All Editorial articles – Page 20
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NewsIndustry hails Abraham hiring as "inspiring"
David Abraham is an “inspiring” choice for the Channel 4 chief executive role whose commercial background should not be confused for a lack of editorial nous, industry figures have claimed - but does he have the PSB credentials?
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NewsAbraham set for £490,000 salary at C4
David Abraham will earn £490,000 a year as chief executive of Channel 4, £180,000 less than Andy Duncan’s salary at its peak.
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NewsChannel 4 appoints David Abraham chief executive
Channel 4 has named UKTV’s David Abraham as its new chief executive.
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RatingsBellamy has 1.2m people
The return of Fast Show comedians Paul Whitehouse and Charlie Higson in celebrity travelogue spoof Bellamy’s People attracted 1.2m (5.5%) last night as part of BBC2’s new-look comedy line-up.
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NewsBBC to canvas public on homosexuality
The BBC has commissioned research into attitudes towards its portrayal of homosexuality and bisexuality across radio, TV and online.
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RatingsJedward factor breaks records for TV Awards
Jedward, Joe McElderry and Dermot O’Leary brought some X Factor to the revamped National Television Awards last night, which peaked with a record 8.2m viewers (31%).
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NewsBBC2 to debunk E-number myths
Food travelogue presenter Stefan Gates has scored his highest profile show to date with a BBC2 series bursting the myths around E-numbers.
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NewsEyeworks UK to film charity event for T4
Channel 4 youth strand T4 is to screen highlights of a major music and fashion event in an advertiser-funded deal with GlaxoSmithKline.
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NewsOfcom set to relax ad sales
Ofcom is poised to relax rules on advertising sales in its first review of the practice in seven years.
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RatingsPopstar to Operastar opens with 4m
ITV1’s new celebrity singing contest Popstar to Operastar debuted with 4m (15.4%) on Friday night, losing out to BBC1’s Silent Witness, while Jonathan Ross returned to his BBC1 chatshow for the first time since announcing plans to quit the corporation.
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NewsC4 extends Phil and Kirstie deal
Channel 4 has signed up Phil Spencer and Kirstie Allsopp for a further three years after the BBC attempted to poach the Location, Location, Location presenters.
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RatingsC4 wins 4.6m with Slumdog
The TV premiere of Slumdog Millionaire brought a massive 4.6m viewers to Channel 4 last night, winning the slot for the broadcaster in its climactic 45 minutes.
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NewsC4 Dispatches doc wins most praise in 2009
Peter Oborne’s controversial investigation into Israel lobbyists in the UK was the most praised show on Channel 4 last year, the broadcaster has confirmed.
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RatingsSurvivors lives on with 4.5m
BBC1 sci-fi drama Survivors returned with 4.5m viewers (17.5%) at 9pm last night, more than 1m down on the average audience for series one.
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NewsC4 commissioner joins indie Betty
Walter Iuzzolino, the Channel 4 commissioner behind Embarrassing Bodies and The Sex Education Show, is leaving the broadcaster to join indie Betty TV.
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RatingsGlee brings 1.3m to E4
E4 was dancing for joy last night as US import Glee brought 1.3m viewers (4.8%) at 9pm.
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RatingsBBC beats ITV in drama battle
Law & Order: UK returned to ITV1 with 5.7m (21%) last night, but it wasn’t quite enough to topple Hustle, which delivered 5.9m (21.9%) to BBC1 at 9pm
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RatingsBeing Human helps BBC3 beat Five
BBC3 inched ahead of Five last night as supernatural drama Being Human returned with an audience of 1.4m (5.9%).
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NewsMTV rapped over Lady Gaga swearing
Ofcom has upheld a complaint against MTV over the pre-recorded daytime broadcast of a concert in which Lady Gaga used strong language.
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RatingsHeroes loses pulling power
Heroes’ move to Saturday nights failed to take off with just 1.4m (6.9%) turning to BBC2 at 10.15pm.