All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 61
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NewsThomson: DQF process a success
BBC chief operating officer Caroline Thomson has given her full backing to the bottom-up DQF process and hinted it could become the model for how the BBC effects change in the future.
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NewsDownton Abbey edges out Sherlock at BPGs
Downton Abbey edged out Sherlock at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, with the ITV1 period drama landing two prizes to the BBC1 series’ one.
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NewsBBC soap budgets revealed
The cost per hour of the BBC’s continuing drama has tumbled by 20% over the last eight years – but the National Audit Office said it was unable to tell if the shows represent value for money.
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NewsDiscovery on hunt for head of format factory
Discovery Networks International is understood to be recruiting for a heavyweight exec to head up a London-based initiative to come up with international formats.
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NewsSony to make UK debut with SET channel
Sony Pictures Television will make its debut as a linear UK broadcaster next month with a scripted channel targeting 25-to 54-year-old women.
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CommentMore than a family affair
Shine Group deal shows acquisitions are firmly back on the agenda.
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The Broadcast InterviewThe Garden: seeds of success
Having left Shine Group to set up The Garden, Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple are putting quality first, they tell Chris Curtis.
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NewsITV scores Royal Variety coup
ITV has won the rights to the Royal Variety Performance for the next ten years, ending the long-term practice of sharing the event with the BBC.
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NewsThe Garden pays visit to A&E for C4 fixed-rig doc
Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple are making their biggest ever fixed-rig show, using 70 cameras to film a London hospital’s accident and emergency department for Channel 4.
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NewsHoller bought by Leo Burnett
Agency giant Leo Burnett has bought Holler, the digital content & social agency behind web content for Skins, Seven Days and Supersize vs Superskinny.
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NewsMcGrath heads to Shanghai to help indies break into China
Former Gecko Productions and Redback Films boss Viv McGrath is heading to Shanghai to become a consultant helping UK indies do business in China.
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NewsWild Rover BBC1 quizshow set for US remake
Wild Rover’s forthcoming BBC1 quizshow Secret Fortune looks set for a US remake after Nigel Lythgoe picked up the rights.
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NewsDarcy slams ITV's "lemmings" online strategy
BSkyB chief operating officer Mike Darcey has accused ITV and Channel 4 of “leaping like lemmings” into a strategy of making content available for free online.
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NewsAbraham: C4's ad sales growth will match ITV
David Abraham has revealed that Channel 4 will report bumper ad sales numbers later this year and that the broadcaster has kept pace with ITV’s 2010 recovery.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Abraham, Channel 4
Eight months into his tenure, C4’s chief exec has built his team and laid the foundations for post-Big Brother creative renewal. He tells Chris Curtis what to expect from the revamped PSB.
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NewsBennett in final talks over BBCW move
Jana Bennett is in final negotiations to take a London-based role for BBC Worldwide, as rumours that she will quit as director of BBC Vision come to a head.
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RatingsITV1 takes Pride as Wallace and Gromit tumble
WEDNESDAY: ITV1 will have been proud of The Pride of Britain Award’s 6.2m viewers last night, but 2 million viewers deserted BBC1’s Wallace and Gromit show at 7.30pm.
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NewsFine tuning of BBC offer could prevent NUJ strikes
A telephone call between BBC HR director Lucy Adams and Bectu general secretary Gerry Morrissey may have set the wheels in motion to avert the NUJ strike planned for next week.
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NewsBBC News calls for compromise
BBC newsroom managers have urged Helen Boaden and Lucy Adams to extend an olive branch to the NUJ or risk the prospect of long-running strikes.