All Broadcasters articles – Page 863
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NewsBBC2, Sherlock and Talkback win Edinburgh awards
BBC2, Sherlock and indie Talkback all picked up top prizes at Edinburgh’s Channel of the Year Awards.
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NewsPiracy is hurting creativity, says Adam Curtis
Film-maker Adam Curtis has blamed growing levels of piracy in the UK on the lack of innovative, exciting content being produced by the broadcast industry.
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NewsFincham compares X Factor to Mo Farah
ITV director of channels Peter Fincham has reiterated the broadcaster’s commitment to The X Factor comparing its life on the channel to Mo Farrah’s long-distance running.
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NewsMoffat teases Sherlock 3
The team behind Sherlock have revealed filming details of its third series – including three clues about the forthcoming episodes.
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NewsCohen: Jubilee pageant 'not BBC’s finest hour’
Danny Cohen has admitted that the BBC let itself down with its coverage of the Diamond Jubilee pageant and confirmed that The Voice UK will be cutback next year.
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NewsWalliams to star in BBC1 school sitcom; more new commissions
Little Britain comedian David Walliams has created a new school-based sitcom for in which he will star as a chemistry teacher - one of several new comedy, drama, factual and entertainment commissions for BBC1.
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NewsThe Voice to feature "spinning chairs" in more episodes
BBC1’s The Voice will extend the ‘blind auditions’ of the early rounds to more episodes of the second series in a bid to stop viewers tailing off.
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NewsSky's Murphy on what he's looking to commission
Stuart Murphy, director of Sky Entertainment Channels, has revealed what he is looking to commission from indies.
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NewsC4 boss shrugs off Sky competition
David Abraham has shrugged off any challenge presented by Sky’s spending power, saying he does not feel in competition with Sky for ideas.
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NewsBBC3 to deliver season for young parents
A season on the challenges facing young parents will put the spotlight on dads behind bars and in the delivery room will be shown on BBC3 in the spring.
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NewsC4's Gypsy Weddings faces axe
Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings will not return for new series and may be axed after six specials next year.
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NewsHeggessey and Harries call for BBC production re-think
Former BBC1 controller Lorainne Heggessey and Left Bank Pictures chief executive Andy Harries have called on the BBC to radically rethink its in-house production division.
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NewsITV2 acquires three US sitcoms and supernatural drama
ITV2 has snapped up a trio of US comedies and the spooky new drama from the producer behind the Vampire Diaries.
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NewsDavid Tennant to host Comedy World Cup for C4
Former Dr Who star David Tennant has signed up to host a Channel 4 comedy panel show.
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NewsC5 in entertainment talks with Chris Evans
Chris Evans is in discussions with Channel 5 about a range of entertainment ideas further to the development of talent show Sing For Your Supper.
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NewsITV2 orders "Inbetweeners-style" Ancient Rome sitcom
Angela Jain has confirmed that an Inbetweeners-style comedy set in Ancient Rome, starring Friday Night Dinner’s Tom Rosenthal, will be her first sitcom for ITV2.
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NewsSTV production and digital revenue up 13%
STV is making solid progress towards its goal of moving away from TV advertising after seeing production and digital revenue grow by 13% – it has reported in its half year results.
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NewsBBC2 drama to combine Wolf Hall and sequel
BBC2 has ordered a six-part drama that will combine Hilary Mantel’s novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies in a single series.
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NewsHorrible Histories film in the works
The producers of Horrible Histories are in talks to produce a full-length feature film spin-off of the CBBC show.
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NewsSue Perkins gets personal in first sitcom outing
BBC2 has commissioned Great British Bake Off host Sue Perkins to create her first sitcom – a semi-autobiographical account of a character coming out.