All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 97
-
NewsRoberts stokes Storyville debate
Edinburgh:Tom Roberts has stoked the campaign to save Storyvilleby claiming he received a letter from BBC director general Mark Thompson saying that 'if you feed rats half rations, they work better'. [ALL]
-
NewsC4 indie pledge will keep status quo
Edinburgh:Channel 4 head of programmes Julian Bellamy has said the broadcaster's commitment yesterday (24 August) to deal with the smallest indies will only sustain the status quo, rather than offering extra opportunities. [ALL]
-
NewsC4 to up spend with smallest indies
Edinburgh:Channel 4 is planning to send more business the way of the UK's smallest independents by ensuring that 20% of indies producing content for it have an annual turnover of less than£2m. [ALL]
-
CommentWatson defends craft of film-making
Edinburgh:Veteran filmmaker Paul Watson has defended 'manipulation' in documentary making, claiming it is essential in order to get to the 'inner core' of a film. [ALL]
-
NewsC4 headquarters to get giant logo
A 48-foot steel Channel 4 logo will be constructed on the steps of Horseferry Rd as part of the channel's Big Artproject in November. [ALL]
-
NewsAardman to make Jamie Oliver cartoon
Aardman Animations will create an animated Jamie Oliver as part of a new series being made in partnership with the chef's indie, Fresh One Productions.
-
NewsLBC pay-podcasts reach 14,000 subs
LBC 97.3FM's emerging commercial podcast business has surged to 14,000 subscribers who download between 200,000 and 250,000 shows a month.
-
NewsBrook Lapping tracks teacher Antarctica trip
Teachers TV has commissioned two 30-minute documentaries from Brook Lapping on the experiences of four teachers travelling to Antarctica.
-
News
Classic FM hires three new exec producers
Classic FM has strengthened its programming team with the appointment of three executive producers.
-
NewsSetanta grabs 350,000 for debut match
Setanta's first ever Premier League football match, which saw a late Steven Gerrard free-kick seal a 2-1 win for Liverpool over Aston Villa, attracted 355,000 viewers on 12 August - a 3.5% share in multichannel homes. [ALL]
-
NewsSetanta secures new set-top box deal
Setanta has kicked off the new football season by sealing a deal that will see electrical retail giant Currys carry its set-top boxes. [ALL]
-
NewsGCap: no more profits from phone-ins
GCap Media will no longer run premium rate phone-in competitions for profit after being rapped by regulator Icstis over a competition it ran on its One Network stations in January. [ALL]
-
NewsC4I scores raft of Beckham sales
Channel 4 International has pre-sold Zig Zag Production's Beckhamto seven overseas broadcasters.
-
NewsThe Human Footprint off to the US
Touch Productions is making a US version of The Human Footprintfor National Geographic as part of plans to turn the show into an international brand.
-
NewsXfm picks up live Man Utd rights
GCap Media's 97.7 Xfm Manchester will air live commentary on all Manchester United fixtures this season, taking over the rights from GMG's Century FM. [ALL]
-
NewsMobiles to support radio download service
UBC's Cliq service, which allows radio listeners to download music tracks they hear, will be made available on most of the UK's mobile phones later this year. [ALL]
-
NewsIndie Century wins Live Earth film commission
Century Films has become the first UK indie to win a commission from the US film producer behind the Al Gore documentary An Inconvenient Truth.
-
NewsStephen Merchant to headline Comedy Forum
The Office co-creator Stephen Merchant will provide the keynote speech at Broadcast's TV Comedy Forum later this month.
-
NewsNUJ names work experience abusers
The NUJ will launch its Work Experience Guidelines today by delivering a letter to Her Majesty's Revenue and Customs naming and shaming employers who exploit journalists on work experience.
-
NewsDarling asks Ofcom to investigate BSkyB's ITV stake
Trade and industry secretary Alistair Darling has ordered Ofcom to investigate whether BSkyB's acquisition of a 17.9% stake in ITV is in the public's interest.