All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 104
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NewsMercury puts up For Sale sign to build digital
Boutique documentary distributor Mercury Media has put itself up for sale as it bids to enter its next stage of growth.
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NewsBBCW exec joins youth agency Livity
Derren Lawford, BBC Worldwide’s head of programming and scheduling for Global iPlayer, has joined youth engagement specialist Livity.
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NewsKavanagh to start BBC role next month
Damian Kavanagh is set to join the BBC next month after Channel 4 cleared the path for his departure.
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NewsPurnell to shape BBC future
James Purnell will lead the BBC’s push into a digital future and become the most influential person at the corporation outside of the director general when he starts his new role next month.
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NewsJessica Hynes creates BBC4 suffragette comedy
Twenty Twelve star Jessica Hynes is to write and star in a BBC4 studio comedy about a 1910 suffragette movement in Banbury.
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NewsSky Arts eyes more A Young Doctor’s Notebook
Sky Arts is in talks to commission a second series of John Hamm and Daniel Radcliffe’s record-breaking drama A Young Doctor’s Notebook.
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RatingsITV suffers Champions League defeat
ITV suffered a similar fate to Arsenal on Tuesday night as its Champions League coverage was beaten by stronger opposition.
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NewsSTV production arm helps grow profits
STV has posted a stable set of financial results for 2012 - as the improved performance of its production division helped adjusted pre-tax profits grow 3% to £14.4m.
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NewsFormer Mr & Mrs host Derek Batey dies
Derek Batey, the former host and owner of ITV gameshow Mr & Mrs, has died aged at the age of 84 after a short illness.
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NewsOfcom investigates ITV premium rate competitions
ITV is being investigated by Ofcom after experiencing “technical issues” across a number of viewer competitions last year.
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NewsJonathan Wall named Radio 5 Live controller
Jonathan Wall has been confirmed as the new controller of BBC Radio 5 Live - replacing Adrian Van Klaveren who stepped down in the wake of the Jimmy Savile crisis.
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RatingsITV’s HMP doc locks out rivals
HMP Aylesbury, ITV’s latest prison documentary, made a strong start - locking in an audience of more than 5.5m.
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NewsDame Janet Smith review gains pace
Dame Janet Smith’s inquiry into sexual harassment at the BBC during Jimmy Savile’s tenure has been contacted by more than 425 people.
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NewsNUJ and Bectu petitioned Lord Hall pre-strike
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Bectu wrote to incoming BBC director general Lord Hall ahead of today’s 24-hour strike to ask him to intervene over job cuts.
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NewsBBC1 to adapt War and Peace
Andrew Davies is to adapt Leo Tolstoy’s iconic novel War and Peace into a six-part drama for BBC1.
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RatingsViewers fail to comply with C4's Complicit
Channel 4’s single drama Complicit failed to make an impact - as Mr Selfridge opened its doors to its biggest audience in five weeks.
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RatingsLet's Dance scores two-year high
BBC1’s Let’s Dance returned to the dancefloor in front of its biggest audience in nearly two years.
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NewsFlagship BBC services forced off air by NUJ strikes
BBC Breakfast and Radio 4’s Today Programme have been taken off air as BBC journalists strike over job cuts.
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NewsLord Patten demands ‘tougher terms’ on BBC payoffs
Lord Patten has demanded that the BBC introduces “tougher terms” on senior manager payoffs as part of a wide-ranging speech on consumer trust in the British media.
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NewsBBC hunts for Casualty & Holby City boss
The BBC is on the hunt for a new Casualty and Holby City showrunner as Johnathan Young looks set to leave the broadcaster.