All articles by Katherine Rushton – Page 78
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NewsBBC finds Neighbours replacement
The BBC is to replace Neighbours with a new daytime soap, commissioned from an Australian production company and overseen by a former producer of Home & Away.
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NewsFA fights to protect broadcast revenues
The High Court is considering whether to allow a publican to bypass BSkyB and use a foreign broadcaster to show FA Premier League football games.
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NewsBBC launches stars pay review
The BBC Trust has launched its review of the cost of on-screen and on-air talent across the corporation.
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NewsBBC Trust to be more open with viewers
The BBC Trust has pledged to make it easier for audiences to express their views about the BBC and to hear what steps have been taken in response to complaints.
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NewsChild of Our Time exec quits BBC
Tessa Livingstone, the executive producer of the documentary series Child of Our Time, is to leave the BBC early next summer after taking voluntary redundancy.
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NewsKangaroo spells end for 4oD platform
Channel 4’s online video-on-demand service 4oD is to cease as a stand-alone platform when the broadcaster folds content into the new VoD offensive planned jointly with BBC Worldwide and ITV next year.
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NewsBBC3 signs 'angelic' Ellison
BBC3 has lined-up Jennifer Ellison to play an angel in a contemporary version of the Christmas story.
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NewsSky One opts for big drama events
Sky One has abandoned its search for a replacement for long-running football drama Dream Team and is now looking for “noisy, glorious” drama events.
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NewsBBC outsources Grand National coverage
Sunset+Vine is to produce the BBC’s coverage of the Grand National from 2008, marking the first time that the horse race has been outsourced in nearly 50 years.
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NewsBBC bolsters London factual team
The BBC has named 14 specialist executive producers who will sit under Karen O’Connor in the new London Factual division.
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NewsEdwards upped to BBC current affairs
Clive Edwards, editor of The Money Programme, has been appointed as executive editor and commissioning editor for BBC TV current affairs.
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NewsEndemol eyeing UK indies
Endemol is actively seeking to acquire UK indie production companies in line with plans to double its profits in the next five years.
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NewsBBC signs new media rights agreement
The BBC has signed an agreement with the independent producers’ trade body Pact, which will allow interactive content producers to retain the rights for their online and mobile ideas for the first time.
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NewsNew BBC series takes to the air
The BBC is to examine the workings of Britain from the air, in a new 'landmark' strand set for broacast next summer.
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NewsBBC defends McCann special
The BBC has defended a Panorama special on the disappearance of Madeleine McCann as “thorough and responsible”, after a stinging attack by the programme’s producer David Mills.
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NewsBBC strike vote in January
BBC workers will vote on whether to strike by 9 January, and could stop working between seven and 28 days after that, the National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has confirmed.
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NewsDiscovery on the hunt for history
Discovery Networks UK is looking to bolster its historical programming, in a bid to win back loyalty from older viewers.
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NewsBBC to lift competition ban
Phone-in competitions are set to return to the BBC before Christmas, in line with a new set of guidelines from the broadcaster.
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NewsHundreds of volunteers for BBC News cuts
More BBC News staff have expressed interest in taking voluntary redundancy than the level of cuts the department needs to make in the first year.
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ITV’s Lupton leaves to join BBC comedy commissioners
The BBC has beefed up its comedy commissioning team with the appointment of ITV Productions development editor for comedy, Simon Lupton.