All Broadcasters articles – Page 959
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NewsAl Jazeera calls on indies for more diverse ideas
Al Jazeera English is hunting more diverse ideas as it bids to “change the way the world is reported”, according to its director of programming.
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NewsBBC1’s Case Histories to return
BBC1 drama Case Histories is to return next year in a new feature-length format.
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NewsBBC opens pay change discussions to staff
The BBC is hoping to avoid the chaos created during its pension reforms by opening up a series of staff sessions to discuss changes to pay.
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NewsSky Anytime moves to Virgin Media
Virgin Media is to feature Sky’s TV on-demand service Anytime to offer the satellite broadcaster’s range of entertainment, news, sport and film channels to its subscriber base.
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NewsWiddecombe to host first Sky Atlantic quiz show
Anne Widdecombe is to front Sky Atlantic’s first quiz show as the channel branches out from its drama and factual beginnings.
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NewsStars to interview each other for Sky Arts
Sky Arts is to air an “in conversation” interview series that will features stars including Stephen Fry, Bill Wyman and Britt Ekland.
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NewsITV hires former X Factor exec
ITV has appointed a former X Factor executive producer as a temporary entertainment commissioner.
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NewsITV restructures online team
ITV has restructured its online division as it enters the next stage of its digital transformation.
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NewsDiscovery acquires Dynamo
Discovery Networks Europe has acquired the hit UKTV series starring street magician Dynamo.
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NewsC4 Paralympic shorts to return in 2012
High profile British Paralympic athletes will feature in two more series of shorts for Channel 4 in the run-up to the Paralympic Games.
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NewsBBC1 unwraps Lapland details
Sue Johnston and Stephen Graham are to star in a “heartwarming” new BBC1 comedy this Christmas.
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NewsParents TV complaints site launched
A new website backed by the BBC Trust, Ofcom and Atvod will offer parents a place to report TV content they consider inappropriate.
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RatingsDeal or No Deal Live wins 1.8m
MONDAY: Channel 4’s new daytime programmes have delivered a boost to usual viewing figures with the first Deal or No Deal Live securing the show’s biggest audience since March.
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NewsC5 acquires Dallas remake
Channel 5 has secured the exclusive rights to a forthcoming remake of US drama series Dallas.
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NewsC4 News studio begins revamp
Channel 4 News has moved to a virtual studio temporarily as its regular studio is refurbished as the long-running overhaul comes to an end.
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NewsCanis branches out into local TV
Canis Media has launched a new division targeting businesses that want to set-up local TV services.
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NewsOfcom to probe ITV1 IRA gaffe
Ofcom has launched an investigation into the high-profile error that saw video game footage mistakenly feature in a hard-hitting ITV1 documentary about the IRA.
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NewsC4's Athletics coverage draws 254 complaints
The presenters of Channel 4’s athletics coverage continued to draw complaints from viewers throughout September - while the decision to drop US comedy Friends sparked less than 60 calls.
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NewsBectu: BBC strikes before Christmas
The BBC will be hit by strikes this side of Christmas if the corporation does not reconsider its 2,000 job cuts, Bectu has claimed.
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NewsUnreported World gains undercover access in Syria
A crew from Channel 4’s Unreported World, has just returned from Syria as one of the only teams to have gained access without official permission to the country and filming undercover.