All Broadcasters articles – Page 772
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NewsNorth One lands MotoGP production deal
North One Television has agreed a five-year deal, worth up to £30m, to produce BT Sport’s MotoGP coverage.
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NewsBBC and ITV split World Cup games
The BBC will broadcast England’s first World Cup 2014 game against Italy after dividing up its coverage of the tournament with ITV.
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NewsComic Relief reviews investment policy
Comic Relief has committed to carrying out a full review of its investments after a Panorama documentary revealed it had indirectly taken stakes in alcohol, arms and tobacco companies.
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NewsSir Howard Stringer to join BBC executive board
Former Sony Corporation chief executive Sir Howard Stringer is to become part of a bolstered group of BBC non-executive directors following the payoffs debacle last year.
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NewsPollard row blows up between Patten and Tory MP
An on-going dispute over the Pollard report has erupted into a full blown row after BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten warned a Tory MP off publishing evidence that could undermine the Jimmy Savile investigation.
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NewsSky terminates Tyne and Wear site
Sky News has closed its news, sports and events website in Tyne and Wear after nearly two years.
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NewsSimon Rimmer lands C4 cookery quiz
Sunday Brunch presenter Simon Rimmer is to extend his work for Channel 4 by fronting a daytime cookery quiz show.
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NewsLife for Shopgirls revealed by BBC2
BBC2 is to chart what life has been like for women working behind the shop counter in a social history series from Betty.
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NewsSports battle intensifies with February fixtures
The battle between Sky Sports and BT Sport is set to intensify after the Premier League games the broadcasters will air in February were unveiled.
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NewsFifteen to One wins full C4 series
Channel 4 is to bring back classic quiz Fifteen to One for a full series following a celebrity special in September.
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NewsSony channel launches on BT
Sony’s UK pay-TV channel Sony Entertainment Television will be available to BT subscribers after the Hollywood studio struck a carriage deal with the telco.
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NewsDave drives to World Cup with Kia
Dave has ordered its latest advertiser funded commission – a six part series looking ahead to next year’s football World Cup.
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NewsGraham Norton reprimanded over World Aids Day ribbon
Graham Norton and his production company So Television have been reprimanded by the BBC after the presenter wore a World Aids Day ribbon on air.
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NewsPanorama: Comic Relief's investments 'risk reputation’
Comic Relief has been accused of “risking its reputation” after Panorama revealed that the charity’s revenue-generating investments have ended up in the hands of alcohol, arms and tobacco companies.
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NewsBBC defends Mandela coverage
BBC news and current affairs director James Harding has defended the corporation’s coverage of Nelson Mandela’s death.
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NewsBBC preps five HD channels
The BBC is to launch five HD channels tomorrow, doubling the number of channels it currently airs in the format.
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NewsQuestion Time visits South Africa for Mandela special
BBC1’s Question Time is to be broadcast from South Africa this week to mark the death of Nelson Mandela.
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NewsBBC spends £1.3m on Manchester flights
BBC executives have spent more than £1.3m on flights to Salford over the past two years.
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NewsC4 News pilots online spin-off show
Viewers will be able to submit their own questions to Channel 4 News guests as part of an online spin-off pilot.
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NewsNBC shuts Style Network in UK
NBC Universal is to close The Style Network in the UK following a US channel rebrand.