All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 73
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NewsKeeling lands role as Arqiva content boss
Arqiva has appointed former UKTV chief operating officer John Keeling as the top content exec for its new VoD service.
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NewsFive seals Sony TV VoD deal
Five has struck a deal with Sony that could see owners of new, web-enabled TV sets watch shows such as Neighbours online.
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NewsITV mulls micropayment plans
ITV is yet to fully commit to a micropayment strategy for some online content and is wrestling with where to pitch charges and agreeing a common payment system with other players.
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NewsComedy emerges as iPlayer success
Michael MacIntyre’s Live at the Apollo is the fifth most watched show on BBC iPlayer over the last 12 months as comedy proves one of the best performing genres in on demand content.
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NewsRichards expects BBC to publish star salaries
EDINBURGH: Ofcom chief executive Ed Richards believes it is inevitable that the BBC will have to publish the salaries it pays its stars in the future.
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NewsC4's Duncan tight-lipped on exit rumours
EDINBURGH: Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan has told Broadcast he has nothing to announce, despite rumours of his departure sweeping the Edinburgh TV festival.
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NewsMurdoch: give TV same freedom as newspapers
MACTAGGART: James Murdoch has launched a furious attack on Ofcom’s “half a million words every year telling broadcasters what they can and cannot say”, and called for TV news to be granted the same freedom as newspapers.
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NewsHadlow eyes female-friendly panel shows
EDINBURGH: BBC2 boss Janice Hadlow’s comedy plans include uncovering a “broad comic” success in the vein of Goodness Gracious Me and Ab Fab, and solving the problem of men dominating panel shows.
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RatingsStellar comeback for Shooting Stars
Vic and Bob were back on BBC2 with a bang last night as revived panel show Shooting Stars grabbed an impressive 2.7m (13.7% share) at 10pm.
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The Broadcast InterviewAdrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley
The partnership between Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley is the glue that holds The One Show together.
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NewsPinewood upbeat despite tough times
Pinewood Shepperton suffered only a small drop in TV revenues as it battled against the downturn during the first half of the year.
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NewsX Factor reject to star in slimming show
Daisybeck Productions is tracking the attempts by an X Factor reject to lose weight for a new six-part series.
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RatingsThe Street ends on 4.4m
BBC1’s The Street concluded its consistent run with 4.4m (20%) viewers at 9pm last night, as ITV1 drama Monday Monday continued to struggle.
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RatingsMOTD kicks off with 4m
The return of Match of the Day lit up an otherwise lacklustre Saturday as 4m (25%) tuned in to BBC1’s first highlights show of the new season.
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RatingsBolt fires BBC2 to the top
BBC2 raced to the top of the ratings pile on Sunday as Usain Bolt’s world record-breaking 100m sprint at the World Athletics Championships was watched by 5m (22.3%).
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NewsVirgin Media cuts customer service jobs
Virgin Media has cut around 250 jobs from its Dudley customer services centre after a consultation with at-risk staff came to an end.
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NewsStars come out for BBC2's Office night
BBC2 will dedicate an entire evening to airing the first series of The Office later this month, including new footage of Ricky Gervais and the team talking about its impact alongside comedy stars such as Friends’ Matthew Perry and Spinal Tap’s Christopher Guest.
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RatingsITV1 wins with football coverage
ITV1 scored with its coverage of England’s football friendly with the Netherlands last night, which peaked at 6.8m (33%) and beat a revitalised Who Do You Think You Are? on BBC1.
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NewsKatie Price launches production company
Katie Price has teamed up with former ITV Studios talent exec Mark Wagman to launch an indie.
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RatingsMitchell murdered by ITV1
ITV1’s Midsomer Murders attracted 5.8m (26.3%) viewers between 8pm and 10pm last night, comfortably outperforming Peep Show comedian David Mitchell’s appearance on BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are?.