All Broadcasters articles – Page 738
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NewsBBC spent £6,500 suing Daily Star
The BBC spent more than £6,500 on legal fees helping former chief financial officer Zarin Patel to correct a Daily Star article that claimed she personally helped presenters “dodge” tax.
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NewsComedy Playhouse revived by BBC
BBC1 is to revive its Comedy Playhouse strand with a hat-trick of sitcom pilots, including a story starring Hugh Dennis as a BBC weatherman.
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NewsRDF hires BBC producer Catherine Welton
BBC features and factual entertainment producer Catherine Welton is to join RDF Television’s Bristol division as an executive producer.
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NewsUTV pre-tax profits fall 16%
Economic headwinds in the first half of 2013 blew UTV’s full-year results off course, with the Northern Irish broadcaster’s pre-tax profits falling nearly 16%.
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NewsUKTV appoints Watsham director of commissioning
Dynamo: Magician Impossible commissioner Richard Watsham has been appointed director of commissioning at UKTV following the departure of Jane Rogerson.
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NewsDisney orders live action series from Lime
Disney has ordered a four-part live action series from Lime Pictures to air internationally including in the US.
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NewsBBC apologises for North Korea doc
The BBC has apologised after a high-profile undercover Panorama film on North Korea last year breached a number of the corporation’s editorial guidelines.
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NewsBig Brother breaches Ofcom rules
Channel 5 has been found in breach of Ofcom rules after an altercation between two contestants on Big Brother last year.
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NewsKate Harwood leaves BBC to revive Euston Films
BBC in-house drama boss Kate Harwood is leaving the corporation after 24 years to revive an iconic production brand for Fremantle Media UK.
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PodcastTalking TV: The great BBC3 debate
Broadcast’s Talking TV podcast rips up the format guide to bring you a no-holds-barred debate on the plans to move BBC3 online.
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NewsCohen: BBC1 drama budget boost aimed at youngsters
The £30m drama funding boost handed to BBC1 under the radical changes to BBC3 will be used to commission content that appeals to young audiences, Danny Cohen has pledged.
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NewsC5 lines up more Suspects
Channel 5 is backing its bet on original drama after ordering a second series of semi-improvised crime show Suspects.
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NewsSky to air 100 hours of scripted shows
Sky will air over 100 hours of original scripted programming his year as part of its original content push.
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NewsBBC accused of 'censoring' gay Muslim debate
The BBC has been accused of censoring a discussion about being a homosexual Muslim after dropping a question from youth debate show Free Speech.
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NewsITV2 conjures up more Tricked
Magic format Tricked will be conjuring up a fresh round of tricks after it was renewed by ITV2 for a second series.
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NewsBBC3 returns to Sweat The Small Stuff
BBC3’s Sweat The Small Stuff is to return for two more series marking the channel’s first big renewal after the revelation it is to move online.
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NewsJane Rogerson exits UKTV
UKTV director of commissioning, Jane Rogerson is leaving the broadcaster after six and a half years.
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NewsC4 revamps Coming Up strand
Channel 4 has radically reshaped up-and-coming writers’ and directors’ strand Coming Up, supersizing the slot, which will be handed to a single winning entry.
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NewsiPlayer revamp helps viewers unlock content
The BBC wants to transform iPlayer from a “static jukebox” into the ultimate destination for BBC viewers to discover new content.
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NewsBBC comedy looks to future
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen is pulling together a flexible commissioning strategy to accommodate short- and long-form content as BBC3 prepares to move online.