All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 76
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NewsITV and Lime settle TOWIE case
ITV and Lime Pictures have reached an eleventh-hour settlement with three parties that claimed The Only Way is Essex infringed their copyright.
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NewsBBC2 plots holographic stats doc
BBC2 is to employ the 3D holographic projection technique used by ITV to bring back Les Dawson to help dispel myths about global population trends.
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RatingsSlow start for Breathless and Truckers
ITV’s gynaecology drama Breathless was too strong for BBC1’s Truckers on Thursday – but both of the shows’ performances were underwhelming.
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NewsITV faces Champions League fight
ITV is facing a fight to keep hold of the Champions League just two months after losing its FA Cup rights to the BBC.
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NewsBBC free to sell indie content
The BBC has paved the way for independently produced programming to be sold via its download-to- own portal BBC Store after agreeing terms with Pact.
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NewsUnpicking Hall’s BBC vision
Tony Hall’s first major address as BBC director general “laid the ground” for charter renewal – but industry commentators have quibbled with his plans to increase audience ownership of the corporation.
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The Broadcast InterviewLiam Fisher, TalkSport
The programming director discusses refreshing the network’s presenting team
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NewsDiscovery and BBC co-pro deal ends
Discovery Communications has confirmed that its £150m co-production partnership with the BBC for landmark factual shows, such as Frozen Planet, has been terminated, as previously revealed by Broadcast.
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NewsDaybreak braced for latest overhaul
ITV is preparing to give Daybreak another major overhaul as the breakfast programme’s ratings continue to falter.
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RatingsMasters of Sex debuts with 1.4m
Channel 4’s heavily-trailed US acquisition Masters of Sex failed to rise to the occasion on Tuesday evening - as The Pride of Britain Awards recovered from last year’s low.
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NewsBBC1 to add +1 service
BBC1 is to launch a +1 service as the corporation underlines the ongoing importance of linear viewing alongside its digital future.
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NewsiPlayer to become BBC’s ‘front door’
The BBC is planning to “reinvent” the iPlayer to position it as the “front door” to the corporation’s programming over the next decade.
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NewsTony Hall plans personalised BBC
Tony Hall has unveiled his vision for a more personalised BBC, in which audiences around the world are able to take ownership of the way they engage with the corporation’s content.
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NewsBBC1 to reopen Open All Hours
BBC1 is to revive classic 1970s sitcom Open All Hours for a one-off Christmas special.
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NewsSky's Murphy slams BBC arts show as ‘derivative’
Sky’s director of entertainment channels Stuart Murphy has slammed a key plank of Tony Hall’s vision to reinvigorate arts on the BBC as “derivative”.
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RatingsHomeland returns with 2.2m
Homeland returned to Channel 4 with its lowest series debut audience to date on Sunday, as Downton Abbey continued to dominate.
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RatingsStrictly Come Dancing hits high note
The absence of Sir Bruce Forsyth did not prevent Strictly Come Dancing from waltzing off with a series high audience on Saturday.
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NewsBBC to boost arts funding by 20%
The BBC is to boost funding for television arts programming by 20% as part of plans to put it “back at the heart” of the corporation.
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NewsSTV and Red Arrow strike partnership
Mipcom: STV plans to test more in-house shows on Scottish audiences after its production arm signed a co-development and distribution deal with Red Arrow Entertainment Group.