All Broadcasters articles – Page 928
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NewsSky Anytime+ ad banned
A high profile TV advert for BSkyB’s on-demand service Sky Anytime+ has been banned following a complaint from rival Virgin Media.
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NewsPatten: sacking Clarkson would be dangerous precedent
Sacking Jeremy Clarkson for saying public sector strikers should be shot would set dangerous precedents, the chairman of the BBC Trust has said.
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NewsHowe takes on BBC's in-house reins
Tamara Howe has been promoted to controller of BBC’s in-house production operations, taking on management responsibility for flagship programmes such as EastEnders, Top Gear and Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsSawalha to front kitchen DIY series
Loose Women’s Nadia Sawalha is to front a 20-part series about DIY in the kitchen that aims to help homeowners make the most of the space they have.
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NewsTitchmarsh looks back on Royal year for ITV1
ITV1 is to reflect on an eventful year for the Royal family in a special fronted by Alan Titchmarsh.
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NewsIndies in frame to run first 20 local TV licences
Preston, Grimsby and Swansea are among 20 locations earmarked by Ofcom as the first to receive a local TV licence – and the government will consult on allowing indies to run them.
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NewsBBC iPlayer rolled out to iPhone
The BBC is launching an iPlayer app for the iPhone and iPod touch, enabling a wider number of users to access the corporation’s content on the go.
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NewsDaybreak to target 'hassled mums'
Daybreak is to target “hassled mums” as part of its refreshed focus under former BBC Breakfast editor David Kermode.
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NewsSky Living acquires Unforgettable
A new US crime drama about a detective with a ‘super autobiographical memory’ has been picked up by Sky Living.
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NewsITV to triple online news stories
ITV plans to more than triple the amount on news content it publishes online as part of a radical digital overhaul.
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NewsITV1 nets England's Euro 2012 opener
The BBC and ITV have revealed how coverage of the Euro 2012 football tournament will be split between the two.
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NewsRude Tube gets festive makeover
October Films is producing a Christmas special of clip show Rude Tube for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC Radio tops billion downloads
BBC Radio has notched up more than a billion downloads of its podcasts with Radio 1’s Chris Moyles and Radio 4’s The Archers among the most popular.
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NewsX Factor clears unpaid intern issue
Talkback Thames has cleared up an unpaid intern issue on The X Factor following an internal investigation.
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NewsC4 poaches Impossible's Gardiner for drama
Impossible Pictures’ Sophie Gardiner has joined Channel 4 as a drama commissioning editor.
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NewsC4 aiming to boost creative diversity
Channel 4 wants to be the most creatively diverse company in Europe by September 2012 in time for the Paralympic Games.
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NewsThe Lying Game acquired by 5*
Channel 5 has picked up the exclusive rights to new US drama series The Lying Game as well as comedy drama Gilmore Girls for digital channel 5*.
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NewsC5 snares ThunderCats reboot
Channel 5 has secured the free-to-air rights to the remake of classic 1980s cartoon ThunderCats.
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NewsUnions accept ITV's 3% pay rise
Bectu, National Union of Journalists and Unite members at ITV have voted to accept the broadcaster’s offer of a 3% pay increase for 2012.
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NewsBBC AI scores rise again
The BBC has seen yet another climb in audience appreciation, with BBC4 back on top.