More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3429
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NewsSky unveils HD line-up
BSkyB has unveiled the first six channels to be offered as part of its High Defnition (HD) TV package, which launches next year.
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News'Birt to call for end to BBC's licence fee monopoly'
Former BBC director general Lord Birt is expected to tell broadcasters that the corporation should share out licence fee money with other television companies, when he gives his keynote MacTaggart lecture in Edinburgh later this week.
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NewsVirgin signs up Champion
Virgin Radio has recruited Horizon 103.3 FM drivetime DJ Sarah Champion to host a Friday and Saturday 10pm chill out show.
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NewsX Factor off to a flying start with 6.6m
The opening episode of The X Factorgot off to a cracking start this Saturday with 6.6 million (40%) tuning in to watch Simon Cowell berate another batch of eager contenders.
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NewsLocal TV services call for digital spectrum
Commercial Local TV operators are meeting with Ofcom this week in a bid to persuade the regulator to offer them digital spectrum for their services.
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NewsThe critics: C4 comedies
The trio of new comedies on C4 was a mixed bag of triumphs and failures, according to the critics.
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NewsOnly 1.4m want to meet the Magoons
Channel 4's new Friday night comedy offering Meet the Magoonsgot off to a sluggish start with just 1.4 million (7%) at 9.30pm.
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NewsJay joins Belfast's U105
Ulster TV has appointed Maurice Jay as head of music for its new Belfast station U105, which launches on 14 November.
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NewsMTV UK investigates gun crime
MTV UK is relaunching its news coverage with an extended special on gun crime in the UK.
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Off The Record - Trump-et!
Around 20 versions of The Apprentice are now running across the globe following on from the
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Interview: Mark Burnett - The king of US reality
Mark Burnett's Emmy Award-winning Survivor paved the way for the unscripted TV craze in the US. And with an Apprentice spin-off starring Martha Stewart set for autumn, the British-born producer insists it's not over for the reality genre yet.
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Henry shakes up ITV consumer division
[PP] 8 [PL] UK Jeff Henry, the former Hallmark boss now running ITV's consumer division, has
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Interview: Anthony Lilley - The magic touch
Anthony Lilley, head of the indie at the centre of FourDocs, Magic Lantern, shuns grand statements about the internet. But his company is challenging preconceptions about uses of content.
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Peer poll: Lost - Has Lost been overhyped?
YES 48% NO 52% Should live test cricket remain on terrestrial television next year? Vote on
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NewsEco show gives BBC2 a boost
BBC2's new eco-friendly makeover show No Waste Like Homewon over the viewers with a healthy peak audience of 3.3 million (16%) at 8.55pm.
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NewsPickles leads new commissions for ITV
ITV is making a new 90-minute drama inspired by the story of Pickles, the dog who recovered the World Cup after it was stolen in 1966.
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NewsOptimistic renames Nation 217 as Quiz Nation
Interactive group Optimistic Entertainment is set to roll out its gaming and quiz channel Nation 217 internationally under the name Quiz Nation.
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NewsPEER POLL: Cricket
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Should live test cricket remain on terrestrial television next year?
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NewsLygo warns over C4's performance
Channel 4 director of television Kevin Lygo has warned that the company's record-breaking performance could be brought to an abrupt end.
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NewsFree Sky+ boxes are 'uneconomical'
BSkyB has been warned that giving away free Sky+ boxes is 'uneconomical' by a leading investment bank.