More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3172
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NewsMercury Media takes PBS to new heights
Factual distributor Mercury Media International has struck a deal with US public broadcaster PBS to distribute its content to airlines around the world.
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NewsUS co-pro deal for BBC's Timewatch
New US cable channel Smithsonian Networks has struck a co-production deal with the BBC for its flagship history series Timewatch.
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NewsSky rebrands Artsworld
BSkyB is to re-brand its arts channels Artsworld and Artsworld HD as Sky Arts and Sky Arts HD respectively from 1 March.
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NewsTVF strikes online deals down under
Factual distributor TVF International has licensed a raft of titles to Australian broadband TV operators Reeltime.tv and Bigpond Movies as it expands its business in the new media space.
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NewsRTL given Eu2bn acquisitions pot
RTL, owner of Five, has ruled out making a bid for ITV despite being handed a Eu2bn acquisitions budget by its parent company Bertelsmann.
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NewsDimbleby drops out of BBC chairman running
Question Time presenter David Dimbleby is not applying for the role of BBC chairman. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport said that it has received 23 applicants.
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NewsChrysalis revenues up
Heart 106.2 owner Chrysalis has reported that revenues in January are up by 5% compared with last year.
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NewsZucker to take reins at NBC Universal
Long-time heir apparent Jeff Zucker will this week be officially named as the new chief executive of NBC Universal, the fifth largest media group in the world, replacing Bob Wright.
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NewsC4 faces legal action over withheld CBB tapes
Channel 4 bosses are facing court action after refusing Hertfordshire police access to un-transmitted footage of Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsBT Vision poaches MTV managing director
BT Vision, the television arm of BT, has poached MTV's managing director of UK and Ireland, Michael Barry, to become its director of programming.
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NewsSuccess and failure for BBC1
England's Six Nations win over Scotland attracted an impressive audience of 5.5 million (37.5%) on Saturday afternoon but new early evening talent show When Will I Be Famous?interested just 3.8 million (18.6%) at 6pm.
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NewsAlchemy expands London and LA teams
Producer and distributor Alchemy TV has made senior appointments on both sides of the Atlantic as it prepares for the launch of a reality division and expansion of its drama business.
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NewsBuena Vista adds Barwick to distribution arm
Buena Vista International Television (BVITV) has added to its London-based international distribution arm, with the promotion of Simon Barwick as senior sales manager for UK and Ireland.
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NewsBlog: Wimpy C4 should stand by 'wank week'
Broadcast senior reporter Dan Wootton says Channel 4's last-minute decision to pull 'wank week' is wimpy and, after the way senior executives defended Celebrity Big Brother, hypocritical too.
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NewsViacom tells YouTube to remove illegal content
Viacom has demanded that Google's online video service YouTube remove more than 100,000 video clips after failing to reach a distribution agreement.
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NewsITV sends Clunes to New Zealand
ITV has lined up Martin Clunes to play a straight laced museum curator in a comedy drama set in New Zealand.
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NewsEU adds to kids programmes crisis
Fewer children's shows will be made in the UK if the government fails to persuade Brussels to change new TV advertising rules. Film 4 will be forced to show more American movies and ITV news could also be under threat.
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NewsPhillips launches attack on C4
Trevor Phillips has launched a fresh attack on how Channel 4 bosses handled the Celebrity Big Brotherrace row, likening director of programmes Kevin Lygo to a “14-year-old” who boasted to his “mates that he'd got away with it”.
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NewsBBC unveils shortlist for Question Time contract
Cheetah Televison, Ten Alps, Lion Televison and Mentorn have made it onto the shortlist to produce BBC1's flagship current affairs series Question Time- a contract worth over£2m for three years.
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NewsC4 hands out factual regional awards
Channel 4 will recognise regionally produced factual programming in its annual Creative Cities Awards next week with Belfast indie Double Band receiving a gong for its documentary Who Killed Brian Jones?, about the suspicious death of the ex-Rolling Stone.