All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 11
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NewsBBC hit by rising FOI requests
The BBC has made nearly 3,000 freedom of information (FOI) disclosures over the past five years and requests to the corporation are rising, as the government presses ahead with controversial plans to reform the Act.
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NewsSports producers query C4’s F1 tender process
Senior sports producers have raised concerns with Channel 4 after it decided to conduct a tender with only two companies for the £30m Formula One production contract.
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NewsTV accountant jailed for five years
Christopher Lunn, accountant to thousands of TV freelancers, has been jailed for five years for evading more than £6m in tax.
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NewsSchedules cleared for Bowie tributes
The BBC and Channel 4 are clearing their schedules to pay tribute to David Bowie after he died of cancer on Sunday.
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NewsI’m A Celebrity spider eating task escapes Ofcom probe
Ofcom has ruled out an investigation into Ferne McCann’s spider eating bushtucker trial, despite the episode of I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! sparking nearly 1,500 complaints.
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NewsC4 awards F1 production deal to Whisper
Channel 4 has awarded Whisper Films, the sports producer co-owned by David Coulthard and Jake Humphrey, a £30m production contract to make its Formula One coverage.
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RatingsThe Voice stammers on return
SATURDAY: The Voice UK failed to get a boost from its new coaches, as the BBC1 show returned for its fifth run with a nearly million fewer viewers than last year.
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NewsWolf Hall clinches Golden Globe
Wolf Hall scooped a Golden Globe on Sunday night and executive producer Sir Colin Callender used the triumph to warn the government against diminishing the BBC.
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RatingsDeath In Paradise murders Jericho
THURSDAY: Death In Paradise was on murderous form for its fifth series after it arrested double the audience of ITV’s ambitious “wild west” drama Jericho.
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NewsC4 closes in on F1 indie partner
Channel 4 is on the brink of awarding a £30m, three-year production contract for its Formula One coverage, following a frantic few weeks of movement in the sports rights market.
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NewsThe Voice showrunner to launch Objective label
The Voice UK executive producer Moira Ross is leaving Wall to Wall after four years to launch Objective Productions’ entertainment label.
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NewsJekyll and Hyde axed by ITV
ITV’s controversial teatime drama Jekyll and Hyde has been cancelled after ratings petered out over the course of the first series.
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NewsLoose Women secures sustainability certification
Loose Women has become the first long-running daytime studio show to be certified under Bafta’s Albert+ sustainability scheme.
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NewsDownton finale posts record PVR gain
Downton Abbey triumphed in the Christmas Day ratings battle after gaining a record 4m viewers through recorded viewing.
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NewsChristmas catch up: what you may have missed
ITV was first past the post for horse racing rights, while the BBC suffered an online blackout and Chris Evans quit TFI Friday. Click for a run-down of the biggest broadcasting headlines from the festive period
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RatingsDownton Abbey wins Christmas Day ratings battle
CHRISTMAS DAY: Downton Abbey’s swansong clinched the Christmas evening ratings battle, but it was the Queen’s Speech that ultimately took the honours.
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NewsBBC headhunter bill hits five-year high
The BBC spent more on headhunters in 2014/15 than it has in five years, taking its total outlay on external recruiters to nearly £2.3m since 2010.
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NewsThe Garden behind Cancer Research ads
The Garden Productions has produced the television, radio and digital content for a major new Cancer Research UK fundraising campaign.
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NewsBBC to tender 40% of in-house shows
The BBC has performed a dramatic U-turn and announced plans to tender out 40% of in-house shows to the indie sector within two years of launching BBC Studios under a wide-ranging agreement with Pact.
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NewsC4 news stories stir mixed Ofcom rulings
Channel 4’s “cash for access” sting on Sir Malcolm Rifkind and Jack Straw has been cleared of wrongdoing by Ofcom – but the regulator has reprimanded the commercial broadcaster’s news service over a report on the Shoreham air crash.