All Broadcasters articles – Page 934
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NewsLeopard to return stolen goods for BBC1
Victims of burglary will be reunited with the unusual items they have had stolen in a Leopard Films series for BBC Daytime.
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NewsMagicians to go undercover in schools for CBBC
Magicians will attempt to convince schoolchildren that they are supply teachers for a new CBBC series, Help! My Supply Teacher Is Magic.
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NewsQuestion Time up for grabs for Scottish indies
The BBC is putting the three-year contract to produce Question Time out to tender to indies with a base in Scotland.
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NewsBBC Learning dramas to focus on literacy
BBC Learning has ordered five daytime dramas and a series of children’s shorts penned by leading writers such as Bill Gallagher, Nick Leather and Esther Wilson.
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NewsC5 orders Princess series on engineering feats
Channel 5 has ordered a Princess Productions series that will take viewers to the deepest mines in the world and the bottom of the sea to learn about incredible feats of engineering.
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NewsBBC trial puts Daleks in the living room
Toy Daleks that move in time with their on-screen counterparts in an episode of Doctor Who have been demonstrated by researchers at BBC R&D North.
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NewsBBC Scotland axes four news editors under DQF process
BBC Scotland’s news and current affairs division is having its number of editors reduced from 10 to six as part of Delivering Quality First.
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NewsBBC Birmingham could get relocation sweetener
The BBC is considering sweetening the deal for staff relocating from Birmingham to Bristol, as it looks to entice the entire workforce to make the move.
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NewsNutopia producer Handford jumps ship for Sky
Sky has appointed Nutopia producer Clare Handford as commissioning editor of factual to oversee existing shows and hunt for new commissions.
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NewsCBBC plans Blue Peter Olympic spin-off
CBBC is planning a Blue Peter spin-off series that would follow the London 2012 Olympics torch around the country and is hunting for a physical comedy star.
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NewsDating and dealers help Fever win deals
BBC3 is to stage Britain’s biggest ever blind date and Discovery Networks International (DNI) will pit a group of international art and antiques dealers against each other in two major commissions secured by Fever Media.
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NewsGannon adapts Swiss Family Robinson for ITV1
Veteran drama writer and Soldier Soldier creator Lucy Gannon is developing a modern take on Swiss Family Robinson for ITV1.
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NewsSky 1’s Mad Dogs to become Cats
Sky 1 is on the brink of turning blokey drama Mad Dogs into one for the ladies - Mad Cats.
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NewsDiscovery ups UK spend by 50% to boost quality
Discovery is boosting its spend in the UK market by 50% and has pledged it will stump up “terrestrial-sized” budgets for all of its original commissions.
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The Broadcast InterviewSaul Nassé, BBC Learning
Using its biggest brands like Doctor Who as well as new daytime dramas, BBC Learning’s controller wants to inspire ‘a life full of learning’.
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NewsBBC names in-house genre bosses
The BBC has appointed four pan-UK genre controllers to work across its in-house departments – its first step towards creating a unified network production team.
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NewsSorry I've Got No Head axed
BBC children’s sketch show Sorry I’ve Got No Head has been axed after three series.
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NewsBBC4 orders Charlie Brooker review of the year
Charlie Brooker will take a satirical look at the events of 2011 for a one-off BBC4 special.
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NewsMrs Brown's Boys wins third run
BBC1 comedy Mrs Brown’s Boys has been commissioned for a third series – before the second has even aired.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2012 shortlist revealed
The shortlist has been revealed for all 20 categories of the Broadcast Awards 2012, which take place in February.