All Broadcasters articles – Page 890
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NewsBragg "angry" over limited tax breaks
Melvyn Bragg is unhappy that tax breaks are to be limited to high-end cinematic TV dramas and not available to smaller, less mainstream arts programming.
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NewsUKTV’s Patterson joins Nick UK
Nickelodeon UK has appointed UKTV head of editorial operations, planning and services Tim Patterson as its vice-president of scheduling.
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NewsGogglebox to reveal unseen Frankie Howerd
The life and work of legendary comic Frankie Howerd will be celebrated in an intimate portrait for Channel 4 that features never-before-seen footage.
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NewsITV plans Top Gear Live-style events strategy
ITV wants to create Top Gear Live-style events for some of its brands as it steps up its bid to wring value out of content.
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NewsNorman: ITV ready for connected TV
Archie Norman has argued that growth in ITV’s production division means it is well positioned for the “emergence” of connected TVs this year.
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NewsSpectrum charges could hit content spend
Public service programming could be under threat if Ofcom pushes ahead with plans to start charging broadcasters for spectrum, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsMykura to build NGCI London hub
Hamish Mykura is creating a National Geographic Channel International commissioning hub in London in a bid to reinvent its output with a string of long-running formats.
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NewsFrontrunners emerge for BBC DG
The deadline for applications to become BBC director general has passed – with four internal candidates thought to be battling a handful of outsiders to land arguably the top job in British television.
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NewsSky Atlantic and Canal+ on board Bridge remake
Sky Atlantic and French broadcaster Canal+ have joined Kudos Film and TV in its planned adaptation of Scandinavian crime drama The Bridge.
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NewsSky Atlantic joins Jews on Bikes
Sky Atlantic has ordered an ob doc series following a gang of British Jewish bikers riding across the US in remembrance of the Holocaust.
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NewsSky extends comedy strategy to Living and Arts
Sky Living has ordered its first ever scripted comedies as BSkyB ramps up its aggressive push in the genre across its portfolio of channels.
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NewsBlast! lifts lid on 999 services
Channel 4 has revealed full details of an ambitious Blast! Films series designed to provide a comprehensive inside view of all the emergency services across a 10-week period.
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NewsC4 asks viewers to spot mental health patients
Channel 4 is embarking on a major programming stunt by casting people with mental health issues in some of its highest-profile series – and asking viewers whether they can spot them.
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NewsBBC in talks over live 3D Proms coverage
The BBC is eyeing the Proms as one of the next big live events to broadcast in 3D – but has dropped plans to film next month’s Diamond Jubilee concert in the format.
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NewsShine cooks up daytime baking show for ITV1
The indie behind MasterChef is to create a daytime baking series for ITV1 that will look to capitalise on the success of BBC2’s The Great British Bake Off.
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NewsC4 scoops One World Media Awards
Channel 4’s Jamal Osman was named Journalist of the Year at last night’s One World Media Awards for his series of dispatches from Somalia.
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NewsBroadcasters hail cameras in court reform
BBC, ITN and Sky News have welcomed today’s announcement that cameras are to be allowed in British courts.
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NewsBBC2 orders new Milne drama
White Heat screenwriter Paula Milne is already penning her next series for BBC2, swapping late 20th century activism for contemporary power.
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NewsC4 orders Derek series from Ricky Gervais
Channel 4 has commissioned a full series of Ricky Gervais’ Derek, after the pilot drew more than 3 million viewers.
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NewsBBC confirms Call the Midwife Christmas special
BBC1 has commissioned a Christmas special of 1950s drama Call the Midwife.