All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 42
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NewsViacom set for £450m deal to buy C5
Viacom, owner of MTV, Comedy Central and Nickelodeon, is poised to announce the acquisition of Channel 5 for £450m.
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CommentITV Studios entering a new phase
Julian Bellamy’s appointment likely to mean a push on factual, says Chris Curtis
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NewsJulian Bellamy to join ITVS
Julian Bellamy is leaving Discovery Networks International to join ITV Studios.
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CommentFinding talent is never easy
Two different approaches bear fruit for Good Morning Britain and Spun Gold
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NewsObituary: Frances Berrigan, Cicada Films
Frances Berrigan, the managing director and owner of Cicada Films, has died aged 70.
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CommentBBC3 chief: what’s the criteria?
Candidates will have to prove their online ambitions to land job says Chris Curtis
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CommentCan Sky take the drama throne?
Big-budget productions offer risk and reward in equal measure
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NewsBBC plans BAME Expert initiative
The BBC is to hold two presenter talent days for the BAME communities, which it hopes will build on the success of the Expert Women initiative.
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CommentChannel 4’s factual renaissance
Broadcaster’s new slate shows a change in mood and confidence
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NewsC4 explores music education and prostitution
Pianist James Rhodes and actor Rupert Everett will join artist Grayson Perry as high profile talent in Channel 4’s latest slate of factual programming.
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CommentBBC arts push must be modern
DG’s £18m initiative must not fall into trap of being old-fashioned
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CommentIndie sector enters a new phase
Consolidation continues, but true indies still wield plenty of power
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NewsShed signs joint venture deal with De Mol’s Talpa
John de Mol’s Talpa Media has struck a joint venture deal with Shed Media Group to make its long-awaited UK debut.
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NewsChrysalis revived as drama indie
The Chrysalis brand is being revived as a drama indie by its former exec team and entrepreneurs Luke Johnson and Roger Parry.
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NewsJane Rogerson exits UKTV
UKTV director of commissioning, Jane Rogerson is leaving the broadcaster after six and a half years.
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NewsBBC comedy looks to future
BBC comedy controller Shane Allen is pulling together a flexible commissioning strategy to accommodate short- and long-form content as BBC3 prepares to move online.
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CommentThe clock is ticking on diversity
BBC3’s last 18 months as a TV channel offer a useful timeframe
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NewsCDN plans permanent leadership
The Creative Diversity Network needs a “permanent executive structure” if it is to make genuinely significant changes to the sector, the organisation has acknowledged.
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NewsLicence fee cut will put spotlight on BBC4
Danny Cohen has said BBC4 will remain a TV channel in the short term – but warned that a tough licence fee settlement would put the factual channel next in the firing line.
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CommentSavage BBC3 cuts are hard to swallow
The channel’s move online decimates its original content budget, writes Chris Curtis