All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 31
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NewsHall: programme-makers understand distinctiveness
Director general Tony Hall has told Broadcast he is comfortable with proposals to tender out all BBC Studios shows, and offered a personal definition of what distinctive programming really means.
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NewsC4 chairman calls for more ambition
Channel 4 chairman Charles Gurassa has called on the broadcaster’s executive team to shrug off uncertainty surrounding potential privatisation and come up with a strategy that can help it move on creatively and commercially.
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NewsBBC News commits £8m to partner with local rivals
The BBC is to spend around £8m on a raft of local news initiatives, including funding 150 journalists around the country who will be employed by qualifying commercial organisations.
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NewsBBC buoyed at Bafta as white paper looms
The BBC entered the week of its charter renewal white paper with a boost from the Baftas, landing 14 of the awards and receiving widespread political support.
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NewsBBC Studios plans divisive restructure
Mark Freeland’s departure is expected to herald more changes at BBC Studios, with sources suggesting new director Mark Linsey wants its genre heads to be business rather than creative leaders.
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NewsAll3Media focuses on talent
All3Media chief executive Jane Turton has claimed that 2016 is all about talent for the super-indie after it ushered in a new era for Optomen and struck a fresh deal with Gordon Ramsay.
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CommentJohn Whittingdale’s misguided plan
Culture secretary has a solution for C4 - but what’s the problem, asks Chris Curtis
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NewsGordon Ramsay launches indie
Gordon Ramsay has launched a production company, Studio Ramsay, and immediately struck a joint venture agreement with All3Media to produce unscripted and scripted shows.
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NewsFlintoff and Hornby to lead new era at Optomen
Former Channel 4 colleagues Tina Flintoff and Nick Hornby are to take over at Optomen, as Pat Llewellyn steps down from the All3Media indie after 22 years.
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NewsClarkson, May and Hammond plan digital venture
Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond have teamed up with a co-founder of Zeebox to launch a “bold digital venture” to sit alongside their new series for Amazon Prime Video.
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CommentKevin Lygo’s contemporary challenge
Director of TV has looked to the past to bring ITV bang up to date
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NewsMike Darnell lifts lid on Little Big Shots
US television chief Mike Darnell has lifted the lid on Little Big Shots, the hit Warner Bros format that has been acquired by ITV, and argued that producers are finally beginning to harness the power of viral internet talent.
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CommentLess is more for Mip TV buyers
Deals are for quality, not quantity, while drama remains the focus
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CommentBroadcast International - and how ESG is facing start of new era
Broadcast has always had broad horizons, but to mark next week’s Mip TV we have given this issue a truly global perspective.
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NewsSky Sports seals exclusive F1 deal
Channel 4’s Formula One experience will be relatively short-lived after Sky Sports struck a five year deal, commencing 2019, to be the sole UK rights holder.
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CommentWhy make BBC1 less popular?
Quality is just as important as distinctiveness to licence fee payers