All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 30
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NewsBBCW and C4 deal "weeks" away
BBC Worldwide and Channel 4 are “literally weeks” from signing a joint venture deal, after BBCW jettisoned some of the original sticking points.
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NewsLicence fee evasion rising
Licence fee evasion rose 4% last year and is expected to get worse as the recession deepens.
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NewsBBC to crackdown on salaries
BBC bosses have pledged to “bear down” further on exec and talent pay – but warned the corporation must stay “flexible” to award bonuses.
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NewsGarnett slams "junk food" drama at BBC
This Life and Cathy Come Home producer Tony Garnett has launched a blistering attack on the BBC, accusing it of smothering creativity and “packing in junk” in a cynical bid for ratings.
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NewsBBC to cut 26 post-production jobs
The BBC is to axe 26 staff, following the move of 70 jobs from BBC Resources to BBC Vision Productions.
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NewsJay Hunt: Totally Saturday has not worked
BBC1 controller Jay Hunt has admitted Totally Saturday has not worked – even though the corporation has refused to confirm the Graham Norton’s entertainment show is being axed.
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NewsITV demands commissioners prove shows’ ROI potential
ITV has effectively handed a commissioning tick to its business affairs team by insisting that commissioners prove a programme’s business worth as well as its creative merit.
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NewsRDF Television secures Allen for managing director role
Jim Allen, ITV Studios’ former director of factual and entertainment, is to join RDF Television as managing director.
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NewsAll3Media accounts paint complex financial picture
All3Media owed the banks £281.2m at the end of August last year - five and a half times its EBITDA - despite a strong underlying performance.
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NewsChildren’s TV execs claim BBC is ‘neglecting’ teens
Four leading figures in children’s TV drama have rounded on the BBC for “neglecting” young teens - with a former CBBC drama chief claiming it has “lost its bottle” for gritty issues.
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NewsNickelodeon to take on Disney in tween battle
Nickelodeon will take on rival Disney in the teen and tween girls market with a major new UK sitcom and the launch of a young-skewing daily T4-style strand.
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NewsBGT under fire over reaction to Hollie’s tears
Britain’s Got Talent producers were too slow to give Hollie Steel a second chance, and closed in on her crying face in a voyeuristic way, industry figures have claimed.
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NewsNew CBBC controller will have one-year job
The BBC will replace CBBC controller Anne Gilchrist on a one-year attachment so that Richard Deverell’s eventual replacement as controller of BBC Children’s can pick his or her own team.
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NewsKidsCo: let digital channels at PSB funds
KidsCo managing director Paul Robinson has called for a contestable fund for younger children’s programming to be made open to both digital and terrestrial channels.
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RTÉ looking for kids business shows
Ireland’s national broadcaster RTÉ is looking for business shows to help its children cope with the country’s economic crisis.
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NewsOrigin strikes deal for Boyd drama
Origin Pictures, the production company of acclaimed film producer David Thompson, and BBC Films have secured the rights to William Boyd’s next thriller before its September publication.
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NewsJackson to head NHU, Smithson to take over at Tigress
Tigress managing director Andrew Jackson is stepping down to head up the BBC Natural History Unit, with Darlow Smithson’s John Smithson taking over responsibility for Tigress’ creative output.
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NewsOpie joins Twofour as consultant
Twofour has recruited former Five exec Lisa Opie as a consultant for its online television service, Mediafreedom, and is trialing online channels for “major” broadcasters.
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NewsEnd nostalgia in kids TV, say industry figures
SHOWCOMOTION: Children’s broadcasters must stop relying on nostalgia to save kids TV and try to reposition themselves instead, some of the industry’s most senior figures have claimed.