All Editorial articles – Page 7
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NewsDamages saved for two more series
US legal drama Damages has been saved from the axe after satellite station DirecTV bought the show.
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NewsC4 names new head of online
Channel 4 has promoted head of online products Richard Davidson-Houston to a new role that will encompass all web activity including commissioning.
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NewsBBC2 bucks trend as PSBs cut spend on new shows
BBC2 was the only PSB channel to increase its spend on new shows last year, when more than £150m was stripped from the total pot for first-run programmes.
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NewsC4 to air British basketball
Channel 4 has picked up the rights to broadcast highlights from British basketball championship Standard Life Game on 2010 Eurobasket.
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NewsCriminal Justice creator pens new legal drama
Criminal Justice creator Peter Moffat and star Maxine Peake are to reunite for a six-part legal drama series on BBC1.
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NewsCall for more "recognisably Scottish" drama
BBC Scotland has been urged to find new ways of ensuring there is more “recognisably Scottish” drama on screen - and has recommissioned three comedy series.
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NewsEx-C4 marketing chief resurfaces at Comedy Central
A former Channel 4 head of marketing has returned to TV after a five-year absence to take up a post at Comedy Central UK.
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NewsBoulton and Burley cleared of political bias
Ofcom has cleared Sky presenters Adam Boulton and Kay Burley over charges of political bias during the satellite broadcaster’s election coverage after rejecting almost 2,800 viewer complaints.
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NewsLeague of Gentlemen reunite for R4
Comedy troupe The League of Gentlemen will reunite for the first time since their 2005 movie for a Radio 4 documentary.
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NewsSky defends sports price hike
BSkyB has defended hiking its prices for Sky Sports packages, which it says are needed to fund the £100m-a-year extra it now has to pay the Premier League.
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NewsSky raises prices for BT - and its own customers
BT is to make a £2 monthly loss on its new £16.99 Sky Sports 1 and 2 package after BSkyB bumped up its wholesale prices - and what it charges its own customers.
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NewsBBC plans new salary benchmark scheme
The BBC is to pay senior managers “tens of percents” less than commercial rivals in a bid to stave off criticisms of executives’ salaries.
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NewsDrama veteran Plater dies
Dramatist Alan Plater, whose TV career spanned Z Cars to Lewis, has died at the age of 75.
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NewsEaster launch likely for Canvas
Project Canvas is set for an April 2011 launch following the BBC Trust’s approval for the BBC’s involvement in the project.
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NewsKeo makes digital hires
River Cottage producer Keo has staffed up its digital division with three hires in a bid to strengthen its web community project Landshare.
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RatingsPrinces attract 4.1m to ITV1
ITV1’s Tonight special with Princes William and Harry delivered 4.1m (21.6%) at 7.30pm last night, but the early stages of Denmark v Japan on BBC1 proved a bigger draw.
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NewsProject Canvas gets greenlight
The BBC Trust has formally approved Project Canvas after more than a year of consultations, brushing aside objections from the likes of BSkyB and Virgin Media.
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NewsFemale duo win BBC2 sketch series order
BBC2 has ordered a full series of comedy duo Lorna Watson and Ingrid Oliver’s sketch show following a pilot.
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NewsNick Knowles to front BBC2 quiz
BBC2 has ordered a new stripped BBC2 daytime quiz show from 12 Yard and has handed an extended ordered for Remarkable Television’s quiz Pointless.
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RatingsEngland victory delivers 74% share in big day for sport
Three out of four viewers were watching England’s victory over Slovenia at its peak on BBC1 yesterday afternoon, while John Isner and Nicolas Mahut’s record-breaking Wimbledon match built to 4.2m (17.2%) on BBC2 last night