All Broadcasters articles – Page 737
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NewsDispatches & Panorama scoop One World awards
Channel 4’s Dispatches and BBC1’s Panorama were among the winners at last night’s One World Media Awards in London.
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NewsITV buys US indie Leftfield Entertainment for £212m
ITV has made its biggest indie acquisition yet under Adam Crozier - wrapping up an initial $360m (£212m) deal for Pawn Stars producer Leftfield Entertainment Group.
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VideoVIDEO: Quirke, BBC1
Click to view the trailer for the three-part adaptation of Benjamin Black’s books set in Dublin city morgue and coproduced by Element Pictures and Tyrone Productions.
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RatingsBloody Tales of The Tower locks up 600k
Channel 5’s Nat Geo acquisition Bloody Tales Of The Tower got off to a solid start on Friday - regaling an audience of more than 600,000.
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NewsOfcom probes Jeremy Clarkson joke
Top Gear’s Burma special is to be investigated by Ofcom after a Jeremy Clarkson joke was considered to be racist by some viewers.
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NewsYesterday investigates Weekend Warriors
UKTV’s Yesterday is celebrating British eccentricity with a six-part series coproduced with Sky Vision Productions.
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NewsSky Arts beefs up South Bank Show
Daniel Radcliffe and Abi Morgan are to feature in the South Bank Show when it returns to Sky Arts with six new episodes later this month.
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CommentLondon Live: where is everyone?
There must be some head-scratching at the owners of the new channel, says Stephen Arnell
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NewsJeremy Clarkson ‘begs forgiveness’ in N-word scandal
The BBC has reprimanded Jeremy Clarkson after the presenter “begged for forgiveness” over apparently using the N-word in unaired footage from Top Gear.
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NewsPurnell: Jamaica Inn audio issues “upsetting”
The BBC found the furore over Jamaica Inn’s audio issues an “upsetting” setback after years of progress on improving sound quality, director of strategy James Purnell has admitted.
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NewsViacom chief reveals Channel 5 plans
Viacom chief executive Philippe Dauman has offered the first insights into the US giant’s decision to buy Channel 5.
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NewsChannel 5: the industry reacts
TV industry executives anticipate Channel 5 will benefit from extra commissioning spend and a clearer structure following its acquisition by Viacom.
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NewsAnalysis: Viacom's C5 strategy under the microscope
Viacom believes the Channel 5 brand has huge potential and that it can grow its share by investing in original content.
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NewsViacom buys Channel 5 for £450m
Viacom has confirmed it is to acquire Channel 5 in a £450m deal that will make it a major player in the free-to-air TV market.
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NewsJeremy Paxman quits Newsnight
Jeremy Paxman is to step down as the lead presenter of Newsnight after 25 years.
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NewsSky connects 50% of homes
Sky has connected almost 50% of its TV customers’ set top boxes and has added a further 74,000 TV subscribers over the three months to the end of March.
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NewsViacom set for £450m deal to buy C5
Viacom, owner of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, is poised to announce the acquisition of Channel 5 for £450m.
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NewsBBC U-turn on bullying dispute mediation
The BBC is rethinking its approach to workplace bullying and harassment just a year after introducing a raft of measures aimed at tackling the issue.
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NewsBBC3 heads to Successville for hybrid show pilot
BBC3 is piloting a hybrid comedy entertainment murder mystery show where a celebrity must guess the identity of a killer in a fictional world.
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NewsChannel 5 takes on Angry Britain
Channel 5 has ordered a six-part series which will make use of user-generated footage to show ordinary members of the public losing their temper.