All Broadcasters articles – Page 964
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NewsHunt sets out vision for media
Relaxed PSB obligations, cross-platform regulation and the curtailing of the BBC’s news market share are among the key areas Jeremy Hunt is considering as part of a new Communications Act.
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NewsWarning over World Service
The integration of the World Service into the BBC could take up to five years, senior figures have warned, with cultural and budgetary tensions threatening to “drown out” the service’s international voice.
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NewsBFGW back on Dale Farm
Firecracker Films, the producer of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, is back filming on Dale Farm for the second instalment of the Channel 4 series after resolving a dispute.
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NewsEastEnders wins TV Choice hat-trick
EastEnders has picked up a hat-trick of awards at the TV Choice awards.
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NewsC4 to air Deal or No Deal live
Channel 4 is lining up the first ever live editions of game show Deal or No Deal.
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NewsJames Cameron urges BBC to “muscle in” on 3D
Avatar director James Cameron has said the BBC needs to move forward with 3D programming or risk falling behind rivals such as Sky.
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NewsC4 to air unseen Tommy Cooper footage
Never-before-seen footage of late comedian Tommy Cooper will be revealed in a new documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC spends £31m on training
The BBC spends £31m on training which generates around double that for the UK economy figures disclosed in a BBC report reveal.
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NewsStrangeways prison officer wins privacy claim
A prison officer who had asked to have his face obscured on ITV1’s documentary series about Strangeways prison had his privacy “unwarrantably infringed” by the broadcaster when an editing error meant that his face was not pixellated in a scene, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsDownton Abbey wins Guinness World Record
Downton Abbey has become the Guinness World Record holder for the highest critical reviewed show - snatching the title from Mad Men.
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NewsNBC to adapt Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4 sitcom Friday Night Dinner has been picked up by US network NBC.
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NewsCandy Bar Girls fall foul of Ofcom
The trailers for Channel 5’s lesbian ob-doc Candy Bar Girls breached Ofcom rules.
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NewsSky Arts treads am-dram talent show
The UK’s best amateur dramatic groups are to go head-to-head in a new talent show for Sky Arts.
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NewsSky Living acquires Secret Circle
A new supernatural drama from the makers of The Vampire Diaries and Dawson’s Creek has been acquired by Sky Living.
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NewsC4 presenter accuses indie of "elitist agenda"
Jody McIntyre, the presenter of a Channel 4 Education project, has slammed the editorial judgements of the production company saying the final film does not represent his views.
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NewsJames Cameron to work on BBC 3D dinosaurs
James Cameron, the pioneeing film director behind CGI blockbuster Avatar, will introduce 3D to the BBC’s big screen version of Walking with Dinosaurs.
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NewsFacebook's Shields says new media is no parasite
Facebook exec Joanna Shields has said the social network is playing a key role in growing TV audiences and engagement - and new media giants are not the “parasite” that some critics have claimed.
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NewsO Briain to host maths show
Comedian Dara O Briain is to host a light-hearted maths show based on a Japanese format for UKTV channel Dave.
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NewsC4 to help school starters
Somethin’ Else is producing an immersive online game for Channel 4 Education to help children starting secondary school.
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NewsBBC4 gears up for motoring doc
Manchester indie Bigger Picture is producing a documentary about motorsports in the mid-1980s, when a relaxation of rules led to exciting and dangerous consequences.