets expanded role
UKTV’s chief financial officer Jan Gooze-Zijl has been handed an expanded remit following the departure of Julia Jordan last month.
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NewsTeletubbies creator brings Twirlywoos to CBeebies
Teletubbies creator Anne Wood has developed Twirlywoos - a stop-motion pre-school series for CBeebies.
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NewsC4 acquires second French language drama
Channel 4 has acquired its second French language drama following the success of The Returned.
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NewsBBC1 to adapt The Night Manager
The producer of Philip Seymour Hoffman’s A Most Wanted Man is to adapt John le Carré’s 1993 novel The Night Manager for BBC1.
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NewsC5 enjoys £50m profit swing
Channel 5 enjoyed a dramatic change in its fortunes in 2013, making almost £50m more than in the previous year.
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RatingsC4's Stars At Your Service stumbles
FRIDAY: Channel 4 charity series Stars At Your Service entertained less than half a million viewers, as Have I Got News For You returned with 4.3m.