All articles by Catherine Neilan – Page 9
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NewsSouth Africa to expand tax credits
The South African government is poised to expand TV tax incentives, just weeks after the UK announced its own plans to adopt such a scheme.
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NewsBBC to launch 24 Olympics channels
The BBC is launching 24 free-to-air temporary channels on cable and satellite platforms, running live streams of every sport taking place at the London Olympic Games.
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NewsBBC4 reveals more details of Everett biopic
The BBC has revealed further details of its biopic of well-loved comedian Kenny Everett, two years after the commission was first announced.
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NewsBBC Learning orders disability docs
BBC Learning has ordered a series of eight shorts about primary school children with disabilities as part of a move to promote inclusivity.
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NewsFreeview set for channel shake up
Freeview platform manager DMOL is looking to shake up the EPG for HD, children’s and news channels, to make space for the anticipated growth in the number of general entertainment channels.
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NewsBBC wipes out Total Wipeout
The BBC is canning teatime hit Total Wipeout at the end of this year.
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NewsFremantleMedia looks to put fans in front row
Viewers of The X Factor could sit at the heart of the online action for the next series, as FremantleMedia negotiates with a start-up tech firm offering 360-degree views of live events.
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NewsIndie bosses quiz BBC on pay-to-download plans
Mark Thompson and senior BBC executives have held face-to-face talks with the bosses of some of Britain’s biggest indies about how to make its proposed pay-to-download service commercially feasible.
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NewsS4C strives to make a Welsh killing
S4C is hoping to turn Wales into the next Denmark by creating programming to be sold worldwide.
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NewsC4 in talks with Pact over template for sharing viewer data
Channel 4 is looking to establish a contractual template for sharing the viewer data that indies generate through their multiplatform properties.
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NewsKindle updates Dickens for BBC1
Bafta-winning kids’ indie Kindle Entertainment is reimagining Charles Dickens’ The Life and Adventures of Nicholas Nickleby in a 21st century setting for BBC1 Daytime.
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NewsWendy Darke to lead BBC NHU
The BBC has appointed Wendy Darke as the new head of the Natural History Unit.
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NewsNUJ: new BBC DG should revise licence fee deal
The NUJ has called on the future director general of the BBC to revisit the “shabby” 2010 licence fee settlement.
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NewsDQF job cuts hit BBC News
BBC News staff have today been told the details of how Delivering Quality First will affect them, including major redundancies and a scaling down of some services.
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NewsChapman shows shift from Target to Cake
Chapman Entertainment has signed a deal with Cake to distribute its entire catalogue, following the demise of its previous partner Target Entertainment.
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NewsGeorge Gently inspects new series
BBC1 detective drama Inspector George Gently is to return for a fifth series - comprising four feature length films.
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NewsRandom House indie options Dog Loves Books
The production arm of publisher Random House has optioned a book by award-winning children’s author and illustrator Louise Yates.
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NewsBeing Human gets fifth series
BBC3 has ordered a shorter run of supernatural drama Being Human for its fifth series next year.
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NewsNews Corp warns papers over potentially "defamatory" Panorama
Lawyers acting on behalf of News Corp have written to national newspapers urging them not to report on a forthcoming BBC documentary that is billed as revealing “fresh hacking allegations at the heart of News Corporation’s pay-TV empire”.
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NewsBBC2 takes Stewart Lee to 2015
The BBC has ordered a further two series of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle, taking the series up to 2015.