All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 95
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NewsITV: Leon won 'fair and square'
ITV has taken the unusual step of revealing that Leon Jackson won The X Factor by 10%, in a bid to crush rumours that the result had been affected by callers being unable to vote.
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NewsOfcom reveals pay TV views
Ofcom’s initial assessment of the pay TV market has revealed mixed messages for BSkyB.
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NewsITV stands by X Factor voting
ITV and Talkback Thames have continued to robustly defend the integrity of the voting on The X Factor final after complaints leapt to 700.
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NewsTory's plan to share licence fee
The Conservative Party is understood to be considering plans to allocate funding from the BBC licence fee to other broadcasters.
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NewsCasualty too gory says Ofcom
BBC1’s Casualty has been censured by Ofcom for showing images of a bomb victim's stomach ripped open before the 9pm watershed.
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NewsBBC2 to air Hatton repeat
BBC2 has cleared space in this Sunday’s schedule (16 December) to screen boxer Ricky Hatton’s failed attempt to become WBC welterweight world champion.
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NewsBBC revamps web homepage
The BBC is overhauling the homepage of its website to allow users to customise the design and content of the site.
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NewsITV finishes year strongly
ITV has claimed it is finishing 2007 strongly and that late money entering the market in December is boosting its estimates for the month.
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NewsTalent TV chair Bate lands deal-maker role
Former TV Corporation chief executive Terry Bate will be handed a deal-making role at listed indie Talent TV, where he has been appointed chairman.
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NewsSky to air Golden Globes
Sky has agreed a deal to cover the 65th Golden Globe Awards, with Ruggie Media producing live red carpet coverage and a highlights package for Sky One.
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NewsCity positive over Darroch appointment
City analysts have welcomed the appointment of Jeremy Darroch to succeed James Murdoch as chief executive of BSkyB, saying he is well placed to fight the company’s corner on regulation issues.
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NewsHit founder Peter Orton dies
Hit Entertainment founder Peter Orton has died after an 11-year battle with cancer.
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NewsShed lands double BBC order
Shed Media and its newly acquired subsidiary Wall to Wall have received a double commissioning boost, getting major orders from the BBC for Waterloo Road and Who Do You Think You Are?
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NewsDoctors prescribed RTS Awards
The Doctors BBC Birmingham production team led the winners at the Royal Television Society Craft and Design Awards at the Savoy Hotel in London on 29 November, picking up the Judges’ Award.
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NewsDrama leads BBC1 winter schedule
Richard Curtis and Anthony Minghella have teamed up to adapt Alexander McCall Smith’s novel The No. 1 Ladies Detective Agency for BBC1.
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NewsDispatches film wins Rory Peck Award
Sean Langan’s Fighting the Taliban film for Channel 4’s Dispatches was among the winners of the Rory Peck Trust Awards last night (15 November).
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FeaturesWhat’s up with docs?
Commissioners spent last weekend’s Sheffield Doc Festival trying to reassure film-makers that things are not as bad as they seem for the genre.
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NewsCurtis: lie to commissioners
Filmmaker Adam Curtis has urged his peers to 'cheat and lie' to commissioners in order to get innovative films on air.
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NewsSetanta Sports News to kick off this month
Setanta Sports News, the Virgin Media and Setanta Sports-owned rival to Sky Sports News, will launch on 29 November.
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NewsRevenues double at DCD
DCD Media is eyeing further acquisitions after more than doubling turnover for the year to 30 June.