All articles by Catherine Neilan – Page 4
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FeaturesStanding up for your rights
Last week, Broadcast unveiled the key concerns revealed in the Freelancer Survey 2012. Here Catherine Neilan explores the causes and reveals the best – and worst – companies to work for.
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NewsPeppa Pig sold to Disney Jr
Pre-school channel Disney Junior has secured Peppa Pig for Italy and Spain.
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NewsThe Voice trumps Strictly as top BBC launch
The Voice UK is BBC1’s biggest entertainment launch since records began, even beating the first series of Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsOffice exec returns to BBC comedy
Ash Atalla, executive producer of seminal comedy The Office, has revealed details of a new sitcom for BBC3 starring Greg Davies and Andy Samberg.
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NewsEntwistle joins BBCW board
The BBC has strengthened links between its public and commercial arms by creating a place on BBC Worldwide’s executive board for the director of Vision.
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NewsBBC4 to air Ukraine film during Euro 2012
BBC4 is to air a controversial film investigating state care for children in Ukraine, timed to coincide with the country’s hosting of the 2012 UEFA European Football Championship.
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NewsPrince Harry to scale Everest in ITV1 doc
Twofour is to once again follow Prince Harry in his role as patron of veterans charity Walking With The Wounded, swapping the Arctic for the world’s highest mountain - Everest.
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NewsGreen Paper shelved as DCMS confirms 2015 deadline for Comms Act
The government has shelved the Communications Act Green Paper and said a new bill will be introduced only “by the end of parliament”.
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FeaturesFreelancer Survey 2012: ‘I can’t do this much longer’
With rising hours and fears over job security, the future is increasingly uncertain for many working in TV. Catherine Neilan reports on the results of Broadcast’s Freelancer Survey 2012.
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NewsGreen Inc’s Many Faces Of… back for second run
Northern Irish indie Green Inc has won a second series commission for its entertainment archive show The Many Faces Of….
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NewsBectu kicks off editor pay survey before BBC talks
Bectu is surveying editors working across TV over pay, after negotiations with the BBC suggested the corporation may be paying below market rate.
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NewsJubilee coverage fails to match wedding
Viewers have given the BBC’s Diamond Jubilee coverage a tentative thumbs up – although approval ratings were below last year’s royal wedding.
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NewsTV freelancers feel the strain
TV freelancers are increasingly overworked, with almost half now clocking up more than 50 hours a week.
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NewsBBC lines up second run of Matt Lucas Awards
BBC1 has ordered a second series of comedy chat show The Matt Lucas Awards.
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NewsJubilee coverage "won't win any Baftas" says former BBC exec
Former Radio 4 boss Mark Damazer has said the BBC’s Jubilee coverage “won’t win any Baftas”.
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NewsBBC apologises after single mother Newsnight claims
The BBC has apologised to a single mother after she complained that a recent appearance on Newsnight left her humiliated.
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NewsLast minute delay for The Hour
The second outing of BBC2 series The Hour has been pushed back several months in the schedule to avoid clashing with the Olympics.
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NewsEU funds Blue Zoo series
Animation company Blue-Zoo has secured a €35,000 (£28,000) grant from the EU to fund development of new series Dee Dee Dragon.
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NewsDuck lays $9m golden egg for Zodiak with Nick Jr deal
Zodiak Kids has secured a global pre-sale to Nickelodeon, for a series whose budget is thought to be in the region of $9m (£5.7m).
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NewsPact and PSBs agree personal data guidelines
Cross-industry guidelines have been agreed for the first time between Pact and the four PSBs over how producers and crews should handle sensitive data obtained from their work.