All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 20
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NewsWeb drama comes of age with EastEnders spin-off
EastEnders is to get a younger-skewing online spin-off in what will be the UK’s highest profile web drama to date.
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NewsBBC3 reality show to chart lives of junior medics
BBC3 is to follow five doctors in their first four months of the job for a 6 x 60-minute series shot in the style of a glossy medical drama.
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NewsFive's Dutta heads to BBC Bristol
Five commissioning editor Robi Dutta is to join BBC Bristol as executive producer for factual, with particular focus on BBC3.
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NewsOver 50s brand TV ageist
More than two thirds of over 50s believe there is clear evidence of ageism against older presenters in Britain, and around a quarter of those name the BBC as the worst offender - more than any other broadcaster.
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NewsOne Show boss to lead BBC in-house development
Tessa Finch is to leave The One Show and become head of development for Vision Productions.
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NewsTrust rejects iPlayer sharing proposals
The BBC must go back to the drawing board with its proposals to share the iPlayer with other broadcasters, after the BBC Trust said it was “too complicated” to assess properly.
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NewsBBC axes Christmas party budget
The BBC has pulled the plug on Christmas parties “in light of the economic climate”.
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NewsBoomerang seals £2.4m deal with Indus
Listed indie Boomerang Plus has completed its acquisition of Amazon-producer Indus Films in a deal worth just under £2.4m.
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NewsMock the Week "humiliated" Olympic sportswoman
The BBC Trust has censured the BBC over a joke on Mock The Week that branded Olympic gold medallist Rebecca Adlington “very dirty”.
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NewsBBC invitation to BNP "unlawful", claims Hain
The BBC’s decision to allow BNP leader Nick Griffin onto Question Time is “unlawful” and runs “the very serious risk of legal challenge,” Welsh secretary Peter Hain has claimed.
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NewsJanet Lee to edit The Culture Show
Imagine editor Janet Lee is to move across to The Culture Show, replacing Eddie Morgan.
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NewsAndrew Jackson at centre of BBC row - before he even starts
Incoming BBC Natural History Unit boss Andrew Jackson has found himself at the centre of a conflict of interest row - weeks before he even starts the new job.
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NewsFrustrated Henderson to leave Presentable
Gavin Henderson, head of programmes at RDF Media’s Welsh indie Presentable, is poised to leave the company after losing faith in the nations and regions commissioning drive.
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NewsTiger and Darlow ‘orphaned’
Tiger Aspect Productions and Darlow Smithson Productions have been “orphaned” by parent IMG Media after it backtracked on its strategy to diversify beyond sport and put them up for sale.
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NewsSky on IPTV box from next year
Sky’s movies and Premier League football will be available via an IPTV set-top box from early next year, after the satellite company struck a deal with manufacturer Fetch TV.
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Barraclough leaves Mentorn to set up production company
Mentorn Media head of factual entertainment Dan Barraclough has left to set up his own production outfit, taking executive producer Hannah Wyatt with him.
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NewsBagpuss TV return is blocked by Postgate
Bagpuss is unlikely to return to TV after all, as creator Oliver Postgate’s son does not want a “heartless” new version that could be “tarnished” by “lurid” CGI animation.
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NewsMoffat developing a ‘British Heimat’ for BBC1
BBC1 is developing a British equivalent of the German television landmark, Heimat, penned by Criminal Justice writer Peter Moffat.
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NewsBoomerang closes in on Indus
Listed indie Boomerang Plus is poised to buy Amazon producer Indus Films.
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NewsTiger Aspect and Darlow Smithson up for sale
IMG Media has put Tiger Aspect Productions and Darlow Smithson Productions up for sale, either separately, or as a package that could be worth up to £40m.