All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 43
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NewsCohen: BBC3 strategy is a risk
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has admitted that moving BBC3 online is a major risk and that cost savings have forced the corporation to make the move ahead of schedule.
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NewsRalph Lee named C4 number two
Ralph Lee has been made Jay Hunt’s number two at Channel 4, adding the role of deputy chief creative officer to his head of factual brief.
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CommentThe revolution will not be televised
BBC3’s imminent move reveals DG is not afraid to make tough calls
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NewsRaw scales up with Discovery
Discovery Communication’s acquisition of Raw TV is the latest high-profile example of the trend for transatlantic consolidation in the production sector.
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NewsDiscovery snaps up Raw
Discovery Communications has struck a deal to buy Gold Rush producer Raw TV.
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NewsIndie execs query Cohen’s IP payment idea
Senior indie figures have raised questions over mooted plans to reward BBC Productions staff who create IP that generates significant returns for BBC Worldwide.
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CommentSo far, so good for ITV chief exec
Results shows positive signs, with acquisitions spree paying off
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CommentHadlow: a tough act to follow
The next BBC2 controller will inherit a clear and confident channel
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The Broadcast InterviewJohn de Mol, Talpa Media
Broadcast heads to a former Dutch military base to hear about John de Mol’s plans to make a ‘more upscale Big Brother’
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NewsProSieben remakes Release the Hounds
Release the Hounds, the horror gameshow created by Gogglebox Entertainment for ITV2, is to be remade in Germany.
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NewsFox lands John de Mol's Utopia
Simon Andreae has bought John de Mol’s new social experiment format Utopia as his first major deal for Fox.
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NewsC4 unveils £20m indie fund
Channel 4 will give the UK production sector a £20m “adrenaline shot” by investing in a raft of indies over the next three years.
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FeaturesAndrew Sheldon and Marc Allen, True North
Following True North’s best ever year, its key execs discuss building relationships in China
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NewsBroadcasters cleared over Anjem Choudary interviews
Ofcom has cleared Channel 4 News, Newsnight and Daybreak for interviewing controversial Muslim cleric Anjem Choudary in the aftermath of the killing of Lee Rigby in Woolwich.
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NewsRoss Noble: Freewheeling close to US format deal
Ross Noble: Freewheeling, Dave’s tweet-driven comic travelogue, is on the brink of being sold to Turner in the US as a format.
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NewsITV production manager Polly Coupland passes away
Polly Coupland, who worked for ITV as a production manager for almost forty years, has died shortly after being diagnosed with cancer.
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NewsArrow Media to broadcast live from space for C4
Arrow Media is producing a two-hour special for Channel 4 in the UK and Nat Geo around the world that will include live footage from the International Space Station as it completes an orbit of the earth.
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NewsGrayson Perry execs launch indie
The production duo behind the Bafta-winning Grayson Perry: All In the Best Possible Taste have set up a new indie, Swan Films, which is making the follow up series.
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NewsBroadcasters cleared over coverage of Woolwich killing
Ofcom has rejected close to 700 complaints that various TV and radio reports of the Woolwich killing of Fusilier Lee Rigby were too graphic and distressing.
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NewsDesmond mulls Channel 5 sale
Northern & Shell is considering a sale of Channel 5, as owner Richard Desmond mulls cashing in on the broadcaster’s turnaround.