All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 54
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NewsRoss returning to BBC1 to fight crime
Former Crimewatch presenter Nick Ross is to return to BBC1 to present a primetime show about the battle to fight crime.
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NewsBBC eyes teen drama as rival to Hollyoaks
The BBC is planning to rival Channel 4's Hollyoaks with a new drama set in a hair and beauty academy in Manchester.
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NewsBBC adapts Jacqueline Wilson for Christmas
Juliet Stevenson is to star in a BBC film adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson's teen novel Dustbin Baby, about a girl whose life is a blur of social workers and care homes.
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NewsJanice Hadlow wins BBC2 controller role
BBC4 controller Janice Hadlow has been named controller of BBC2, confirming widespread expectations in the industry.
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NewsClements makes first SMG hiring
Alan Clements has made his first major appointment at Scottish media group SMG, handing the role of head of entertainment and factual to Paul Murray.
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NewsCITV acquires CGI series
CITV has acquired preschool series Bo on the Go! from Decode Enterprises, the DHX Media-owned children's and entertainment distributor.
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NewsBBC World News MD quits
Anne Barnard, managing director of BBC World News, is leaving to “recharge [her] batteries” after more than 14 years at the corporation.
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Entertainment One to buy DHX
International distributor Entertainment One (E1) is to buy Canada-based children's producer DHX Media in a deal which values the company at C$1.59 (85p) a share or C$68m (£36.3m).
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NewsProspect of shared BBCW draws nearer
The BBC is already in talks with rival broadcasters to share commercial arm BBC Worldwide as part of the shake up to public service broadcasting.
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NewsDCD secures£2m rights deal
Aim-listed producer and distributor DCD Media has landed£2m worth of rights deals through its newly established licensing arm, DCD Publishing.
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NewsBBC Vision's commissioning wishlist
As the credit crunch bites, the BBC is calling for more feel-good TV. With budgets stretched and its audience fragmented, all genres must be bold and inclusive.
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NewsBBC schedules its intentions
The BBC is feeling the credit crunch in more ways than one. Besides the staff cuts, the steadily tightening production purse strings, and the corporation's slew of economics scoops, the BBC is reshaping its schedules to relieve some of the wider economic gloom facing audiences.
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NewsBBC Vision: Michael Carrington, controller of CBeebies
Michael Carrington is on the hunt for new content for web-savvy two-to four-year-olds.
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NewsBBC Vision: Anne Gilchrist, controller of CBBC
Anne Gilchrist has taken the BBC's “fewer, bigger, better” mantra to heart and wants to find key brands that CBBC can go “hell for leather” with on all platforms.
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NewsBBC Vision: Liam Keelan, controller of daytime
Weekday mornings on BBC1 are about current affairs, presented in an accessible, tangible way that makes viewers feel empowered.
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NewsBBC Vision: Elaine Bedell, controller of entertainment
It is not long since Elaine Bedell commissioned physical gameshows Hole in the Wall and Total Wipeout for Saturday night on BBC1 but there is still room for one more, she says.
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NewsBBC Vision: Lucy Lumsden, controller of comedy
Lucy Lumsden wants about half of the BBC's sitcoms to be filmed in front of a studio audience - but currently only one in five of the ideas she receives fit the bill, so her headline plea is for more audience shows.
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NewsBBC Vision: George Entwistle, controller of knowledge
Evenings on BBC1 are a tough spot for factual, and controller of knowledge commissioning George Entwistle is looking for a pre-watershed series that will do for the channel what the “kinetic adventure” shows Amazon or Tribe have done for BBC2.
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NewsBBC Vision: Jane Tranter, outgoing controller of fiction
Top of the BBC's wish list is a few more laughs, according to Jane Tranter. These could manifest themselves in comedy drama, “dramedy”, or as touches of levity in decidedly solemn pieces.
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NewsTranter in£1m web pledge
BBC Fiction controller Jane Tranter has handed a parting gift to the UK's new media producers - earmarking£1.3m for online drama projects.