All Broadcasters articles – Page 798
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NewsVirgin Media plugs 155,000 into TiVo
Virgin Media added 155,000 TiVo homes over its latest financial quarter, its first set of results since the business was acquired by Liberty Global.
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NewsThe Inbetweeners Movie 2 confirmed
The creative team behind 2011 box office smash The Inbetweeners Movie have confirmed that a second movie is in production and will be released in cinemas across the UK & Ireland early August 2014.
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NewsBBC staff weary of change, Hall warned
Tony Hall has been warned that he may encounter ‘change fatigue’ among the BBC’s 20,000 staff if he attempts to radically overhaul the corporation’s structures.
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FeaturesQ&A: Sarah Davies, Discovery
Discovery’s vice-president, programming and development, factual, reveals her pitching tips as well as what shows she is currently looking for
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NewsTravel Channel heads to Freeview
Travel Channel has launched a primetime programming block on Freeview to grow its reach to a further 23m homes.
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NewsBT Sport to ramp up web presence after launch
BT Sport’s website will launch with a simple proposition before being ramped up to include innovative features such as multicamera streaming of events.
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NewsC4 ties in digital developers
Channel 4 has guaranteed digital agencies Numiko and Rckt £100,000 of business each in the next 12 months to improve its online programme support.
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NewsCohen scraps BBC4 controller
The role of BBC4 controller has been formally scrapped and will be replaced with a channel editor.
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NewsITV indie deals to yield £100m
ITV’s indie acquisition spree is set to boost its turnover by as much as £100m this year as it bids to become a serious global player in the production sector.
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NewsTwitter links up with Kantar to offer TV insight
Twitter has struck a partnership with audience measurement firm Kantar Media to provide broadcasters with information about how their shows are being talked about online.
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NewsSky in PSB talks over retransmission fees
BSkyB is hoping to hammer out commercial agreements with each of the public service broadcasters in a bid to defuse the row over retransmission fees.
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Behind The ScenesThat Puppet Game Show, BBC1
A jaded armadillo and a talking hotdog will be among the colourful characters helping BBC1 in the Saturday night ratings war over coming weeks. Olly Grant meets the show’s creators
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Behind The ScenesSouthcliffe, C4
Unlike other crime dramas, we were more interested in the impact on those left behind than the investigation, says Tony Grisoni
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NewsNick Grimshaw halts R1 breakfast show slide
Rajar: Nick Grimshaw halted his BBC Radio 1 breakfast show slide as Radio 4 pulled in a record 11m weekly listeners.
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NewsStewart Purvis joins C4 board
Former ITN chief executive Stewart Purvis has been appointed to the Channel 4 board as part of a shake-up following the departure of Tony Hall to the BBC.
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NewsUniversal eyes US serials
Pay-TV broadcaster Universal Channel is to acquire more first-run serialised programming from the US following its brand refresh.
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NewsKatz makes first Newsnight hires
Incoming Newsnight editor Ian Katz has hired Channel 4’s head of home news as part of a senior management shakeup.
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NewsITV4 bags Duck Dynasty
ITV4 has picked up Duck Dynasty - the hit US show made by the broadcaster’s recently acquired US indie Gurney Productions.
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NewsBBC3 to debut all comedy on iPlayer
BBC3 is to premiere all of its scripted comedy on iPlayer from next month as the corporation ramps up its online first strategy.
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VideoVIDEO: That Puppet Show, BBC1
Click to view the launch trailer from BBC1’s forthcoming gameshow co-production with The Jim Henson Company.