All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 87
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NewsLighting resurfaces at Paddy Power
Jane Lighting, the former chief executive of Five, has resurfaced as non-executive director of Irish gambling firm Paddy Power.
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NewsRTL chief tables paid-for model to reverse decline
EDINBURGH: Gerhard Zeiler, chief executive of Five-owner RTL, has said all free-to-air broadcasters will need a pay strategy to reverse an industry-wide decline in revenues.
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NewsBBC1 orders Ipswich murders drama
The discovery of five young women murdered in Ipswich in 2006 is to form the basis of a new BBC1 drama.
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NewsBall and Theakston to reunite for Five show
EDINBURGH: Zoe Ball and Jamie Theakston are to reunite for the first time in nearly 10 years for a new gameshow on Five.
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NewsPassion sells fat teen doc to US cabler
BBC1 documentary Too Fat For 15 is to be served to viewers on US cable channel The Style Network, following a deal with Passion Distribution.
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NewsNBCU hires O’Donoghue for international growth
NBC Universal has hired Hat Trick co-founder Denise O’Donoghue to spearhead its international production strategy and forge fresh partnerships with the indie sector.
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CommentThe Hotel Inspector / The X Factor (live auditions)
Lisa Campbell and Michael Rosser give their verdict on two of the weeks shows.
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NewsMeadows to make TV debut with This Is England sequel
Shane Meadows is to make his first foray into television with a sequel to his award-winning film This Is England for Channel 4.
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NewsBig Brother axe to free up £50m for C4
Channel 4 will free up around £50m of its programming budget in 2011 by bringing Big Brother to an end next year.
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News2waytraffic sells Pyramid to Egypt
2waytraffic has sold a hat trick of formats, including Pyramid, to a broadcaster in Egypt.
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NewsAustralia to Come Dine With Me
Channel 4 cookery series Come Dine With Me is to be adapted for Australian audiences by Granada.
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NewsShed in buy-out talks
Shed Media is believed to be in talks with private equity firms interested in a buy-out of the indie.
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NewsBBC suspend Reef over fakery claims
The BBC has suspended all business with indie Reef TV while investigating claims of fakery on a daytime show hosted by Angela Rippon.
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NewsPassion sells Baby Beauty Queens
Passion Distribution has secured sales of Landmark Films’ Baby Beauty Queens to a raft of broadcasters.
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NewsDone and Dusted, North One win F1 Rocks shows
Indies North One and Done and Dusted have won lucrative contracts to produce programmes based around F1 Rocks, the new live music event to be staged at Formula 1 race locations around the world.
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NewsRecord viewers sink teeth into Zone Horror
Zone Horror has reported its highest rating month to date due to a renewed interest in vampires, according to the channel’s boss.
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NewsBBCW to rebrand Prime as Entertainment
BBC Worldwide is to rebrand its BBC Prime channel as BBC Entertainment across Europe and the Middle East.
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NewsElectric Sky spreads factual pandemic
The outbreak of swine flu has proved a boost to distributor Electric Sky which has secured multiple sales of documentary The Virus Empire.