All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 18
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NewsBBC eyes industry-wide VoD service to rival Netflix
The BBC has floated the idea of launching a Project Kangaroo-style online platform featuring the best of British content from a variety of sources.
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NewsTony Hall to unveil iPlayer plans as part of more 'open' BBC
Tony Hall will today unveil a dedicated children’s iPlayer and plans to expand the VoD service to carry content from rivals as part of a vision for an “open BBC”.
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NewsITV News at Ten set for revamp as political editor race hots up
ITV News at Ten will undergo a major editorial refresh later this year in the hands of new anchor Tom Bradby - as the race to replace the outgoing political editor hots up.
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NewsLabour's Jeremy Corbyn vows to reverse BBC cuts
Labour leadership frontrunner Jeremy Corbyn has vowed to protect the licence fee and reverse BBC funding cuts in a policy document on the arts.
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NewsDanny Cohen: all BBC TV channels face cuts
Danny Cohen has guaranteed that BBC2 will not be closed down, but warned that all of the corporation’s television channels will face cuts following its funding deal.
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PodcastTalking TV: Edinburgh 2015 special
Talking TV heads to the Edinburgh International Television Festival for a special episode.
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NewsBBC2 boss: Top Gear fracas was result of ‘human frailty’
BBC2 controller Kim Shillinglaw has claimed that “human frailty” was to blame for the Top Gear fracas that cost Jeremy Clarkson his job.
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NewsBBC2 secures access to the White House
BBC2 has secured unprecedented access to the White House to tell the story of president Barack Obama’s legacy.
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NewsPippa Harris made a Dame
Neal Street Productions co-founder Pippa Harris has been made a Dame for her services to television.
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NewsArmando Iannucci: politicians 'mad' to tamper with the BBC
Armando Iannucci has used his MacTaggart Lecture to launch a blistering attack on the government for attempting to “tamper” with the BBC and undermine the UK’s successful television industry.
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NewsStudio Lambert creates BBC3 horror format
Studio Lambert is to launch a Gogglebox-inspired talent hunt for a horror director in a BBC3 series.
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NewsHall: BBC cuts would put 32,000 jobs at risk
Tony Hall has warned that further cuts to the BBC’s funding would have a seismic impact on the UK’s creative industries and could result in the loss of 32,000 jobs.
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NewsCan BBC TV retain the young?
The BBC’s challenge to hold on to BBC3’s young viewers has been laid bare by the performance of the channel’s biggest shows on BBC2.
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NewsDanny Cohen backs entertainment on the BBC
Danny Cohen has warned that the BBC will fight any government attempt to make the corporation retreat from traditional entertainment programming.
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NewsTV industry backs BBC in letter to John Whittingdale
Broadcast has written to culture secretary John Whittingdale to underline the significant cross-industry support for the BBC.
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NewsDanny Cohen: no public desire for market failure BBC
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has claimed that there is no public desire for the corporation to become a “market failure” broadcaster.
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NewsMet Office loses BBC weather deal
The BBC is to drop the Met Office as its weather data provider for the first time in its 93-year history.
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PodcastTalking TV: C4’s future & Amazon’s Top Gear deal
The latest edition of Talking TV ponders Channel 4’s future amid increased fears of privatisation and runs the rule over Amazon’s deal with the former Top Gear team.
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NewsBBC1 developing Mark Duggan drama
BBC1 is in the early stages of developing a factual drama about Mark Duggan, the Tottenham resident killed by police in 2011 whose death sparked riots across the country.
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NewsModern Life Is Goodish lands two more series
Dave has commissioned a further two series of Dave Gorman Modern Life Is Goodish before series three has aired.