All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 85
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NewsGrade: Non-PSB ITV is real option
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has outlined two stark choices for the future of the broadcaster: guarantee to provide national news as a public service broadcaster or become a purely commercial brand with no guarantee of any kind of programming.
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NewsITV exec named Input Media MD
Input Media, the company behind Chelsea TV and Arsenal TV, has appointed former ITV Worldwide executive David Johnson as it managing director.
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NewsCarter made broadcasting minister
Former Ofcom chief executive Stephen Carter has been handed a new government role of minister for communications, technology and broadcasting.
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NewsFreed R1 DJ speaks out
BBC Radio 1 DJ Grooverider will give an insight into his 10 months in a Dubai prison for possessing drugs on the station's Surgery show this Sunday.
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NewsChannels to set out PSB funding plans
The BBC, ITV and Channel 4 are all poised to make their final PSB lobbying positions clear after media secretary Andy Burnham promised speedy government decisions about future funding models.
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NewsNewsround revives classic theme
The BBC's Newsround has been relaunched featuring a remixed version of the classic theme tune from the John Craven era.
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NewsITV regional staff to know fate by December
ITV regions director Michael Jermey has told ITV News Group (ING) staff facing redundancy that they will “know where they stand” by early December.
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NewsUS commissions boost Shed results
Shed Media generated more than a third of its£12.6m gross profit in the first half of the year from US broadcasters.
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NewsBurnham: PSB decisions by early '09
The government will announce its decisions on the future of PSB in the new year, culture secretary Andy Burnham has promised.
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NewsGovernment to review sports 'Crown Jewels'
The government is to review the make up of the 'Crown Jewels' listed sports events for the first time in 10 years, culture secretary Andy Burnham has revealed.
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NewsOfcom: ITV wants reduced indie quota
ITV wanted Ofcom to help it lobby the government to reduce the 25% quota of ITV1 programming that it has to source from indies, it has emerged.
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FeaturesBehind the business: Robert Peston
Billion-pound scoops have made the BBC business editor a key face for the corporation.
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NewsStephenson lands BBC drama supremo role
Ben Stephenson has landed the new role of BBC controller of drama commissioning, handing him full commissioning power alongside the corporation's channel bosses.
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NewsBBC confirms Tranter US move - finally
BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter is to move to Los Angeles to head BBC Worldwide's US production arm, the corporation has confirmed.
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NewsFive orders Flesh Eating Monster
Icon Films Production will travel to northern India to investigate an animal that has caused the death of several people for Five's Nature Shock strand.
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NewsUKTV to reveal eye-opening Watch logo
UKTV will unveil a “loveable and huggable” giant eye as the logo for new entertainment channel Watch next month.
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NewsGrade: Google is a parasite
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has branded Google and YouTube “parasites” at technology conference IBC.
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NewsGeldof launches peace channel
Bob Geldof's Ten Alps has launched an online video and user-generated content channel dedicated to resolving global conflict.
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CommentBlog: All is fair in love and football
Setanta has been given a kicking from all quarters for keeping its England football coverage to itself. What do people expect it to do? asks Chris Curtis.
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News'Supporters want answers', Brown tells Setanta
Gordon Brown has waded into the debate over Setanta's coverage of yesterday's England World Cup qualifier, saying supporters would “want answers” about why they could not see the game on terrestrial TV.