All Broadcasters articles – Page 819
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NewsS4C Commercial hires former Universal Music exec
S4C Commercial has appointed the former chief financial officer of Universal Music UK to the new position of head of commercial development.
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NewsC4 to dedicate season of shows to Ramadan
Ramadan, the Islamic month of fasting, will be marked in a season of programming designed to lift the lid on the experience for Channel 4 viewers.
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NewsChannel 5 in talks with Tyson Fury
Channel 5 is in negotiations to show British boxer Tyson Fury’s debut fight in the US, despite reports that the channel is planning to pull the plug on its boxing coverage.
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NewsUTV performance slips after year of "two halves"
Northern Irish broadcaster UTV has reported a slight drop in its overall performance after a year in which the chairman characterised the advertising market as a “game of two halves”.
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NewsBBCW offloads Lonely Planet for £50m
BBC Worldwide has finalised the sale of Lonely Planet to US billionaire Brad Kelley’s NC2 Media for £51m - nearly £80m less than it originally paid for the brand.
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NewsComic Relief receives almost 3,000 complaints
Rowan Atkinson’s Comic Relief skit as the Archbishop of Canterbury drew almost 3,000 complaints as the charity event failed to strike the right tone with some viewers.
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NewsUKTV to reintroduce corporate brand
UKTV is to reintroduce the broadcaster’s corporate brand to viewers for the first time in five years after unveiling its latest rebrand.
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NewsC4's George Dixon moves to RTÉ One
George Dixon, Channel 4 scheduling boss and chief creative officer Jay Hunt’s right hand man, is moving to Ireland to head up RTÉ One.
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NewsBT turns back on Sky to go it alone on Sports sales
BT is to take on the task of selling its sports channels direct to Sky customers, rather than asking the established pay TV provider to wholesale them.
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NewsC4 tests more daytime formats
Channel 4 is continuing to trial new daytime ideas with a pilot from Wild Rover and a Superscrimpers spin-off series from Remarkable Television.
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NewsITN Source signs GMTV & Daybreak deal
ITN Source has extended its ITV clips deal to include 20 years of archive footage from Daybreak and GMTV including moments such as Heather Mills’ outburst and interviews with several prime ministers.
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NewsSelect committee to call new director general in April
New BBC director general Tony Hall is being lined up to appear in front of the Commons Media, Culture and Sport Select Committee in April, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsBBC News hires Robin Pembrooke
ITV’s former managing director of online and on-demand Robin Pembrooke has been hired by BBC News.
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NewsBBC3 serves up Horsemeat Banquet
BBC3 has ordered a fast turnaround special exploring people’s relationship with meat in the wake of the horsemeat scandal.
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NewsBBC2 wins big at BPG Awards
BBC2 was the big winner at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards 2013 as Parade’s End, Twenty Twelve and The Great British Bake Off all won honours.
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CommentDEBATE: Where next for Channel 5?
What direction should Channel 5 take following its commissioning team shake-up?
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NewsBBC tells digital agencies to collaborate with indies
The BBC has urged digital agencies to partner with traditional indies in order to secure multiplatform commissions.
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NewsC4 News gives birth to data baby
Channel 4 News has launched an experimental online identity designed to explore how businesses exploit consumer data.
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NewsHearing reignites BBC and Sky fees debate
A select committee hearing has reignited the debate over Sky retransmission fees, with BBC strategy director John Tate claiming it is “insulting” to compare content with a commodity.
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NewsITV serves up Happy Families
ITV is to tell the stories of four families from across the UK in an ‘epic’ fixed-rig documentary series due to air later this year.