Latest – Page 943
-
NewsGovernment could step back from retransmission fees row
Culture secretary Sajid Javid has hinted that the government could step back from the retransmission fees dispute between Sky and ITV and Channel 4, clearing the way for negotiations between the companies.
-
NewsPurnell: ‘Sword of Damocles’ hangs over the BBC
BBC director of strategy and digital James Purnell has claimed that there is a “Sword of Damocles” hanging over the corporation’s independence.
-
.jpg)
NewsRona Fairhead predicts overhaul of BBC governance structure
Incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead has suggested that changes to the corporation’s governance structures will be inevitable during charter renewal and pledged her support for the licence fee.
-
NewsLiberty eyes more UK acquisitions
Liberty Global is eyeing the acquisition of more UK indies but has ruled out increasing its stake in ITV.
-
NewsBarb to peg Apple & Android tablet viewing
Apple and Android tablet viewing is to be measured by Barb for the first time as it bolsters its multiplatform ratings data.
-
NewsLorraine Heggessey urges broadcasters to allow beauty parades
Former BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey has urged British broadcasters to support the emergence of US-style beauty parade pitching.
-
.jpg)
NewsLive blog: Rona Fairhead faces MPs
Click for a look back at incoming BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead’s session with the Culture, Media and Sport Select Committee in which she addressed her £1m payoff from Pearson, the future of the Trust - and revealed her viewing habits.
-
NewsOfcom to probe BBC News MH17 footage
BBC News is under investigation by Ofcom for broadcasting the passport picture of an MH17 crash victim.
-
NewsRona Fairhead prepares to face MPs
Rona Fairhead, the government’s preferred candidate to lead the BBC Trust, will face MPs today for the final hurdle of her appointment process.
-
NewsDecriminalisation of BBC licence fee moves closer
Culture secretary Sajid Javid has signalled the start of a process aimed at decriminalising licence fee evasion.
-
NewsCorrie and Emmerdale directors demand better pay
Directors UK has demanded pay rises for 40 freelance directors working on ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street.
-
NewsC4 orders milestone Deal or No Deal series
Remarkable Television is to tweak the format of Deal or No Deal after signing a deal with Channel 4 that will take the gameshow into its 10th year.
-
NewsC5 to handle own ad sales
Channel 5 is to continue to oversee its own advertising sales following the sale of the terrestrial broadcaster to Viacom.
-
NewsOfcom clears Going To The Dogs
Ofcom has cleared Channel 4’s controversial Penny Woolcock documentary Going To The Dogs despite it being the most complained about show of the year to date.
-
NewsI'm A Celebrity heads to Australia
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! has been filming in Australia for more than ten years - but a local version will now air in the country for the first time with Aussie celebrities travelling to Africa.
-
NewsITV demands retransmission fees from Virgin and Sky
ITV has joined Channel 4 in calling for pay-TV operators to pay retransmission fees to public service broadcasters.
-
NewsCBeebies-branded schools to launch in China
BBC Worldwide has sealed a deal with Singaporean education firm Popular Holdings to launch a chain of CBeebies-branded English-language schools in China.
-
NewsUKTV revenues hit £280m
UKTV spent £25m more on original programming than was originally planned last year as investment in commissioning helped it generate record revenues of almost £280m.
-
NewsStockton residents launch Benefits Street petition
Stockton-on-Tees residents are to deliver a petition to Channel 4 and Love Productions calling for filming to be halted on the second series of Benefits Street.
-
NewsRick Stein heads to the Med for BBC2
BBC2 has ordered a six-part Mediterranean cookery and travel show fronted by Rick Stein from Devon-based indie, Denham Productions.