All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 28
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NewsBBCW hires Nigella brand guru to spearhead licensing push
BBC Worldwide has hired Nigella Lawson’s brand guru William Miller to launch new retail ranges for its major on-screen talent.
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NewsRace hots up for BBC comedy job
Channel 4 comedy chief Andrew Newman and BBC exec Cheryl Taylor are the favourites to land the job as BBC head of comedy commissioning as the selection process enters its final stages.
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NewsStrictly no Sunday results show
BBC1 has dropped Strictly Come Dancing’s Sunday night results show and is reverting to a single longer programme on Saturday nights.
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NewsBBCW wins ruling over value of 2Entertain
BBC Worldwide has won its court case against the administrator of Woolworths over the value of their joint venture 2Entertain.
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NewsHunt at centre of second conflict claim
A new row erupted over the weekend regarding BBC1 controller Jay Hunt and alleged conflicts of interest.
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NewsBBC plans kids commentaries for sports
BBC Children’s interactive division is aiming to forge a closer alliance with BBC Sport and produce “children’s commentaries” of key sporting events.
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News"Major risk" that Salford will exceed £867m budget
The BBC has warned of “major risks” that the Salford move will exceed its £867m budget.
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NewsBate exits Box TV, joins Bill Kenwright
Box TV executive producer Adrian Bate has left the company and is to launch a film and television operation for theatre impresario Bill Kenwright.
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NewsBBC under fire for Alagiah charity ban
The BBC is facing accusations of double standards after forcing newsreader George Alagiah to step down as a charity patron because of conflicts of interest - but allowing BBC1 controller Jay Hunt to profit from training BBC presenters.
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NewsSouthern Star chief Hugh Marks steps down
Southern Star chief executive Hugh Marks has left the company after seven years, and will be replaced by current managing director Rory Callaghan.
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NewsC4 scraps heap from Scrapheap Challenge
Channel 4 is to drop the scrapheap from Scrapheap Challenge in a bid to slash costs on the long-running show.
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NewsBBC slammed for low Edinburgh turnout
The BBC has come under fire for a “bizarre” decision to send fewer staff to the month-long Edinburgh Festival than it did to Scotland’s three-day pop event, T in the Park.
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NewsBBC defends Hunt in conflict of interest row
The BBC has leapt to the defence of BBC1 controller Jay Hunt, saying it approved her links to a media firm which trains the corporation’s own presenters.
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FeaturesPlacing BBC drama under the spotlight
Writers and producers alike have voiced their concerns about the commissioning process at the BBC. Broadcast continues the debate with an open letter to Jana Bennett. Katherine Rushton reports.
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NewsSanjay Singhal named Dragonfly MD
Dragonfly Film and Television – the Shine Group indie formerly known as Firefly – has promoted Sanjay Singhal to managing director as part of a management restructure.
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NewsShine teams with BBCW on Masterchef
Shine has signed a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide to manage the massive expansion of the MasterChef brand in the UK and Eire.
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NewsFamily Guy-style puppet comedy heads to BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned an adult puppet comedy pitched as “Avenue Q meets Family Guy”.
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NewsHigh exec salaries outrage staff
BBC staff have come out in defence of controllers who gave gifts on expenses - but have hit out at the size of their pay packets.
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Renegade to turn drinking doc into returnable strand
Renegade Pictures is to turn its one-off BBC3 documentary Drinking with the Girls into a returnable strand that examines how women deal with key issues at different stages of their lives.
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NewsDrama producers point to ‘systemic’ failures at BBC
Leading drama figures have called on the BBC’s most senior managers to stop hiding behind drama controller Ben Stephenson and use their power to tackle a “systemic” failing in drama commissioning.