All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 46
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NewsC4 commissioning priorities revealed
Channel 4’s annual report provided a breakdown of its commissioning priorities for 2014 and beyond. Broadcast takes you through the genres to cast light on its strategy.
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NewsAll3Media: the story behind the sale
Permira’s £550m sale of All3Media to Discovery and Liberty Global marks the end of a three-year effort to offload the super-indie.
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NewsAll3Media deal puts quotas in spotlight
Discovery and Liberty Global’s £550m takeover of All3Media looks set to change the way the super-indie does business with UK broadcasters.
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NewsC5 orders OAP doc and series on Roman Empire
Gavin & Stacey star Larry Lamb is to front a Channel 5 series charting the history of the Roman Empire.
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NewsDCMS kicks off hunt for Patten’s successor
The BBC Trust may have to wait up to six months for chair Lord Patten to be replaced – and John Whittingdale has warned that there won’t be a “massive queue” of candidates clamouring to fill the role.
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NewsBBC unveils World Cup plans
The BBC will launch an online World Cup breakfast show as part of a commitment to broadcast 50% more coverage of the football tournament than in 2010.
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NewsFormer Lucky Day boss joins Keo
Lucky Day Productions founder Damon Pattison has joined Keo Films to head up factual entertainment and formats.
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NewsBBC drama producer Sarah Brown joins STV
BBC drama producer Sarah Brown is to join STV Production to lead its output in the genre.
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NewsTrue North hires Great Ormond Street filmmaker
Ricardo Pollack, the series producer of BBC2’s Great Ormond Street, is to join Leeds-based indie True North in a newly created role.
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NewsLord Patten: the key moments
Following Lord Patten’s decision to step down after undergoing major heart surgery, Broadcast reflects on the key moments of the BBC Trust chairman’s three-year reign.
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NewsITV buys US indie Leftfield Entertainment for £212m
ITV has made its biggest indie acquisition yet under Adam Crozier - wrapping up an initial $360m (£212m) deal for Pawn Stars producer Leftfield Entertainment Group.
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NewsLord Patten steps down after undergoing heart surgery
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten is to stand down with immediate effect after undergoing heart surgery.
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NewsOfcom probes Jeremy Clarkson joke
Top Gear’s Burma special is to be investigated by Ofcom after a Jeremy Clarkson joke was considered to be racist by some viewers.
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Ratings24 simulcast draws 11,000
The return of Jack Bauer in 24: Live Another Day tracked down 11,000 viewers for its 1am simulcast on Tuesday, as the snooker World Championship final peaked with 5.6m on Monday.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent draws 9.6m
Britain’s Got Talent slipped below the 10m viewer mark for the second time on Saturday, as Amazing Greys continued to lose viewers.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson ‘begs forgiveness’ in N-word scandal
The BBC has reprimanded Jeremy Clarkson after the presenter “begged for forgiveness” over apparently using the N-word in unaired footage from Top Gear.
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NewsJeremy Paxman quits Newsnight
Jeremy Paxman is to step down as the lead presenter of Newsnight after 25 years.
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NewsBBC U-turn on bullying dispute mediation
The BBC is rethinking its approach to workplace bullying and harassment just a year after introducing a raft of measures aimed at tackling the issue.
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NewsBBC3 heads to Successville for hybrid show pilot
BBC3 is piloting a hybrid comedy entertainment murder mystery show where a celebrity must guess the identity of a killer in a fictional world.
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NewsPrey writer to pen BBC1 1970s F1 drama
The writer of ITV thriller Prey has begun work on an ambitious Mad Men-esque BBC1 drama set in the world of Formula 1 in the 1970s.