All Broadcasters articles – Page 830
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NewsBig Fish Fight hooks 20,000 tweets
Hugh’s Big Fish Fight saw a massive surge in Twitter activity - to over 2,200 messages per minute - after presenter Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall urged viewers to message the UK’s biggest supermarkets.
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NewsGeorge Entwistle changes Pollard evidence
George Entwistle has performed a U-turn on evidence he gave to the Pollard inquiry - admitting he was made aware of ITV’s plans to broadcast an expose on Jimmy Savile before he officially became director general.
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NewsIce Road Truckers breach ‘cause for concern’
History channel’s compliance standards have been labelled as “a cause for concern” by Ofcom after a pre-watershed episode of Ice Road Truckers broadcast 50 swear words.
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NewsYesterday investigates ancient deaths
UKTV’s documentary channel Yesterday has acquired two new historical series – Mummy Mysteries and Alexander’s Lost World.
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NewsFifth Freesat Awards opens
Freesat, the digital satellite TV service, has announced that entries are being accepted for the fifth Freesat Awards.
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NewsBBC ‘settles 20 bullying and sexual harassment cases’
The BBC has reportedly settled around 20 cases of bullying and sexual harassment with former staff - and included non-disclosure clauses in the deals.
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NewsVirgin to add The Style Network
The Style Network is set to launch with a refreshed look on Virgin Media later this month, after NBC Universal struck a carriage deal with the cable platform.
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NewsSky gives up Spy
Sky 1 has cancelled Hat Trick Productions’ espionage-themed comedy Spy after its second season.
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NewsLord Hall praises arts in first interview
Lord Hall’s first print interview since being named director general has hinted at the strong part his arts background will play in his leadership of the BBC.
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NewsITVS creates new label for The Chase exec
ITV Studios has hived off hit shows, including The Chase and The Big Reunion, into a new label led by creative director Michael Kelpie.
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NewsAlan Patridge and will.i.am vie for RTS Awards
The RTS Programme Awards 2012 nominations have been revealed with Sky’s Alan Partridge, Channel 4’s Fresh Meat and BBC2’s Twenty Twelve vying for best scripted comedy.
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NewsOfcom awards final local TV licence
Ofcom has awarded the final local television licence to the Sir Michael Lyons-chaired group YourTV in Preston.
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NewsLifetime hunts creative boss for UK launch
A+E Network’s Lifetime has kicked off the hunt for a head of creative as it prepares for its UK launch.
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NewsCharlie Parsons fires shot at C4
Producer airs ‘widespread concerns’ that the broadcaster’s indie relationships have gone sour
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NewsBBC hires new Casualty and Holby City boss
BBC drama lifer Oliver Kent has been appointed as the new executive producer of Casualty and Holby City.
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NewsA tribute to Sir Denis Forman
Granada man was a champion of high-quality programming, top staff and financial success, say former Broadcast editor Rod Allen.
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NewsC5 takes CSI route for ob-doc
Channel 5 has ordered CSI-style medical ob-doc Trauma Doctors from Cineflix Productions, which it hopes could become a long-running series for the channel.
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NewsProduct placement to be worth £120m by 2018
The value of product-placement deals in the UK could grow to £120m in the next five years, according to data released by analyst KPMG.
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NewsTV inequality ‘entrenched’
Harriet Harman launches initiatives to quantify extent of discrimination against older women.
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NewsITV eyes £20m content boost
Strong year for ITV with revenue and profits rising as reliance on advertising sales is reduced