More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3182
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NewsSingh joins Celeb BB review
Channel 4 has beefed up the panel charged with conducting a review into Celebrity Big Brotherafter adding legal heavyweight Rabinder Singh QC to the three-strong team.
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NewsBrits set to shine at the Oscars
The Brits are continuing their recent run of good form with an armful of Oscar nominations.
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NewsDe Mol: I'm not involved in Disney negotiations to buy Endemol
John de Mol has denied he is in talks with Disney to buy Endemol, following a report in Spanish publication La Gaceta de los Negocios.
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NewsOfcom pours cold water on iPlayer plans
Ofcom's market impact assessment on the BBC's on-demand services has stated that the corporation's proposals are likely to have an adverse effect on related commercial markets.
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NewsRadio 'pictures' likely to raise ad revenue
The commercial radio industry is expecting a boost in advertising revenues following the launch of new technology allowing pictures to be broadcast alongside radio shows.
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NewsWaking the Dead wins 7.2m for BBC1
BBC1 forensic science drama Waking the Deadmaintained its commanding lead over ITV1's Trial and Retributionlast night (22 January) with 7.2 million (28.6%) people tuning in.
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NewsBlog: Why Duncan and Johnson should 'stay the course' on BB
Broadcastsenior reporter Dan Wootton extols the virtues of the Channel 4 chiefs and laughs off suggestions that they should be 'voted out' of Horseferry Road.
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NewsMurdoch linked to Endemol bid
Rupert Murdoch's News Corp is interested in making a bid for Endemol, according to a Spanish newspaper report.
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NewsBBC shows could appear on YouTube
The BBC is in talks with Google about making some of its programming available on online video site YouTube.
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NewsLegalTV backs down in EPG row
LegalTV has backed down in its row with BSkyB and removed the controversial title Paki Basher, the name of tonight's episode of Crown Court,from Sky's electronic program guide (EPG).
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NewsChoppy waters for C4 as 200 complain about Shipwrecked
Channel 4 has found itself defending another reality show after almost 200 people complained about a contestant on Shipwreckedwho labelled black people 'really bad'.
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NewsSky Anytime reaches one million downloads
Sky Anytime on PC has had one million film downloads since launching last year with Flight Planbecoming the landmark movie on 14 January.
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NewsGranada mulls options for Corrie studio
Granada has received upwards of four bids for the redevelopment of its TV studios site at Quay Street - in a move that will decide whether the company relocates to the media city development in Salford alongside the BBC.
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NewsPaxton steps down as Discovery splits
Discovery Networks International has split its UK and EMEA divisions into stand-alone regions. The move will be followed by the departure of managing director of the Discovery Networks Europe division Robin Paxton.
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NewsChannel 4 board orders review of Big Brother
Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has ordered a review of the editorial and compliance processes that support Big Brotherbut has ruled out pulling the show off air.
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NewsPodcast: Mark Thompson at The Media Summit
During his keynote speech BBC director general Mark Thompson told delegates how he hopes to bridge the two billion pound funding gap created by the new licence fee increase. To hear exactly what he said, download and listen to Broadcast's latest podcast.
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NewsNewsnight staff will not co-operate with redundancies
Newsnight correspondents have written to the show's editor, Peter Barron, telling him they will not cooperate with compulsory job losses.
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NewsTiger Aspect expands US presence
IMG-owned Tiger Aspect is expanding its presence in the US with the opening of a New York office and the appointment of a new head of development.
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NewsTarget strikes Natpe deals
Independent producer and distributor Target Entertainment has returned from Natpe with a string of sales secured across the US and Latin America, including a raft of deals with BBC America.
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NewsNBC orders comedy format from Fremantle
US network NBC has ordered 6 x 60-minute episodes of FremantleMedia North America's new improvisational comedy series Thank God You're Here.