All Broadcasters articles – Page 837
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NewsBroadcast back on 2 January
Broadcast is taking a break over the Christmas period and will resume its normal online service on Wednesday 2 January. The first print issue of 2013 will be published on Thursday 10 January.
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NewsFactual exec Kelly Hornsby to leave Channel 5
Channel 5 factual acquisitions executive Kelly Hornsby is the latest exec to leave the Richard Desmond-owned broadcaster.
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NewsWatch scores spooky NBCU shows
UKTV-owned network Watch has acquired a package of spooky reality series from NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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NewsUS network Showtime orders Ridley Scott drama
US cable network Showtime has ordered a political drama about the Catholic Church from Sir Ridley Scott.
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NewsBBC daytime boss Liam Keelan joins Sky 1
Sky has hired BBC daytime controller Liam Keelan as director of Sky 1.
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NewsHelen Boaden demands better collaboration at BBC News
BBC director of news Helen Boaden has written to staff to emphasise the need for “sharing better” following her return to work today.
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NewsBBC & Sky to air Queen's Xmas message in 3D
The BBC and Sky are to air The Queen’s annual Christmas message in 3D for the first time.
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NewsMercury Media sells Mormon film to BBC3
BBC3 will air a re-cut version of Duck Beach to Eternity after it picked up the single film from Mercury Media.
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NewsSunset + Vine scores BT Sport production contract
BT Sport has appointed Sunset + Vine as its lead production partner, responsible for producing its live Barclays Premier League football and Aviva Premiership rugby union games.
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NewsPollard questions role of DG as editor in chief
Nick Pollard has questioned whether the BBC’s director-general should continue to have the status of ‘editor in chief’, in his damning review of BBC news management.
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NewsPollard fall out: Mitchell resigns, Van Klaveren leaves R5L
BBC News deputy director Stephen Mitchell has resigned following the Pollard Review, and Radio 5 Live controller Adrian Van Klaveren is to move to a senior non-news role within the corporation.
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NewsPollard Review reveals “chaos and confusion” at BBC
The BBC Trust has admitted that better leadership could have prevented the “chaos and confusion” over the Jimmy Savile scandal after it accepted the findings of the damning Pollard Review.
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NewsVirgin Media strikes Al Jazeera deal
Virgin Media has struck its first carriage deal with Al Jazeera in a move which will see two of its channels launch on the service.
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NewsTOWIE helps relaunch SBS channel
Danish broadcaster SBS is launching a new youth skewing channel and has acquired The Only Way Is Essex from All3Media International as its centrepiece.
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NewsAMC orders full series of Endemol's Low Winter Sun
US cable network AMC has ordered a full season of Low Winter Sun, a remake of the Tiger Aspect-produced British miniseries.
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NewsBig Brother most complained about show of the year
Big Brother, The X Factor and Phillip Schofield’s paedophile list stunt on This Morning have become the year’s most complained about shows according to data released by Ofcom.
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NewsBBCW launches raft of channel in Burma
BBC Worldwide is launching three channels in Burma for the first time.
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NewsZig Zag heads to Blackpool for BBC1 first
Zig Zag Productions has won its first commission for BBC1, an ob-doc about the town of Blackpool.
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NewsOfcom to clampdown on treatment of under 18s on TV
Broadcast regulator Ofcom is to start carrying out spot checks on broadcasters to ensure they are meeting their duty of care towards under 18 contributors, following a spate of recent incidents.
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NewsDiscovery strikes deal for SBS Nordic
Discovery Communications is to buy pan-Scandinavia broadcaster SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat1 Group for £1.07bn (€1.325 bn).