All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 39
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NewsLocal TV chief resigns
The boss of Comux has resigned less than two years after creating the company which is responsible for getting local TV on air.
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NewsGovernment eyes terms of trade review
Sajid Javid has hinted that the government may launch a review of terms of trade and confirmed that Rona Fairhead’s appointment as BBC Trust chair has been “unanimously approved” by the culture select committee.
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NewsPurnell: ‘Sword of Damocles’ hangs over the BBC
BBC director of strategy and digital James Purnell has claimed that there is a “Sword of Damocles” hanging over the corporation’s independence.
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NewsRona Fairhead predicts overhaul of BBC governance structure
Incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead has suggested that changes to the corporation’s governance structures will be inevitable during charter renewal and pledged her support for the licence fee.
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NewsRona Fairhead prepares to face MPs
Rona Fairhead, the government’s preferred candidate to lead the BBC Trust, will face MPs today for the final hurdle of her appointment process.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC Trust & UKTV upfronts
The latest edition of Talking TV heads to UKTV Live to catch-up with Sir David Attenborough and Dave Gorman, while the new BBC Trust chair is also on the agenda.
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NewsBroadcasters slam London Live bid to slash local content
Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV and rival bidders have lined up to slam London Live’s proposals to radically reduce its commitment to local programming.
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RatingsThe X Factor wobbles on second outing
SUNDAY: The X Factor faltered in its second outing after making a promising start on Saturday evening.
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NewsWho is Rona Fairhead?
Rona Fairhead was the surprise choice to replace Lord Patten as the BBC Trust chair this weekend. A largely unknown quantity to the broadcasting industry, Broadcast runs the rule over the government’s preferred candidate.
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NewsRona Fairhead to be BBC Trust chair
Rona Fairhead, the former chairman and chief executive of the Financial Times Group, is poised to become the chair of the BBC Trust.
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NewsDanny Cohen: it’s time to shape up
BBC director of television promises to crack down on commissioners ‘letting the BBC down’
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RatingsThe Village stumbles to record low
SUNDAY: BBC1 drama The Village pulled in its lowest audience to date on a quiet evening for television.
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PodcastTalking TV: Edinburgh special
A special edition of Talking TV heads to the Edinburgh International Television Festival to sort through all the major themes of this year’s conference.
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NewsBBC to relaunch e-commissioning system
Danny Cohen has revealed that the BBC will relaunch its e-commissioning system this autumn as he bemoaned the corporation’s commissioning performance.
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NewsPact ‘shocked’ by Abraham’s MacTaggart
Pact chief executive John McVay has reacted angrily to David Abraham’s MacTaggart message on terms of trade, claiming that Channel 4 is attempting to “top-slice the independent sector”.
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NewsPact calls for radical BBC production overhaul
The BBC should become a fully fledged publisher broadcaster to save £35m a year and free-up £575m of commissioning spend, according to a Pact report.
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NewsDavid Abraham takes aim at Sky and US studios
MacTaggart: Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has demanded that Sky pay to carry its services and argued that it should be handed the chance to strike “more flexible deals” with the rapidly consolidating indie sector.
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NewsTV a ruder place to work
Television has become a ruder and more frustrating place to work for UK indies over the past 12 months, with commissioning standards at the BBC in particular going backwards.
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NewsGary Lineker launches sport doc indie Goal Hanger
Gary Lineker has established his own production company in an effort to grow his international profile and get more involved in work behind the camera.
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NewsE4 orders WitTank pilot
Emerging comedy trio WitTank, who have appeared on BBC3’s Live At The Electric, are developing a sitcom for E4.