All Broadcasters articles – Page 967
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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.
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NewsSpencer property show to lead C4 daytime push
Channel 4 will kickstart its increased investment in daytime by drafting in primetime talent Phil Spencer for a series about helping homeowners who are struggling to sell their property.
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NewsAustralian indie warns C4 over potential IP infringement
Channel 4 and Objective Productions have been sent a “legal warning shot” by Australian indie Zapruder that claims The Mad Bad Ad Show pilot could infringe the intellectual property around its existin
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NewsC4: Ortis Deley will work with us again
Channel 4 remains committed to using new talent and shaking up sports coverage despite facing intense criticism about the presenters and advertising during its coverage of the IAAF World Athletics Championships (WAC).
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NewsC5 orders second Uppercut military series
Channel 5 has returned to Uppercut Films in a bid to repeat the popularity of the indie’s recent Royal Navy series with an ob doc focused on the Royal Marines in Afghanistan.
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NewsCTVC wins orders for My Life and Arena strands
CTVC has won its first children’s commission, making a CBBC film about a group of boys who grow vegetables in a skip in Kings Cross, London.
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NewsBBC awards pilot deal to Future Formats trainee
A six-figure BBC initiative to recruit and train bright sparks from outside the TV industry has led to its first order - a non-TX entertainment pilot for BBC1.