All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 53
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NewsEntwistle reveals focus on quality - and Thomson's departure
New BBC director general George Entwistle has pledged to focus on improving the corporation’s creative quality and revealed that Caroline Thomson will leave as part of his first major restructure.
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NewsJake Humphrey quits BBC to front BT football coverage
BBC Sport presenter Jake Humphrey is to become the anchor of BT’s Premier League football coverage.
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NewsStudio Lambert names BBC exec as UK chief
The executive producer behind the 2002 revamp of Top Gear has been named head of Studio Lambert UK.
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NewsCowell fires YouTube warning
Simon Cowell has warned the UK’s broadcasters that YouTube is close to becoming a genuine rival to host the biggest shows on TV.
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NewsBBC Radio 3 and BBC4 join forces for Britten celebrations
The BBC will celebrate the life and work of composer Benjamin Britten with a series of radio and TV projects across 2013.
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NewsSky moves into in-house production
Sky has created its own in-house development and production team - and its first project will be a “hugely ambitious, stripped reality-soap”.
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NewsCowell whets appetite for Food Glorious Food
Simon Cowell has revealed Food Glorious Food will launch in February and offered an exclusive insight into the new ITV1 cookery format.
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NewsMultimedia Fast Train to take place in Salford
The next Fast Train event, run by BBC Academy and Creative Skillset to help develop freelancers, will take place at Salford’s MediaCityUK on 20 November.
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NewsITV buys Norton's So Television for up to £17m
ITV Studios has bought The Graham Norton Show producer So Television in a deal that could be worth up to £17m.
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NewsElectric Sky agrees Blinkbox sales
Distributor Electric Sky has confirmed a 25-hour partnership deal with Tesco-owned UK digital platform Blinkbox.
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NewsMurdoch reveals family insights
Liz Murdoch has said it was “important to stand up and be counted” with her MacTaggart after a “nightmare year” for her family.
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NewsLiz Murdoch: TV is failing to keep pace with digital revolution
MacTaggart Lecture: Liz Murdoch has called on broadcasters and producers to put aside their rivalries and work together in the digital space - or risk losing out to a new generation of YouTube networks.
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NewsBBC2 drama to combine Wolf Hall and sequel
BBC2 has ordered a six-part drama that will combine Hilary Mantel’s novels Wolf Hall and Bring Up the Bodies in a single series.
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NewsIndie trio compete for pitching crown
British TV’s best pitcher will be revealed on the first day of the Edinburgh TV Festival later this week.
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NewsBSkyB wins appeal over price of Sky Sports
The long-running dispute over competition in the TV sports market took another turn last night as the Competition Appeal Tribunal rejected Ofcom’s ruling that BSkyB must cut the wholesale cost of its sports channels.
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NewsIndie execs campaign for local TV news for kids
The execs behind kids’ indie Handle and Spout have launched a campaign to encourage bidders for the forthcoming local TV licences to include local children’s news in their output.
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NewsJames Fox named Remarkable head of entertainment
Endemol’s Remarkable Television has made James Fox its new head of entertainment, replacing Tom Blakeson who has moved to Remedy.
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NewsITV Studios exec joins Mykura's NGCI team
Ed Sayer is joining National Geographic Channels International as part of Hamish Mykura’s London-based commissioning team.
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NewsCreative England to invest £1m in Digital Fiction Factory
Creative England is to pump £1m into the Digital Fiction Factory, joining the BBC, Conker Media and Channel 4.
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NewsBBC pulls riots doc after court order
The BBC pulled innovative drama-doc The Riots: In Their Own Words last night in response to a court order.