All Broadcasters articles – Page 929
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NewsTwist and Charlesworth exit C4
Channel 4 education commissioner Dr Jo Twist and sponsorship exec David Charlesworth are to leave the broadcaster.
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NewsMichael Jackson doc sparks 182 complaints
The documentary following the trial of Dr Conrad Murray, the man found guilty of killing Michael Jackson, drew more than 180 complaints when it aired on Channel 4.
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NewsITV1 revisits The Unforgettables
ITV1 has ordered another 11 episodes of entertainment archive show The Unforgettables.
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NewsITV boss bemoans lack of new entertainment shows
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has pointed to a dearth of fresh entertainment shows in the industry.
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NewsBenidorm creator developing BBC1 comedy
The creator of comedy drama Benidorm is developing a sitcom for BBC1.
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NewsHamish Mykura to join Nat Geo
Hamish Mykura, former head of documentaries at Channel 4, has quickly resurfaced at National Geographic Channels International (NGCI).
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NewsYearly ratings plummet
This year’s ratings reveal some major headaches for the commercial PSBs: Channel 4 is on course to miss its 7% share target, Channel 5’s gamble on Big Brother has not paid off and ITV1’s 2010 ratings renaissance is over.
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NewsEdgar-Jones takes Sky entertainment reins
Sky has snapped up former Big Brother executive producer Phil Edgar-Jones to become head of entertainment just a few weeks after he quit Running Bare.
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NewsDaybreak deputy ed to leave
Less than a week after taking up the mantle of Daybreak editor and David Kermode has already made his mark – overseeing the departure of deputy editor Paul Connolly.
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NewsBoomerang in Pooh tie-up
Welsh producer Boomerang is co-producing a live-action and book-style motion graphics series based on Winnie the Pooh for Disney Junior.
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NewsBBC pushes case for diversity
Results of a major research project for the Cultural Diversity Network are to be published next year.
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NewsSky Atlantic ups content push
Sky Atlantic has commissioned its highest-profile UK content yet, including an adaptation of Robert Wilson’s Javier Falcón novels and two landmark series on Britain from Jane Root’s Nutopia and Morgan Spurlock.
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NewsSky Atlantic to air 'Glee for grown-ups'
Sky Atlantic has scored exclusive UK TV rights to NBC’s new “Glee for grown-ups” drama Smash.
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NewsC5 orders Mentorn series on extreme events
Channel 5 has ordered a four-part series from Mentorn that looks at extreme events and near-misses.
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NewsHunt: C4 restructure will boost creativity
Channel 4 chief creative officer Jay Hunt has revealed the thinking behind her commissioning restructure and explained the spate of recent departures from the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 crime pilot to use footage supplied by public
Channel 4 is piloting a format that is like an updated version of Crimewatch and which will call on viewers and members of the public to contribute their own amateur footage of crime or anti-social behaviour.
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NewsHealey seeks answers in first major BBC3 series
BBC3 has handed immersive doc specialist Cherry Healey her first major series, in which she will examine the challenges faced by women in modern Britain.
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NewsSilver River puts retired people to work for BBC1
The BBC is to explore the effects of the country’s ageing workforce in a constructed experiment documentary that follows 2010’s The Day The Immigrants Left and this year’s The Street That Cut Everything.
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FeaturesDelivery crisis: a call to arms
At a Broadcast debate on the future of TV, industry-wide specifications were top of the agenda for content providers coping with the rapid growth of VoD and catch-up services.
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NewsITV to expand pay-TV offering
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has hinted at the possibility of launching more international pay-TV channels while detailing how the broadcaster’s transformation is ahead of schedule.