All Broadcasters articles – Page 840
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NewsLiberty Global to buy Virgin Media for $16bn
Liberty Global has indicated it will continue to use the Virgin Media brand after agreeing a deal worth $16bn (£10.2bn) to buy the UK cable and broadband firm.
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NewsBBC Television Centre to be converted into 1,000 homes
Property developer Stanhope has today outlined plans for a mixed-use scheme including 1,000 houses at the BBC’s Television Centre site in White City, West London.
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NewsLibby Purves details BBC 'sexism' experiences
BBC Radio 4 presenter Libby Purves has shone a light on the sexism she has experienced during her career at the corporation.
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NewsIBT: Shift current affairs focus from quantity to quality
The International Broadcasting Trust has called for current affairs to be assessed on quality rather than quantity to maintain the distinctiveness of the genre.
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NewsDelia Smith calls time on TV career
Delia Smith has vowed never to make another TV cookery show and will instead offer online tutorials.
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NewsTurner hires Disney exec to run Europe
Turner has appointed Disney exec Giorgio Stock to run its European operations.
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NewsShine US lands Minute To Win It order
US cable network GSN has ordered forty episodes of gameshow Minute To Win It from the US division of Shine.
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NewsNUJ escalates battle against BBC job cuts
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has stepped up its battle over BBC job cuts in Scotland – rolling out industrial action, including the threat of a strike, across the country.
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NewsThunderbirds to blast off on CITV from 2015
Iconic kids show Thunderbirds is returning to CITV 50 years after the original series made its debut on TV.
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NewsEvening Standard wins London TV licence
The Evening Standard has fought off high-profile competition to land the London local TV licence.
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NewsUKTV creates social media team, promotes Hornby
UKTV has created a new social media team and is looking to hire digital execs.
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NewsESPN in talks to sell UK sports rights
ESPN is in talks to sell off its sports rights as part of a deal that could see the US broadcaster exit the UK.
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NewsC4 to trace history of De Havilland Comet
The creation and demise of the world’s first passenger jet airliner will be explored in a one-off Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsC5 delves into Pet Hoarders
Channel 5 will explore the world of obsessional pet lovers in a one-off hour long documentary, Pet Hoarders.
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NewsBT Vision adds 21,000 to TV service
BT added 21,000 subscribers to its television service in the three months to 31 December 2012, ahead of its summer sports push.
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NewsBBC News shake-up continues
Fran Unsworth has landed the additional role of BBC deputy director of news on a permanent basis, as contenders emerge to take on the head of news programmes role previously held by Stephen Mitchell.
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NewsBBC2 lines up David Starkey series
Historian David Starkey is to present a major BBC2 series on the monarchy and music – his first for the corporation since his controversial race remarks on Newsnight in 2011.
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NewsBBC plans Olympics-style Glastonbury streams
The BBC plans to give Glastonbury the Olympics treatment after signing a new four-year deal to cover the music festival.
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NewsNat Geo orders Kumbh Mela fast turnaround doc
National Geographic has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary about the Kumbh Mela, thought to be the world’s largest religious festival and gathering.
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NewsBT orders Claire Balding talkshow
BT Sport is building on its recent raft of sports right with the order of a talk show fronted by Claire Balding.