All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 54
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NewsTV accountant Christopher Lunn faces retrial in HMRC fraud case
Christopher Lunn faces a retrial after a jury failed to reach a verdict on four of the charges brought against the founder of TV accountancy Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC) for defrauding HMRC.
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NewsBBC apologises for North Korea doc
The BBC has apologised after a high-profile undercover Panorama film on North Korea last year breached a number of the corporation’s editorial guidelines.
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RatingsGogglebox settles into Friday home
Gogglebox settled into its Friday night home with a near identical audience to last week’s series debut, as Jonathan Creek ended on a low.
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RatingsThe Americans returns with 1.3m
The Americans returned on Saturday with nearly a million fewer viewers than last year’s debut, while Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway again outperformed The Voice UK.
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NewsKate Harwood leaves BBC to revive Euston Films
BBC in-house drama boss Kate Harwood is leaving the corporation after 24 years to revive an iconic production brand for Fremantle Media UK.
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PodcastTalking TV: The great BBC3 debate
Broadcast’s Talking TV podcast rips up the format guide to bring you a no-holds-barred debate on the plans to move BBC3 online.
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NewsCohen: BBC1 drama budget boost aimed at youngsters
The £30m drama funding boost handed to BBC1 under the radical changes to BBC3 will be used to commission content that appeals to young audiences, Danny Cohen has pledged.
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NewsBBC accused of 'censoring' gay Muslim debate
The BBC has been accused of censoring a discussion about being a homosexual Muslim after dropping a question from youth debate show Free Speech.
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NewsiPlayer revamp helps viewers unlock content
The BBC wants to transform iPlayer from a “static jukebox” into the ultimate destination for BBC viewers to discover new content.
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NewsC4 calls for voice in 2015 leaders debates
Channel 4 has argued that it should host a 2015 election debate, in the same week that its licence was renewed by Ofcom for another 10 years.
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NewsBBC3 to review its genre mix
The BBC3 genre mix is up for grabs as Danny Cohen and Zai Bennett set to work preparing the youth channel for its move online next year.
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The Broadcast InterviewCassian Harrison, BBC4
Channel editor Cassian Harrison wants to celebrate the joy of facts
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NewsBig Star’s Little Star to return
ITV has ordered an extended second series of Stephen Mulhern-fronted entertainment show Big Star’s Little Star.
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NewsBBC2 to Meet the Puppies
BBC2 is to follow the development of six puppies in their first year of life in an RDF Television series.
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RatingsShetland outguns Arsenal’s European exit
BBC1’s Shetland returned with a million fewer viewers than last year’s pilot, but still outplayed ITV’s Champions League football on Tuesday.
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NewsPurnell warns against licence fee evasion plans
James Purnell has argued that decriminalising licence fee evasion would present a “huge risk” to the future of certain BBC services.
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NewsBBC1 lines up third David Walliams adaptation
BBC1 is to adapt David Walliams’ children’s book The Boy in the Dress for its third Christmas collaboration with the Little Britain Star.
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NewsMPs bid to reverse BBC3 decision
Labour MP John McDonnell has tabled an Early Day Motion in parliament calling on the BBC to reverse its decision to close BBC3 as a television channel.
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NewsAdam Curtis and Frankie Boyle lead iPlayer originals
Adam Curtis, Bob Mortimer and Frankie Boyle are among a slew of stars commissioned to create original content for the revamped BBC iPlayer.
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NewsFormer GMTV boss to oversee Loose Women
Former GMTV showrunner Martin Frizell is to become the editor of Loose Women.