All Broadcasters articles – Page 721
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NewsBBC1 seeks out edgy drama and new Miranda
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore is on the hunt for provocative dramas and a Miranda-style studio sitcom after brushing off criticisms that her channel “plays it safe”.
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NewsC4 in talks with All3 indies after buyout
Channel 4 is preparing to negotiate new terms of trade with All3Media indies after the group’s owner Permira struck a deal to sell it to Discovery Communications and Liberty Global in May.
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NewsC4’s Hunt outlines ambitions
Channel 4 is preparing to experiment in daytime as it bids to shore up its share of viewing in the face of strong competition from BBC1.
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NewsSky Living is misunderstood
Sky has urged indies to bring it bold, big-budget ideas for Sky Living and claimed the independent sector fails to appreciate how the channel’s ambition and strategy have changed.
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NewsITV’s battle for the sexes
ITV is assessing the gender balance across its portfolio of channels, unveiling more details of ITVBe and preparing for life without European football.
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NewsLime wins real-time US commission
Lime Pictures has scored another significant series in the US with cable network Bravo ordering real-time dating format The Singles Project.
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NewsHarding lays out digital ambition for BBC News ahead of job cuts
James Harding has laid out for the first time his plans for BBC News ahead of looming job cuts.
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NewsVince Cable unveils £16m creative skills fund
The UK government is to match-fund creative industry investment in skills training to the tune of £16m as part of a strategy unveiled by business secretary Vince Cable.
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NewsUKTV in talks with Dynamo over future
UKTV is eyeing new projects fronted by magician Dynamo and has kicked off talks with indies Phil McIntyre Entertainment and Inner Circle Films.
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NewsAbraham: Growth Fund profits pumped back into programming
David Abraham has underlined Channel 4’s plans to plough revenue generated from its indie Growth Fund plan back into programming.
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NewsClare Balding embarks on Operation Wild for BBC1
Clare Balding is to join a group of pioneering vets from around the world as they save the lives of animals in a three-part series for BBC1.
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NewsDiscovery hunts classic cars for Turbo Pickers
Discovery is kicking off a hunt for rare cars with its latest Wag TV commission, Turbo Pickers.
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NewsC5 gives voice to child carers
Channel 5 is to provide a first-person account of children who care for their parents in a Spun Gold documentary.
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NewsGold gives You, Me & Them a second outing
Gold’s first original scripted sitcom You, Me & Them is to return for a second series.
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NewsITV Encore eyes 10 hours of drama commissions
ITV director of television Peter Fincham has revealed that the broadcaster’s new pay-TV drama channel Encore will commission “around 10 hours” in its first year.
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NewsBBC appoints new chief technology officer
The BBC has appointed R&D controller Matthew Postgate to the role of chief technology officer.
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NewsITV goes jambusters with WW2 drama
ITV Studios scripted division is adapting World War II novel Jambusters into an ITV drama.
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NewsRory Bremner calls for political risk taking
Rory Bremner has accused the BBC and other broadcasters of being scared to take risks on new political satire shows for fear of offending politicians.
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NewsVictoria Derbyshire, Shelagh Fogarty & Richard Bacon to leave 5Live
Victoria Derbyshire, Shelagh Fogarty and Richard Bacon are to leave Radio 5 Live as the BBC radio station shakes up its entire daytime roster.
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NewsITV drama boss ‘open to diversity commissioning quotas’
ITV drama boss Steve November has suggested that he is open to the idea of diversity quotas as the commercial broadcaster prepares to make a formal announcement on the issue.