All Broadcasters articles – Page 852
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NewsITV drops '1' from channel branding
ITV is to drop the ‘1’ from its main channel logo and adopt a handwritten-style design which will constantly change colour in a major re-brand.
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NewsBBC pays Lord McAlpine £185,000 over child abuse claims
The BBC has agreed to pay Lord McAlpine £185,000 in damages after Newsnight wrongly implicated him in child abuse allegations.
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NewsBBC4 pulls TOTP repeat after Dave Lee Travis arrest
BBC4 has pulled a re-run of Top of the Pops from 1977 following the arrest of former Radio 1 DJ Dave Lee Travis today.
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NewsMcAlpine threatens ITV with legal action over Phillip Schofield stunt
Lord McAlpine has notified ITV he intends to take legal action against it, as John Whittingdale MP has written to Peter Fincham requesting information about Phillip Schofield’s actions on This Morning.
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NewsMcAlpine: 'My reputation can’t be repaired'
Lord McAlpine has said that his reputation “can’t be repaired” after a Newsnight report wrongly implicated him in child abuse allegations.
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NewsSTV and UTV report TV ad revenue decline
ITV franchisees UTV and STV have both reported a decline in TV advertising revenue in interim results.
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NewsCaroline Thomson resurfaces to chair Digital UK
Former BBC chief operating officer Caroline Thomson has been appointed chair of Digital UK and will oversee its merger with Freeview EPG operator DMOL.
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NewsTeam GB to compete in BBC Superstars special
Legendary sports competition Superstars is being revived for a BBC1 Olympic Christmas special featuring a host of British Olympians.
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NewsOfcom probes BBC & ITV over child abuse reports
Ofcom has launched investigations into the BBC and ITV over their handling of broadcasts containing allegations of child abuse.
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NewsMcAlpine poised for Newsnight settlement with BBC
Lord McAlpine is on the brink of reaching an out-of-court settlement with the BBC after Newsnight wrongly implicated him child abuse allegations.
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CommentAnother decade, another crisis at Broadcasting House
Will BBC ever learn to defend itself in the face of critics, asks Steven Barnett.
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NewsWFTV: sexism in TV has not gone away
Women in Film and Television has called for more research into sexual discrimination and harassment in TV after a snapshot survey found that nearly 90% of women believe the issue remains a problem.
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CommentJournalists must be fair and free
Post-Hutton ‘box-ticking’ must take some blame, says David Henshaw.
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CommentA global problem needs an international response
Our series of films on poverty will reach half a billion or more, says Nick Fraser
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NewsAgents and freelancers hit back over BBC employment tests
Talent agents and freelancers have criticised the BBC’s plans to introduce employment tests for temporary staff.
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NewsNewsnight enters new era
Newsnight staff have received a morale boost from Karen O’Connor immediately taking the editorial reins and a visit from acting director general Tim Davie, just days after all of the show’s investigations were suspended.
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NewsSplitting DG’s role risks ‘muddying the waters’
The BBC crisis has put the director general’s remit under the spotlight, but calls for the role to be split have met with mixed reaction from the industry.
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NewsMosey: it’s ‘business as usual’
BBC acting director of Vision Roger Mosey has insisted that the broadcaster will continue to take “creative risks” in its television output, despite the editorial crisis engulfing Newsnight.
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CommentIn defence of the Beeb...
The top of the corporation may be ablaze but its roots are still solid, says Lisa Campbell.