All Broadcasters articles – Page 950
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NewsC5 axes OK! TV; signs three-year ITN deal
Channel 5’s beleaguered OK! TV is to be axed as the broadcaster hands a three-year news production deal to ITN.
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NewsStructured reality to get own Bafta category
Reality and constructed factual is to get its own Bafta category category as part of a reworking of the Bafta TV Awards.
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NewsC4 to air Jacko doctor interview
Channel 4 is to broadcast an exclusive interview with Dr Conrad Murray who was yesterday found guilty of causing Michael Jackson’s death.
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NewsMore4 to screen Jimmy Carter interview
An interview of former US president Jimmy Carter by Channel 4 news anchor Jon Snow will air on More4 next month.
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NewsX Factor's Frankie Cocozza sparks Ofcom probe
Controversial X Factor contestant Frankie Cocozza is giving ITV more to worry about than falling ratings – Ofcom is investigating three separate incidents that may have breached its code.
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NewsBear Grylls to take celebrities into the wild for C4
Bear Grylls is returning to Channel 4 with a new series that will see him taking celebrities out into the wild.
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NewsOne Show avoids being collared by Ofcom
The One Show has been cleared by Ofcom following complaints from a pets’ manufacturing company.
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NewsC4 to air Inbetweeners Movie
Summer box office hit The Inbetweeners Movie will be shown on Channel 4 just 12 months after its cinema release.
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NewsABC pulls out of BBC2 drama over casting
Australia’s ABC has pulled out of BBC2’s Jane Campion co-production Top of the Lake because of the decision to cast Mad Men’s Elisabeth Moss in the lead role.
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NewsMad Men star joins BBC drama
Mad Men’s Elizabeth Moss will star in forthcoming BBC2 drama Top of the Lake, written and directed by Oscar winner Jane Campion.
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NewsDoherty to examine forest life for C4
Jimmy Doherty is examine the biology, ecology and social history of a Norfolk forest for a new Channel 4 series.
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NewsGuy Martin latest talent to join C4
Channel 4 has secured British motorcycle racer Guy Martin in an exclusive face for the channel - building on the talent recently signed up to the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 lines up real-life Fawlty Towers
Channel 4 is to feature a real-life Fawlty Towers in the second series of The Hotel, which is set to return early next year.
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NewsITN poised to replace Sky as C5 news provider
Channel 5 is set to appoint ITN to produce its news coverage having agreed a deal with Sky to terminate its existing contract early.
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NewsBBC hopes to attract "rivals" to Cardiff
The BBC’s newly-completed drama village in Cardiff could be expanded to include other broadcasters and indies in a similar way to MediaCityUK, Mark Thompson has hinted.
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NewsChannel 5+1 to launch next month
Channel 5 is preparing to launch a time-shifted channel across Freeview, Freesat and Sky from early December.
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NewsRamsay to cook Christmas dinner live for C4
Gordon Ramsay will cook a turkey dinner live for Channel 4 on Christmas Day - while Alan Carr will take viewers into the New Year.
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NewsDownton Abbey to return for third series
ITV has confirmed a third series of hit period drama Downton Abbey.
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NewsC4 to shake up commissioning structure
Ralph Lee and Sue Murphy look set to be the winners in an imminent Channel 4 commissioning restructure.
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NewsC4 to probe Britishness in Bradford
The Citizenship test will be used as the basis of a social experiment in Bradford which will result in a group of people who failed it put together in a house by Channel 4.