All Broadcasters articles – Page 859
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NewsCoba seeks greater say for multichannel
The multichannel sector will use findings that it spends more on first-run UK content than Channel 4 and Channel 5 combined to strengthen its hand in upcoming battles over a proposed EPG reshuffle and retransmission fees.
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NewsCharities tell C4: keep up Paralympics momentum
Two leading disability charities have urged Channel 4 to continue its good work on changing perceptions of disability after the Paralympics.
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NewsC4 close to data deal with BSkyB
Channel 4 and Sky are close to agreeing a data deal that could result in the terrestrial broadcaster securing a mountain of audience insight.
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NewsBBC2 hires Hewlett to make 'balanced' Rupert Murdoch doc
BBC2 has commissioned media commentator Steve Hewlett’s indie to make a single documentary offering a “balanced” portrait of media mogul Rupert Murdoch.
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NewsSky: in-house team will fill gap in ideas
Sky has revealed it set up its new in-house production and development team in response to a lack of distinctive entertainment and fact ent ideas from suppliers.
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NewsCowell fires YouTube warning
Simon Cowell has warned the UK’s broadcasters that YouTube is close to becoming a genuine rival to host the biggest shows on TV.
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NewsOfcom awards first local TV licences
Ofcom has awarded its first tranche of local TV licences, with bidders in Brighton and Grimsby securing broadcast rights.
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NewsBT scores Premiership Rugby rights in £152m deal
BT has snatched the exclusive rights to Premiership Rugby from rivals Sky and ESPN in a deal worth £152m ahead of the launch of its new sports channel.
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NewsC4 hunts Richard III remains
The remains of infamous monarch Richard III may have been discovered by archaeologists making a Channel 4 history programme.
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NewsE! Entertainment rebrands in UK
NBC Universal celebrity channel E! Entertainment TV is to rebrand in the UK as part of a global refresh.
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NewsBritain’s Got Talent opera duo to be profiled in ITV doc
The lives of an opera duo discovered on Britain’s Got Talent will be profiled in a primetime ITV1 documentary.
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NewsC4 Islam doc screening pulled amid security fears
The planned screening of a controversial Channel 4 documentary on the history of Islam has been cancelled as a result of security threats.
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NewsIannucci slams 'dysfunctional' TV commissioning
The increased power of the commissioning editor has stifled creativity and contributed to an “identity crisis” in British TV, according to The Thick of It creator Armando Iannucci.
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NewsSky Living to delve into celebrity wardrobes
Stylist Jackie Dixon and model/designer Zara Martin will search through celebrities’ wardrobes to reveal their true characters for an AFP Sky Living fashion series part-funded by make-up brand Collection.
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NewsWatch to build on Dynamo with escapologist series
UKTV’s entertainment channel Watch has ordered a series featuring escapologist Jonathan Goodwin to follow up its success with magician Dynamo.
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NewsOfcom to probe EastEnders brawl
An EastEnders barroom brawl is to be investigated by Ofcom over concerns that it was too violent.
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NewsJulian Assange complaint dropped by Ofcom
A complaint by Wikileaks founder Julian Assange over a Channel 4 documentary has been dropped by Ofcom.
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NewsC4/C5 "outspent by multichannel"
The multichannel sector spend on “first run” UK content was higher than the combined spend by Channel 4 and Channel 5 last year, according to research from the Commercial Broadcasters Association.
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NewsC4 Paralympics coverage changed perceptions, study finds
Channel 4 boss Jay Hunt has heaped praise on coverage of the Paralympics after a survey found that two thirds of viewers feel it favourably changed their perceptions towards people with disabilities.
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NewsAxe looms over Red or Black?
Murmurs that Simon Cowell gameshow format Red or Black? could be dropped by ITV are growing, as the second series fails to gain momentum.