All Broadcasters articles – Page 826
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Behind The ScenesThe Fall, BBC2
Writer Allan Cubitt was involved in everything from casting to editing on his BBC2 series The Fall. Tim Adler speaks to the producers and star Gillian Anderson about the unusual set-up
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NewsBBC1 to air Sir Alex Ferguson tribute
BBC1 is to air a Football Focus special tonight following the news that Sir Alex Ferguson will resign as Manchester United’s manager at the end of the season.
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NewsDCMS delays Communications Act white paper
The Department for Culture Media & Sport has delayed the publication of a white paper on the long-awaited Communications Act until the summer.
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NewsHadlow becomes acting BBC4 boss
BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow is to oversee BBC4 until the corporation finds a replacement for Richard Klein.
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NewsBBC awarded for Africa reports
Two BBC exposes of female genital mutilation in Africa picked up prizes at the annual One World Media Awards last night.
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NewsDawn O'Porter fronts C4 dating doc
Channel 4 has revealed the full line-up of shows comprising its Mating Season, including an online dating doc fronted by Dawn O’Porter.
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NewsUnions reject BBC pay offer
The broadcasting unions have urged their members to dismiss the BBC’s 2013-14 pay offer - in a move that could signal further strike action.
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NewsRoger Mosey handed BBC editorial troubleshooter role
The BBC’s Olympics supremo Roger Mosey has been handed a wide-ranging editorial troubleshooting brief - and BBC North director Peter Salmon has also had his job expanded.
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NewsRichard Klein & Helen Warner join ITV
BBC4 controller Richard Klein has been named ITV director of factual and former Channel 4 exec Helen Warner has been appointed the broadcaster’s director of daytime.
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NewsBT Sport signs UFC deal
The Ultimate Fighting Championship has signed a deal with BT Sport which will see up to 400 hours of content air on the new channel.
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NewsBBC launches 'freestanding' Stuart Hall inquiry
The BBC has launched a “freestanding investigation” into how Stuart Hall was able to abuse young girls while working for the corporation.
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NewsTributes paid to Sky exec Nick Milligan
Tributes have poured in for Nicholas Milligan, the managing director of Sky Media who died in a speedboat accident in the Cornish town of Padstow.
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NewsDG to consider halting DQF job cuts
BBC director general Tony Hall is expected to make a decision on whether to halt Delivering Quality First job cuts as the corporation bids to ward off further strike action.
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NewsBBC3 eyes My Brother the Islamist follow-up
BBC3 is exploring the possibility of commissioning a follow up to My Brother the Islamist after the film’s subject Richard Dart was jailed last week for plotting terrorist attacks in the UK.
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NewsPeter Barron in frame for BBC return
Peter Barron is being widely tipped to rejoin the BBC from Google as the contenders to become Newsnight editor emerge.
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NewsC4 books second series of The Mimic
Channel 4 sitcom, The Mimic, starring Terry Mynott is returning for a second series.
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NewsC4 digital shake up prompts departures
Channel 4’s head of convergent formats Anna Cronin and head of multiplatform drama Hilary Perkins are understood to be exiting the broadcaster as part of a digital shake-up.
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NewsBBC ‘appalled’ by Stuart Hall actions
The BBC has said it is “appalled” at the behaviour of former Radio 5 Live broadcaster Stuart Hall, who has today admitted to 14 charges of indecently assaulting girls.
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NewsDQF made BBC bullying worse
The BBC’s cost savings programme Delivering Quality First (DQF) has exacerbated bullying and harassment at the corporation, according to the Dinah Rose report.
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NewsReport exposes bullying and sexual harassment at the BBC
The BBC has pledged to radically overhaul its policies on bullying and harassment after publishing a report on the matter that it admitted makes “uncomfortable reading”.