All Broadcasters articles – Page 969
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NewsSky Arts orders Nixon comedy
Hat Trick is to make a new comedy drama for Sky Arts based on real recordings of President Nixon.
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NewsBrooker writes crime spoof for Sky1
Charlie Brooker has penned a feature-length comedy for Sky1 billed as a spoof of every British crime drama made in the last decade.
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NewsImpossible to re-appear on C5
Channel 5’s magic-themed gameshow Impossible?, which was pulled mid-run earlier this year, is to make a return to tap into Big Brother’s audience.
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NewsCarpool takes return trip to online roots
Chat show Carpool, in which Robert Llewellyn interviews guests while driving, is moving off Dave to return to its online roots for its second series.
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NewsDead Donkey writer pens phone hacking comedy for C4
Channel 4 has ordered a phone hacking comedy from Drop the Dead Donkey writer Guy Jenkin.
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NewsBoaden backs Newsnight
The BBC’s director of news Helen Boaden has hit back at claims that Newsnight is “losing its way”, describing them as “wholly inaccurate and unfair”.
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NewsSTV to launch Scottish Newsnight
STV is to launch a Scottish equivalent of Newsnight later this year as it ramps up its news content.
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NewsScottish ad market puts pressure on STV
STV has reported a 5% decline in revenues and a marginal decrease in profits as a challenging Scottish advertising market took its toll.
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NewsSergeant opens Reef’s First Photo Album on BBC2
John Sergeant is to front a daytime series for BBC2 chronicling the pioneering work of Victorian photographer Francis Frith, who set out to capture the nation on film.
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NewsBBC4 series to explore lives of medieval royalty
BBC4 has commissioned a series looking at medieval monarchy, as captured in the period’s intricately illuminated manuscripts.
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NewsC4 follows up SBTV pilot with series order for T4
A T4 pilot charting the success of online youth broadcaster SBTV will be turned into a 5 x 30-minute series for the Channel 4 teen strand.
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NewsC4 links off-peak and daytime commissioning
Channel 4 off-peak commissioning will now sit in the daytime department to make commissioning for the slots more coherent.
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NewsBBC4 buys Oz drama The Slap
BBC4 has acquired Australian drama The Slap, an adaptation of the bestselling novel by Christos Tsiolkas.
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NewsArgumental revamped with two-screen game
Dave panel show Argumental is to feature an interactive playalong game when it returns for a fourth series in October.
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NewsSky Arts secures epic Mafia crime drama
Sky Arts has acquired an epic Italian-language crime drama about the early years of the Mafia.
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NewsFinal DQF proposals begin to take shape
A picture of the BBC’s final Delivering Quality First proposals is emerging, which includes running News 24 on BBC2 Daytime, an archive and repeats-focused BBC4, and a consolidation of English regions.
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NewsDragonfly wins biggest commission
Dragonfly has secured its biggest commission to date: an extreme competition format filmed in eight locations around the world.
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NewsGreat British Food Revival to return
BBC2 has ordered a second helping of campaigning series The Great British Food Revival.
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NewsBullying in TV: the ugly truth
Bullying in TV has become significantly worse over the past decade, with long-term harassment, plagiarism of ideas and fits of yelling all commonplace.
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NewsSurge in viewers checking PVR and VoD options first
Viewers are increasingly turning to content recorded on their PVRs and to on-demand options before exploring their linear TV guide, a Deloitte study has found.