All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 37
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NewsChannel 4 returns to The Island for third run
Channel 4 is to head to the The Island with Bear Grylls for a third time after recommissioning the Bafta-winning show.
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CommentBattle for the licence fee shapes up
New culture secretary wants change, but is a considered critic of BBC
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CommentBafta 2015: a celebration of eccentricity
Broadcast editor Chris Curtis reflects on the big winners at the Bafta Television Awards.
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CommentThe benefits of thinking global
International formats are setting the pace for UK broadcasters
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NewsBBC factual in state of flux
BBC factual is in a state of flux as controller Emma Swain begins a year-long secondment to help shape the corporation’s approach to commissioning over the next five years.
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NewsFormats get physical at MipTV
Survival formats and physical gameshows flexed their muscles at MipTV this week, with broadcasters increasingly prepared to look beyond the safety of talent formats and studio shows.
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NewsJeremy Darroch hints at Sky's European future
MipTV: Jeremy Darroch praised the technology of Sky Deutschland and the content of Sky Italia as he hinted at how resources will be shared across the newly enlarged Sky business.
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CommentMoment of truth for the CDN
New leadership offers an opportunity to make a lasting difference
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CommentDrama has never had it so good
Everyone is getting in on the act as genre enjoys a global boom
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CommentThe last of the ‘Indie’ Surveys?
Changing face of the sector calls for a redefinition of our research
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CommentClarkson left BBC with no choice
Broadcast editor Chris Curtis says re-signing the Top Gear host would have sent out all the wrong messages.
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CommentC5 faces a delicate balancing act
Viacom investment offers huge opportunity if right tone is struck
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CommentConvergence is here, embrace it
The first indie to exploit a YouTube star’s fanbase is onto a winner
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CommentTony Hall’s British tactic to defend BBC
DG outlines commercial vision for reshaped production arm
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NewsHall to make case for 'democratic' BBC
Tony Hall has stressed the “profoundly democratic” nature of the BBC and promised to set out the corporation’s position on the charter renewal debate in June.
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CommentJane Turton takes All3 into a new era
Appointment means super-indie can emerge from a hiatus, says Chris Curtis
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NewsJane Turton named All3Media boss
Jane Turton has landed the top job at All3Media after a five-month global search by its new owners Liberty Global and Discovery Communications.