All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 64
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NewsThompson ramps up exec pay crusade
EDINBURGH: Any senior staff joining the BBC will be paid less than their predecessors as part of Mark Thompson’s crusade on executive pay.
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NewsLeading indies take aim at Channel 5
The prospects for Channel 5 under Richard Desmond are bleak, according to a group of 40 top indie programme-makers.
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NewsUKTV adds Peep Show to Dave
Dave will add Peep Show to its roster of comedy series after 4Rights sold 30 hours of programming to UKTV.
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NewsBBC’s Sanderson swaps Storyville for Review Show
BBC factual exec Greg Sanderson is swapping docs strand Storyville for The Review Show.
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NewsGreenlit in administration
Vexed producer Greenlit Rights has ended up in administration as part of the fall out from the acquisition of Target Entertainment by Metrodome.
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NewsBBC to air Scotland Euro qualifiers
BBC Scotland has picked up the rigths to air Scotland’s away qualifiers for the Euro 2012 football tournament.
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NewsMetrodome on brink of Target deal
The deal between distributor Metrodome Group and Target Entertainment Group is back on and will be concluded in a matter of days.
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CommentDesmond at C5 will be top TV drama
Richard Desmond has wasted no time making his mark on Channel 5 and will run the broadcaster in a unique way, writes Chris Curtis
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NewsFive shocks staff with plans for 80 job losses
Channel Five staff at risk of redundancy are already in consultation after Northern & Shell shocked the broadcaster with plans to cut it down to around 200 employees and cull senior management.
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NewsAirey's contract guaranteed RTL role
Dawn Airey’s contract with RTL Group meant her departure from Channel Five was a fait accompli once the broadcaster was sold to Richard Desmond.
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NewsThompson to face BBC staff over pensions
Mark Thompson will face a grilling from BBC staff today over the controversial proposals to overhaul the corporation’s pension scheme.
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CommentHunting for ITV’s pay-off
A direct relationship with viewers could be the broadcaster’s best hope.
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The Broadcast InterviewHenrietta Conrad, Princess Productions
Her legendary people skills have helped the company she co-founded win a series of high-profile commissions. Chris Curtis speaks to the hard-working boss of Princess Productions.
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NewsChilds leads race for UKTV top job
Darren Childs, the BBC Worldwide managing director of channels, is understood to be in pole position to be named UKTV chief executive.
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NewsC4 hands Mykura and Jain new roles
Channel 4 is asking Hamish Mykura to focus on docs and preparing to hand Angela Jain a major new role after passing responsibility for More 4 and E4 to new channel managers.
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NewsDesmond on brink of Five deal
Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily Express, OK! and Portland TV, is understood to be on the brink of a deal to buy Five after offering its parent RTL Group the quickest route to a sale.
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NewsEdgar-Jones set to depart Endemol
Big Brother executive producer Phil Edgar-Jones will stand down from Endemol UK after a decade when the reality show comes to an end in the UK.
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NewsDCMS plans 2012 Communications Bill
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has revealed a structural reform plan for the DCMS that promises a new Communications Bill – but not until the end of 2012 at the earliest.
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NewsVMTV to become Living TV Group
Virgin Media Television is to be renamed Living TV Group after its sale to BSkyB was cleared by Republic of Ireland competition authorities.
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NewsPension fury at BBC
The BBC’s overhaul of its pension scheme has provoked a furious reaction on the letters page of Ariel, the corporation’s in-house magazine.