All Broadcasters articles – Page 988
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NewsS4C member steps down over police investigation
S4C Authority member Dyfrig Jones has stepped down pending a police investigation into pictures of a child that appeared on Facebook.
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NewsCorrie moving back to Wednesdays
ITV is moving its Thursday night episode of Coronation Street back to Wednesdays with live football set to return to Tuesdays in a bid to free up pre-watershed slots for new shows.
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NewsHunt attacked in Commons over BSkyB deal
The Government has been accused of making a “seedy deal” as Rupert Murdoch moved a step closer to taking full control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB.
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NewsBBC axes Stephen K Amos Show
The BBC has pulled the plug on comedy series The Stephen K Amos Show after ratings plummeted during its six week run.
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NewsChannel 4 enters F1 race
Channel 4 has opened discussions to acquire the TV rights to Formula 1 when the BBC’s deal expires in two years time.
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NewsTakeover talk boosts ITV shares
Shares in ITV have soared following speculation of a bid for the broadcaster.
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NewsBSkyB takeover moves closer
Rupert Murdoch took a step closer to taking full control of satellite broadcaster BSkyB today after the Government provisionally accepted plans to hive off Sky News as a separate company.
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News360 to commemorate Titanic sinking for BBC1
360 Productions has won a BBC1 commission marking the 100th anniversary of the sinking of the Titanic, as parent company Impossible Pictures opens a Republic of Ireland office.
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NewsC4 follow-up gives Brit teens taste of Amish life
The Amish community of Ohio will take in British teenagers for a Channel 4 follow-up to last year’s Amish: World’s Squarest Teenagers.
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NewsHistory of musicals takes centre stage for BBC4
BBC4 has commissioned Twofour to make a 3 x 60-minute series on the history of the musical in London’s West End.
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NewsSex advisers take Channel 4 to task over teen show
A group of sexual health advisers and experts will meet with the Channel 4 fact ent commissioning team next week to discuss criticisms of the broadcaster’s sex education programming.
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NewsC4 delays decision on Comedy Blaps shorts
Channel 4 online comedy talent initiative Comedy Blaps has been delayed after being inundated with ideas.
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NewsCentury to make undercover police doc for C4
The undercover policeman who spent seven years posing as an environmental activist is to be the subject of a Channel 4 Cutting Edge film.
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NewsSo TV to make Armstrong’s Big Ask for Dave
Dave has ordered a full series of comedy panel show Alexander Armstrong’s Big Ask from So Television following a successful TX pilot.
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NewsAussie chef Bill goes back home with UKTV show
A UKTV food series fronted by Australian chef Bill Granger is to be served up down under in the first deals for the show.
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NewsBBC to reveal value of WoCC
The BBC is to publish the “size of the prize” and AI figures for the first time as it shakes up its Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) following the release of this year’s data - which saw indies edge further ahead of in-house compared with last year to win the ...
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NewsITV to cut drama repeats to test in-house formats
ITV is weighing up cutting drama repeats from ITV1’s daytime schedule to clear space for experimenting with in-house formats.
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NewsSky lands UK rights to Spielberg’s Terra Nova
BSkyB has secured the UK rights to Steven Spielberg’s epic new dinosaur series Terra Nova, arguably the biggest show at last month’s LA Screenings.
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NewsSplash and Lime set for reality rivalry
Two structured reality shows are set to go head to head in Liverpool, with Splash Media in paid development on Desperate Scousewives (w/t) for E4 and MTV on the brink of commissioning Lime Pictures to make Mersey Shore.
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FeaturesGet ready for wrangling and regulation
As the deadline for initial submissions to inform the next Communications Act passed this week, Broadcast takes a look at who wants what from Jeremy Hunt.