All Broadcasters articles – Page 871
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NewsC4 hands Ramsay teatime slot
Gordon Ramsay will be taking a teatime slot on Channel 4 teaching viewers how to cook in dishes from around the world in a home cooking course.
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NewsCitizen Khan sparks 185 complaints
The BBC has received 185 complaints about the portrayal of the Muslim community in its new post-watershed sitcom Citizen Khan.
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NewsBBC Scotland puts 35 jobs at risk
BBC Scotland has placed 35 jobs at risk of redundancy as it bids to make cutbacks under the Delivering Quality First initiative.
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NewsNew Daybreak logo unveiled
A new Daybreak logo has been unveiled ahead of the relaunch of the ITV breakfast show on 3 September.
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NewsC4 rapped over Daddy Daycare breach
Channel 4 has been rapped for including footage of a three year-old girl without informing her parents, in Daddy Daycare.
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NewsITV1 commissions Ice Cream Girls drama
ITV has ordered a three-part drama series starring Lorraine Burroughs based a best selling novel by Dorothy Koomson.
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NewsITV escapes heat over N-word song lyrics
Ofcom has ruled that a use of the N-word broadcast on ITV Yorkshire’s Calendar News has been appropriately dealt with by the broadcaster.
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NewsInbetweeners star to front Comedy Central sitcom
Inbetweeners star Blake Harrison is to front a new sitcom on Comedy Central - the second original UK series from the MTV-owned channel.
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NewsEdinburgh TV Festival round-up
At-a-glance guide to Broadcast’s full coverage from the Edinburgh International TV Festival 2012.
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NewsITV renews Vera, Scott & Bailey and Law & Order: UK
ITV has recommissioned three of its major crime drama franchises - Vera, Law and Order: UK and Scott and Bailey.
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NewsBBC DG may revitalise in-house production
The size and shape of BBC in-house production is believed to be one of the most pressing issues facing incoming director general George Entwistle, with a source close to the BBC suggesting that “he staked his DG-ship on revitalising in-house.”
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NewsSky orders third series of Stella
Sky has commissioned a third run of Ruth Jones’ Welsh comedy drama Stella and its first Christmas special.
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NewsBBC4 cuts will hurt indies and ratings
BBC4 controller Richard Klein has openly bemoaned the budget cuts his channel faces under the Delivering Quality First scheme - warning it is likely to impact ratings and indies.
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NewsSalmond reveals plans to break up BBC
Alex Salmond has set out plans to break up the BBC and create a Scottish public service broadcaster if the nation wins independence.
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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.