All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 66
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NewsBBC iPlayer on all TV platforms by 2009
The BBC has said it will launch iPlayer on all possible TV platforms by the end of the year as it makes it debut today on Virgin Media.
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FeaturesBehind the news: Science-fiction comeback
It's hard to move these days for shows about space, time-travel and superpowers as sci-fi enjoys a full-throttle comeback after years in the wilderness. How did it happen?
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NewsNesbitt: TV cheats audience
James Nesbitt has accused the TV industry of “cheating the audience” as broadcasters battle against each other to win the ratings war.
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NewsBBC2 accepts Dave Gorman's Genius
BBC2 is readying itself for a slew of crackpot inventions in a TV version of Dave Gorman's hit Radio 4 show Genius.
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NewsDoctor Who sweeps Welsh Baftas
Doctor Who scooped six awards at the Bafta Cymru awards last night, making it the biggest single winner for the third year running.
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NewsTalent hires BBC producer
Talent Television has bolstered its entertainment team with the addition of Dinah Gray as development executive for factual entertainment.
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NewsSpeculation mounts over RDF backers
All3Media and Cyrte Investments, the investment vehicle owned by John De Mol, are being tipped as the most likely backers for the RDF management buy out bid.
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NewsMBO offer for RDF
RDF, the indie behind hit Channel 4 show Wife Swap, may be taken private after a consortium including its management team made an indicative cash proposal for all of the company's shares.
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NewsBBC3 orders body double doc
Prospect Pictures is to produce a revealing portrait of the world of body doubles in a new one-off ob doc for BBC3.
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NewsC4 funding dilemma splits TV industry
Broadcast readers strongly believe Channel 4 should have to provide public service broadcast programming in the digital era - but are divided over whether it should get more access to public funds than its commercial rivals.
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NewsBBC factual chief joins new Disney nature unit
BBC factual boss Keith Scholey is leaving the corporation to make natural history feature films - starting with a project for Disney.
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NewsComedy duo aims to be new Morecambe and Wise
James Corden and Mathew Horne are hoping to become the next Morecambe and Wise in a new sketch show for BBC3 that will be directed by Kathy Burke.
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NewsHi-5 to be reworked for UK audiences
Hit Australian kids show Hi-5 is to be remade for the UK and will air on GMTV next year.
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NewsPresentable to make BBC4 quiz
RDF-owned indie Presentable is to make a University Challenge-style quiz show for BBC4 and a third Oz and James show that has a British twist.
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One Foot star Wilson hits the road for BBC4
Twofour has signed One Foot in the Grave actor Richard Wilson to front a BBC4 series showcasing Britain's best-loved drives.
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NewsBBC3 re-orders Two Pints
BBC3 has recommissioned Susan Nickson's long-running sitcoms Two Pints of Lager and a Packet of Crisps and Grownups for additional series.
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BBC fills daytime slots with Reef shows
The BBC has commissioned two major daytime shows from Reef Television, as well as another series of Angela Rippon's Sun, Sea and Bargain Spotting.
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NewsC4 follows economist in world trading doc
Channel 4 is reacting to recession gloom with a series about a City boy who travels the world trading in local goods.
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NewsDisney planning factual arm
Disney has unveiled plans for a new subsidiary studio specialising in environmental and nature films.
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NewsBBC1 comedy drama for Coogan
BBC1 has signed Steve Coogan to star as a family man with a gambling addiction in the new “bittersweet” comedy, Sunshine.