All articles by Catherine Neilan – Page 53
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NewsUS firm rescues Foyle's War
The rights to detective series Foyle’s War have been bought by US group Acorn Media, as part of a deal to take over a number of assets from defunct indie Greenlit.
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NewsBBC strike threat averted as pensions reform agreed
The BBC and joint unions – including the NUJ – have reached a final agreement over the corporation’s pension reforms.
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NewsUnions meet BBC to clarify final pensions point
Joint union officials are meeting the BBC today to clarify one final point in the pension reform proposals.
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NewsS4C chair will "stand aside now"
S4C chairman John Walter Jones has said he will “stand aside now” rather than work his notice period to March, in a letter to staff at the Welsh broadcaster.
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NewsBBC2 orders Night Watch adaptation
BBC2 has commissioned an adaptation of Sarah Water’s bestselling 2006 novel The Night Watch.
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NewsRoss returns to BBC for Stargazing series
Jonathan Ross is to return to the BBC’s mainstream channels for the first time since his departure from his friday night chatshow, to co-host a three-day live astronomy series in the new year.
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RatingsBBC1 grows share as BBC2 declines
BBC1 is the only terrestrial channel to have seen its audience share increase during peak hours for the year to the end of October – but sister channel BBC2 saw the largest proportionate drop of the five.
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NewsWorld Service to get funding boost in 2014
The World Service could get a funding boost when it is rolled into the BBC’s remit in 2014, Mark Thompson has announced.
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NewsS4C chairman resigns
The chairman of the S4C Authority, John Walter Jones, has resigned from the broadcaster with immediate effect.
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NewsTwofour signs up to use carbon calculator
Twofour has become the first independent production company to sign up to use the BBC’s new carbon calculator, which measures the environmental impact of programmes.
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News‘No pressure on BBC’ over pensions stance
Two Labour MPs have asked a trio of ministers whether any meetings took place between the government and the BBC to discuss the pension negotiations.
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NewsDCD to launch start-up after acquisition target goes under
DCD Media is likely to create a new programming brand after acquisition target Steadfast went into administration last week.
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NewsChefs to champion ‘forgotten’ food for BBC2 series
Michel Roux Jr, Ainsley Harriot and Clarissa Dickson Wright will promote traditional British food that is “under threat” in an Outline Productions series for BBC2.
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NewsMentorn's For Neda wins at FPAs
Mentorn documentary For Neda won two prizes, including the Winner of Winners, at the Foreign Press Association awards last night.
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NewsBBC unveils UK's first carbon calculator for TV
The BBC is today launching a carbon calculator for the television industry, as part of a campaign to improve energy efficiency and cut carbon emissions throughout the sector.
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NewsBBC launches pilot to share local radio content
The BBC is piloting a scheme in which local news content across regional radio stations is shared during weekday afternoons to free up resources for the more widely heard morning shows.
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NewsBBC World Service cuts delayed
Staff at the World Service will have to wait a further two months to hear whether their jobs are safe, as the BBC has pushed back any decision on cuts until after Christmas.
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NewsBBC Worldwide unveils apps
Doctor Who, Top Gear and the Teletubbies feature in a range of new apps unveiled by BBC Worldwide, to be launched ahead of Christmas.
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NewsBBC teams with Discovery to tell History of the World
The BBC and Discovery Channel US are joining forces to produce a landmark series in which journalist Andrew Marr looks back over 20,000 years of human history.
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NewsGeorge Galloway rapped by Ofcom again
George Galloway has been found in breach of Ofcom rules on impartiality for a second time in just over a year, after the former Respect MP described Israel as “a terrorist gangster state” and a “miscreant, law breaking rogue, war launching, occupying state”.