All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 43

  • News

    ITV Studios inks deal with 19 Entertainment

    2009-02-17T16:20:08Z

    ITV Studios has signed a production deal with 19 Entertainment, the indie owned by American Idol creator Simon Fuller.

  • News

    C4/BBC joint venture takes shape

    2009-02-17T13:00:18Z

    The proposed BBC Worldwide and Channel 4 joint venture could include the likes of E4 and Dave - but will not include BBCW's magazine or DVD businesses in their entirety.

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    BBCW: We will not work to Carter's deadline

    2009-02-17T11:09:42Z

    BBC Worldwide has warned it will not necessarily work to Stephen Carter's 12 March deadline to come up with a joint venture plan with Channel 4.

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    BBC names NW regional programming head

    2009-02-17T10:05:17Z

    The BBC has appointed Aziz Rashid head of regional and local programming for the north west of England.

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    Chorion profits top£28m

    2009-02-16T13:19:31Z

    Chorion, the intellectual property company behind Mr Men and Noddy, made£28.4m last year - driven by 35% annual growth in its children's division.

  • News

    Microsoft exec named BBC marketing director

    2009-02-16T11:58:44Z

    The BBC has appointed former Microsoft executive Sharon Bayley as director of BBC marketing, communications and audiences, replacing Tim Davie who became director of BBC audio and music last year.

  • News

    McIntyre to front BBC1 comedy roadshow

    2009-02-16T11:48:46Z

    Comedian Michael McIntyre will tour the country in search of the best stand up acts Britain has to offer, in a new six-part series for BBC1.

  • News

    ITV to put Friends Reunited up for sale

    2009-02-16T09:10:00Z

    ITV is attempting to claw back some of its£120m deal for Friends Reunited, by putting the social networking business up for sale, it is understood.

  • News

    Indies fear losing out in Knowledge restructure

    2009-02-11T17:04:37Z

    Indies are fearful that the commissioning restruct-ure at BBC Knowledge will favour in-house prod-ucers and that they are being “penalised” for their success in the Window of Creative Competition.

  • News

    BBC's This Week up for grabs to indie sector

    2009-02-11T13:31:16Z

    BBC News is putting the contract for current affairs series This Week out to tender - in order that in-house production can hit its nations and regions targets.

  • Features

    Another week, another crisis

    2009-02-11T13:28:00Z

    Every week seems to bring a fresh scandal at the BBC, and with it the column inches. Has the corporation got crisis management under control.

  • News

    BBC's Beautiful People to return

    2009-02-11T13:06:28Z

    BBC2 has ordered a second series of Beautiful People, the comedy drama adapted from Simon Doonan's memoir by Gimme Gimme Gimme creator Jonathan Harvey.

  • News

    BBC's McGhee to take career break

    2009-02-10T11:56:05Z

    George McGhee, the man who brought Mad Men and Heroes to the BBC, is leaving his job as BBC controller of programme acquisition to take a career break.

  • News

    BBC mulls kids radio station

    2009-02-10T10:37:59Z

    The BBC is looking at launching a dedicated children's radio station - otherwise it faces having to pull out of kids' radio altogether.

  • News

    Neighbours move hits BBC kids shows

    2009-02-10T09:24:08Z

    Audiences for Newsround and Blue Peter have fallen “significantly” after BBC1 shrunk the children's schedule to accommodate the loss of Neighbours to Five.

  • News

    BBC to pull Sri Lankan shows in censor row

    2009-02-09T16:13:58Z

    The BBC World Service is to suspend its FM programming on the Sri Lankan national broadcaster following a row over censorship.

  • News

    Chiles: Carol Thatcher is not a racist

    2009-02-09T11:08:15Z

    The One Show presenter Adrian Chiles has described his horror and embarrassment at Carol Thatcher's “golliwog” remark - but claimed she is not a racist.

  • News

    Horrocks 'leaks' BBC promotions on Twitter

    2009-02-06T12:42:36Z

    BBC head of newsroom Peter Horrocks has inadvertently revealed that Andrew Roy has replaced Richard Porter as BBC World News' head of news.

  • News

    Wire in the Blood axed

    2009-02-06T11:54:26Z

    ITV has pulled the plug on Robson Green's long-running crime drama series, Wire in the Blood.

  • News

    BBC Trust set to announce kids TV results

    2009-02-06T11:11:46Z

    The BBC Trust will say on Tuesday whether the BBC needs new rules for the way it runs its children's services in light of the decline in kids programming.