All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 10
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NewsNickelodeon drops splat for ‘older’ identity
Nickelodeon UK is ditching its famous orange splat as part of a major global rebrand.
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NewsBBC Trust orders review of sports rights spending
The BBC Trust is to launch a major review into the BBC’s spending on sports rights.
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NewsDon’t cave in on star salaries, BBC urged
Execs, in-house producers and indies have urged the BBC to stand firm on its refusal to reveal talent deals in the face of mounting media and political pressure.
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NewsLove bridges The Generation Gap for BBC2 series
BBC2 is to send a group of young people into an old people’s home in a bid to persuade them the elderly should not be “consigned to the dustbin”.
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The Broadcast InterviewClive Edwards, BBC current affairs
As executive and commissioning editor, Clive Edwards is doing his bit to make BBC current affairs more accessible, but not at the expense of its journalism.
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NewsFreeview: we will take a fifth of Sky HD customers
Freeview has predicted it will take nearly a fifth of Sky HD customers when it launches its own HD offering in March, following YouGov findings.
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NewsBBC execs cut back on presents
BBC executives have dramatically tightened purse strings since their expenses started getting published – cutting back on claims for presents and extravagant schmoozing.
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NewsBBC spent £229m on talent last year
The BBC paid on-air talent more than £229m last year, including £54m for presenters paid over £150,000.
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NewsBBC criticised for "sloppy" spending on events
The BBC’s accounting is “sloppy” and its refusal to open its books to the National Audit Office looks “inexplicably evasive and self-indulgent,” the House of Commons public accounts committee has said.
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NewsBBC DG reassures staff over in-house production
BBC director general Mark Thompson has hinted to staff that in-house production will not be significantly affected by the size and scope review.
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NewsMentorn poaches IWC Media's Ransford
Mentorn Media has hired How To Look Good Naked commissioner Philippa Ransford as executive producer for features and formats.
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NewsFrontrunners emerge for BBC entertainment job
Three leading executives with experience at ITV, the BBC and Virgin Media are understood to be the frontrunners to replace Jon Beazley as head of BBC entertainment – but the race remains wide open.
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The Broadcast InterviewMelanie Leach, Twofour
Melanie Leach, managing director of Broadcast indie of the year Twofour, tells Katherine Rushton what it’s planning next.
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NewsTwofour courts stars for self-branded AFP sites
Twofour Group is inviting celebrities to bypass broadcasters and launch their own “broadband channels”, which it hopes will become a fi rst window for advertiser- funded video content.
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NewsBruce Parry off to Arctic for next BBC2 adventure
Amazon presenter Bruce Parry is to turn his attention to the Arctic Circle in a series for BBC2 - one of two major new productions from Wales.
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NewsStart-up indie serves up BBC3 absurdist comedy
Former ITV factual producers Chris Carey and James Dean have launched their own comedy indie and secured a TX pilot on BBC3.
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NewsNick Jr picks up £4m stop-frame series from start-up Komixx
Nick Jr has ordered a stop-frame animation thought to be worth £4m about a little boy whose toys come to life.
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NewsBBC hits Reef TV with £500k Sun, Sea... fine
The BBC fined Reef TV around £500,000 in the wake of last year’s fakery scandal and has axed the Sun Sea and Bargain Spotting brand, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsFive acquires Little Kingdom
Five’s Milkshake! strand has acquired UK terrestrial rights to Ben & Holly’s Little Kingdom, the newest series to come from Peppa Pig producer Astley Baker Davies.
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NewsBBC cash flow problem piles pressure on indies
BBC cash flow issues are heaping fresh financial pressure on indies.