All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 48
-
NewsIndustry mourns Milligan
Warm tributes have been paid to Sky Media managing director Nick Milligan, one of TV’s most respected commercial executives, who died at the weekend.
-
NewsGlobal Radio beefs up Capital team
Global Radio has promoted two execs to manage Capital FM London and has handed a third a group wide live music role.
-
NewsBBC wants £150,000 cap on severance pay
Lord Hall has revealed plans to cap redundancy and severance pay at the BBC at £150,000 for all senior managers.
-
NewsGlobal goals key to Garden sale
The Garden’s international ambitions were the driving factor in ITV Studios’ £18m deal to buy the 24 Hours In A&E indie this week.
-
NewsBaz: TV is failing to understand power of second screen
Peter Bazalgette has warned the TV industry it needs to get a grip on the commercial significance of second screen usage.
-
NewsDawn Airey set for bigger things after RTL exit
Dawn Airey is to move back into the spotlight after a low-profile spell working for RTL Group following its sale of Channel 5.
-
NewsOfcom gets tough with BBC over treatment of kids
Ofcom wants assurances from the BBC over the protection of children in its programmes after Dick & Dom’s Hoopla was found to have breached its code.
-
NewsHistory to bring H2 to UK
A&E Networks is to launch History spin-off channel H2 in the UK next month.
-
NewsBafta Audience Award pits Bake Off against Game of Thrones
Bafta has unveiled the shortlist for its Radio Times Audience Award, which is the only category voted for by the viewing public.
-
NewsSky Arts commissions major portrait competition
Sky Arts has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library to launch a six-part series that will attempt to discover the UK’s best portrait painter.
-
NewsDarroch: 3D hasn’t taken off
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch came close to admitting the company has been disappointed with the progress of 3D TV, in a wide-ranging Q&A session for the Royal Television Society.
-
NewsTax breaks to bring Showtime’s Penny Dreadful to UK
Showtime’s Penny Dreadful is set to be one of the first major US TV dramas that will be shot in the UK as a direct consequence of the imminent high-end drama tax breaks.
-
NewsJeremy Darroch confirms Sky indie spending plans
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch has confirmed Broadcast’s analysis of the broadcaster’s indie sector spending plans – and revealed that its content investment may not stop at £600m.
-
The Broadcast InterviewBarney Francis, Sky Sports
Sky Sports’ managing director Barney Francis talks to Chris Curtis about drawing on experience in the face of competition from BT Sport, identifying talent and the future of distribution
-
NewsDoctor Who exec producer Skinner steps down
Executive producer Caroline Skinner is leaving Doctor Who to return to BBC Drama Productions in London.
-
NewsFether to leave Zodiak after 16 years
Joely Fether is to leave super-indie Zodiak Media after 16 years, prompting group chief executive David Frank to take direct responsibility for its UK-based producers.
-
NewsThe great Channel 4 debate
Charlie Parsons’ C4 broadside has split the indie community right down the middle
-
NewsLord Hall praises arts in first interview
Lord Hall’s first print interview since being named director general has hinted at the strong part his arts background will play in his leadership of the BBC.
-
NewsJoff Powell launches Broad Bean Media
Former Lion Television entertainment exec Joff Powell has launched a new indie, Broad Bean Media, and has already hired two staff and secured a number of developments.
-
NewsCharlie Parsons fires shot at C4
Producer airs ‘widespread concerns’ that the broadcaster’s indie relationships have gone sour