All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 35
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NewsWhittingdale orders shock terms of trade review
John Whittingdale has asked Ofcom to re-analyse the terms of trade just two months after the regulator’s Public Service Broadcasting Review appeared to indicate no significant changes to the legislation were required.
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NewsABC gives Love a second bite at Bake Off
Love Productions has secured a second chance to make The Great British Bake Off a format hit in the US after agreeing a deal with network ABC.
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CommentTime to update TV terminology
‘Multichannel’ badge is becoming redundant as industry evolves
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FeaturesTV’s changing identity parade
What is the value of a TV channel brand in the digital era, and how is it best realised? Chris Curtis asked a panel of controllers, producers and branding experts
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NewsGreenbird duo strike C4 deal
Channel 4 has struck an agreement with a new GroupM Entertainment-style content financing agency to offer top-up funding for original commissions.
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CommentGiving Voice to the BBC debate
Whittingdale’s words were welcome, but BBC is right to be wary
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NewsSturgeon critical of BBC referendum coverage
Nicola Sturgeon has criticised the media’s portrayal of women and claimed the BBC’s coverage of the Scottish referendum was unwittingly but significantly flawed.
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NewsIannucci: government allowed BBC uncertainty to 'fester'
Armando Iannucci has said uncertainty about the BBC’s future has been allowed to “fester and grow” by the government, despite John Whittingdale’s claim that there is no agenda against the corporation.
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NewsFincham: BBC uses Strictly to 'clip X Factor wings'
ITV’s Peter Fincham has made a public plea to the BBC not to schedule this autumn’s Strictly Come Dancing directly against The X Factor.
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CommentEdinburgh will have political edge
The BBC’s future will be on everyone’s lips at this year’s festival
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NewsHall and Whittingdale, Abraham and Hincks lead RTS Cambridge line-up
Culture secretary John Whittingdale with share the stage with director general Tony Hall at the Royal Television Society’s Cambridge Convention next month, where Channel 4’s David Abraham will debate US ownership with Wayne Garvie, Tim Hincks and Nick Southgate.
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CommentPlaying it safe is not an option
TV may have moved on from The Word, but risk-taking is essential
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CommentITV faces factual balancing act
Under pressure to evolve but heartland subjects seem to work best
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NewsLee Bartlett to leave Discovery
Discovery’s Lee Bartlett is to leave the company five years after joining from ITV.
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CommentBBC right to consider its options
Plenty of people have been het up (Broadcast included) about both the manner in which the recent licence fee deal was conducted and the level at which it was set.
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NewsBBC network spend in Scotland tumbles
Political pressure on the BBC from Scotland could be ramped up after the corporation spent less in the country in 2014 on network TV and appreciation fell for BBC Radio Scotland.
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CommentFallout from a funding bombshell
BBC deal is not a disaster, but it is hardly a cause for celebration, says Chris Curtis
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CommentTopsy-turvy licence fee deal raises plenty of questions
Licence fee settlement is not quite the doomsday deal predicted, but an ageing population suggests cuts are on the way, writes Chris Curtis.
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NewsOlympics deal propels Discovery into future
Discovery’s “smash-and-grab” purchase of pan-European rights to the Olympic Games is the biggest sign yet of its desire to become a key international player across free-to-air, pay and OTT.