All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 50
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NewsBBC's Gardner follows Tranter to US
Julie Gardner, head of drama for BBC Wales, is to join the corporation's outgoing director of fiction Jane Tranter in the US.
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NewsPrincess wins multimillion T4 contract
Princess Productions has won the multimillion pound contract for Channel 4's youth strand T4.
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NewsCBeebies to adopt rolling commissioning
CBeebies has abandoned its annual commissioning round in favour of rolling commissioning.
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NewsHD Crime network to feature Killer Couples
The Crime Investigation Network HD is to examine couples who murder in its first UK commission since its high definition relaunch last week.
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NewsiPlayer users to download shows before broadcast
iPlayer users will soon be able to download programmes seven days in advance of broadcast, under new plans aimed at spreading its burden on bandwidth.
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NewsKlein slams titillating and 'Big Mac' docs
Documentaries are being undermined by “false, cod sympathy”, voyeurism, and biased views, Richard Klein, head of independents commissioning for BBC Knowledge, has claimed.
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NewsBrand defends Sachs call
Russell Brand has claimed that there was “no malicious intent” behind the messages he and Jonathan Ross left for Andrew Sachs.
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NewsSachsgate claims another BBC scalp
Dave Barber, the head of compliance at BBC Radio 2, has quit the corporation following the row over Jonathan Ross and Russell Brand's prank call.
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NewsBBC plans twin seasons on credit crunch crisis
The BBC is aiming to demystify the stock market and track the personal impact of financial problems in two factual seasons around the economic crisis.
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NewsRoss and Brand ‘will escape lasting harm'
Neither Russell Brand nor Jonathan Ross will suffer lasting damage to their careers because of the row over their prank phone calls to Andrew Sachs - or so think most people in television.
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NewsElliott to boost RDF drama slate
RDF Media Group has recruited former ITV drama luminary Nick Elliott as a consultant to sit on a group-wide drama board.
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NewsBudget blowout heaps pressure on BBC news
The BBC has exceeded its foreign news budget by nearly£1m and is considering closing some of its foreign bureaux to make ends meet.
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NewsEnd BBCW first-look deal, producers tell MPs
BBC Worldwide is “systematically underpaying” the BBC for distribution rights, Fremantle Media chief executive Tony Cohen has told MPs.
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Milkshake pets to star in spin-off series
Five's Milkshake! pre-school strand's pets are to star in their own spin-off series.
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FeaturesAnalysis: What next for BBC talent?
After a prank in poor taste backfired on the whole corporation, Katherine Rushton asks whether curbing top stars' pay and enforcing decency risks scaring off the talent.
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NewsSachsgate complaints hit 42,000
Complaints about the Ross/Brand prank call have continued to roll into the BBC over the last few days, with the figure reaching 42,000.
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NewsNo replacement for Film 2008
The BBC has decided not to replace Film 2008 With Jonathan Ross and is instead “pulling the schedule forward by half an hour.
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NewsNo cash for Ross through indie
The BBC has redoubled its pledge not to pay Jonathan Ross any money during his 12-week suspension- including through his independent production company Hotsauce TV.
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NewsCameron slams 'bloated' BBC
David Cameron has accused the BBC of overpaying senior executives and talent and of losing touch with licence fee payers.
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CommentBlog: Have broadcasters lost control of talent?
Broadcast's Katherine Rushton thinks the BBC needs strong leadership.