More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3178
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NewsViewers warm to celebrities on ice
The second episode of ITV1's Dancing on Iceon Saturday night (28 January) managed to maintain its popularity with 8.5 million people (38.5%) tuning in at 7.10pm.
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NewsShetty wins Celebrity Big Brother after racism row
Channel 4 bosses breathed a sigh of relief last night after Bollywood actress Shilpa Shetty was crowned the winner of Celebrity Big Brotherand denied that she had been a victim of racism.
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NewsBBC to launch online commissioning system
The BBC is launching a commissioning system which will allow programme makers to submit proposals electronically and track their progress via the internet.
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NewsGovernment approaches Puttnam about chairman role
Lord David Puttnam has been approached by the Department of Culture Media and Sport about replacing Michael Grade as chairman and said he is considering the offer 'very seriously'.
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NewsEmap Radio to axe 50 jobs
Emap Radio is set to cut 50 jobs from its Big City Network of stations, as part of the ongoing integration of Scottish Radio Holdings.
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NewsCapital signs up Vaughan for another three years
GCap has decided to stick with Johnny Vaughan as the voice of its Capital Radio breakfast show for a further three years, despite a substantial drop in listeners since he took over the slot in April 2004.
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NewsFox demands name of YouTube pirate
YouTube has been issued with a subpoena by 20th Century Fox after episodes of The Simpsonsand 24appeared on the online video site.
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NewsDouble win for Mirren at SAG awards
Helen Mirren's seemingly unstoppable drive towards Oscar glory continued last night (28 January) as she won two Screen Actors Guild awards, one for The Queenand the other for ElizabethI.
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NewsITV1 to offer sneak previews of Corrie and Emmerdale
ITV1 is taking a behind the scenes look at Coronation Street and Emmerdalewith a 20 x 30-minute series for daytime .
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NewsSix Nations in HD for the first time
The BBC will broadcast all England, Wales and Scotland home games in high definition (HD) for the first time when the RBS Six Nations 2007 championship kicks off next month.
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NewsITV hires Jo Clinton-Davis
ITV has confirmed UKTV executive Jo Clinton-Davis is to take-up the newly created role of controller of popular factual commissioning.
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NewsC4 pulls Shipwrecked repeat
Channel 4 has decided not to repeat an episode of Shipwreckedin which a contestant made racist remarks to ensure the safety of the people taking part in the show.
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NewsParamount programming boss joins Baby Cow
Sarah Mahoney, Paramount Comedy Channel's head of programming and development, is to leave the company and take up a post with Baby Cow, the indie that makes Saxondale.
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NewsDancing With The Stars waltzes to China
China is to make its own version of international hit Dancing With The Starsfollowing a deal between Hunan Television and BBC Worldwide.
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NewsABC orders fourth series of Wife Swap
American network ABC has ordered a fourth series of Wife Swapfrom RDF USA.
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NewsRadio 3 hands Iain Burnside weekend slot
BBC Radio 3 has handed Iain Burnside a regular weekend slot produced by indie Above the Title.
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NewsFrasier star mulls new TV comedy role
Frasierstar Kelsey Grammer is being lined up to play an anchorman at a local TV station in a comedy pilot for 20th Century Fox.
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NewsQuestions over ITV recovery
Investment bank Credit Suisse is predicting that ITV's share price could fall back to below 100p, despite reports forecasting a better than expected start to the year.
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NewsBlog: Shipwrecked and free speech
This week, RDF's David Frank hit back at public criticism of Shipwrecked, arguing that the backlash against Lucy Buchanan could be bad for free speech. Read what other people have to say in our latest blog.
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NewsFreeview poised to benefit from 'grey boom'
Take-up of Freeview in the UK is set to boom amongst over 55s in the next two years with older-skewing channels such as BBC4 and ITV3 benefiting the most.