All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 82
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NewsShaps seeks indies for£5m investment slate
Simon Shaps is poised to invest around£5m in a raft of small to medium-sized indie producers, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsDCD sells Haunted Homes
DCD Rights has sold Haunted Homes to NBC Universal Global Network's UK lifestyle channel Diva TV and to Fine Living Network in the US.
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NewsBSkyB hints at Tiscali broadband bid
BSkyB's chief financial officer Andrew Griffith has hinted that a bid for Tiscali UK's broadband operations could be in the offing.
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NewsBBC plans iPlayer open-day
The BBC will celebrate the one year anniversary of the iPlayer this Friday by lifting the lid on how the catch-up service works.
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NewsER bosses talk up prospects
Entertainment Rights' new chief executive and finance director have talked up the company's prospects following a deal with its bank that will safeguard it until next March.
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NewsER lands£13m lending and new boss
Entertainment Rights has secured£13m in facilities from HBOS to safeguard its future until the end of February and has appointed the boss of its US operations as its new chief executive.
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NewsSky News goes HD with Obama inauguration
Sky News will make its first HD broadcast for its coverage of Barack Obama's inauguration as US president on 20 January 2009.
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NewsCarter sends mixed messages on terms of trade
Communications, technology and broadcasting minister Lord Carter has sent out mixed messages over the future of the terms of trade - claiming they have been a great success but suggesting they may be re-evaluated as part of securing C4's future.
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NewsBBC children's looks at theme park spin-off
BBC children's controller Richard Deverell wants to take his young viewers on a roller-coaster ride - by considering the potential for a CBBC/CBeebies theme park.
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NewsPact slams ‘bully boy' ITV over terms of trade plan
Pact has slammed ITV's “bully-boy tactics” over its plans to circumvent the terms of trade and called on the broadcaster to look for a more creative solution to dealing with the advertising downturn.
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NewsEnt' Rights boss to leave
Nick Phillips, the chief executive of embattled kids company Entertainment Rights, is to leave the company in three days time.
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NewsJeff Anderson to report to Jermey
ITV controller of current affairs and documentaries Jeff Anderson will begin reporting to Michael Jermey as part of the commissioning shake up at ITV.
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NewsCohen: There's still life in Phoo Action
Media Festival: BBC3 controller Danny Cohen has said the corporation may revive canned drama format Phoo Action - but that he could not justify spending£3m on taking it to a full series in its current state.
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NewsCarter: BBC sharing plans should go beyond PSBs
Media Festival: Minister for communications, technology and broadcasting Stephen Carter has called on the BBC to extend its soon-to-be-announced information sharing initiative beyond the usual public service broadcasters.
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NewsC4/BBC3: Sachsgate will not kill risk-taking
Media Festival: BBC3 controller Danny Cohen and Channel 4 director of television Julian Bellamy have both pledged that their channels will not lose their nerve by “playing safe” in the wake of the Sachsgate affair.
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NewsRedmond: PSB broadcasters disconnected from real life
Media Festival: Brookside creator Phil Redmond has kickstarted The Media Festival by accusing PSB broadcasters of being disconnected from the cultural life of the UK and insisting they must change or face extinction.
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Video
Video: Peter Fincham
ITV director of television Peter Fincham talks to Broadcastnow about shaking up the weekday schedule, the tension between ITV Studios and the indie sector and why there will always be a place for mainstream television.
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NewsFincham: indies should forget terms of trade
Indies need to be prepared to ignore the terms of trade when negotiating with ITV during the financial downturn, Peter Fincham has warned.
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The Broadcast InterviewPeter Fincham, ITV
ITV’s director of television, channels and online is one of mainstream TV’s biggest cheerleaders. But can he stay optimistic as the recession bites? Chris Curtis finds out.