All Broadcasters articles – Page 738
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NewsSundance Channel set for UK
The global arm of AMC Networks is readying plans to launch the Sundance Channel in the UK.
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NewsDenise O'Donoghue to leave ITVS
Denise O’Donoghue is to step down as the UK managing director of ITV Studios after four years.
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NewsDiscovery on brink of Channel 5 deal
Discovery Communications and BSkyB are poised to announce a £350m deal to acquire Channel 5 from Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell, Broadcast understands.
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NewsBBC appoints HR director
The BBC has appointed Valerie Hughes-D’Aeth as its director of human resources.
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NewsITV extends YouTube deal
ITV shows such as I’m A Celebrity, This Morning and Coronation Street are in line to get dedicated YouTube channels following an extension of the broadcaster’s deal with the Google-owned video-sharing site.
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NewsBBC3’s Zai Bennett to lead Sky Atlantic
Zai Bennett will become director of Sky Atlantic just weeks after it was announced that BBC3 is to move online next year.
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CommentThe rise of the 'instamentary'
Ian Russell explains how to make six docs for nine territories in four weeks
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NewsNerd scores US pilot with FYI
Nerd TV has become the latest UK indie to score a US deal after Jana Bennett-run lifestyle network FYI ordered long-lost love format You’re The One.
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NewsDiscovery to air live Everest jump
Peacock Productions is producing a two-hour live special following climber Joby Ogwyn’s attempt to become the first person to jump from the peak of Mount Everest for Discovery Network International.
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NewsJeremy Kyle Show rapped for treatment of 17-year-old
ITV has been censured for the “humiliation and distress” caused to a 17-year-old guest on The Jeremy Kyle Show.
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NewsNutopia finds Jesus with CNN
Jane Root’s Nutopia is to explore the life of Jesus with a new six-part commission from CNN.
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NewsBBC launches local radio training scheme
The BBC has begun a hunt for 45 aspiring local radio journalists to join its biggest ever apprenticeship scheme.
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CommentThe changing face of docs
From consent forms to fast cuts, Julian Dismore reflects on 25 years of ob docs
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NewsC5 goes back to school with Shiver
Channel 5 is going back to school with a Shiver-produced documentary following kids with severe behavioural problems.
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NewsThe Village set for US remake
Peter Moffat’s BBC historic drama The Village is to be remade in the US by Sundance and Paramount TV.
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NewsMichael McIntyre Chat Show to return
The Michael McIntyre Chat Show is set to return for a second series on BBC1.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw: what you need to know
Rarely is the race to become a channel controller so clear cut. Kim Shillinglaw was the only name on BBC insiders’ lips while BBC2 was hunting for a new boss, and, sure enough, the science and natural history commissioner has landed the role.
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NewsBen Frow set for Ferrari if C5 hits targets
Channel 5 owner Richard Desmond is known for his maverick approach to business - and has offered director of programmes Ben Frow an unusual incentive to improve ratings.
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NewsKim Shillinglaw lands BBC2 role
BBC science and natural history commissioner Kim Shillinglaw has been confirmed as the new controller of BBC2 and BBC4.
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FeaturesAfrica's Giant Killers, BBC2
Filming lions and elephants over two years in Botswana, Brad Bestelink witnessed some extraordinary scenes