More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3460
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Time to sit up and take notice
Broadcast Digital Channel Award winner Sit-Up TV has made a stunning success of a risky idea - an auction channel where the prices get lower.
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Cashing in on Call TV
With Channel 4 in the throes of setting up a quiz channel, it seems that with its promise of high returns for minimal outlays, the concept of call TV is proving hard for broadcasters to resist.
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Flooded with work... and uncertainty
While a slew of national events and major concerts has kept the OB market afloat this summer, the 2007 sale of BBC Resources looks set to create a few waves. Kevin Hilton reports.
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Ofcom the troublemaker
Ofcom's potential movement on cross-promotion and licensing digital multiplexes offers mixed blessings for the radio sector.
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TX: The Mafia
A Wall to Wall documentary series uncovers the real-life stories behind the Mafia myths.
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NewsBBC sets up£62m redundancy fund
The BBC has set aside£62m to fund redundancy payouts for the first stage of director general Mark Thompson's plans to axe 3,780 jobs.
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NewsUK buys Warner shows
A slew of Warner Brothers shows are on their way to the UK after ITV, Channel 4 and Living TV all signed deals with the US giant.
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NewsBedell takes commissioning role
The BBC has drafted in independents executive Elaine Bedell to fill its long-vacant post of commissioning editor for features and factual entertainment.
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NewsBBC: Olympics will not affect Manchester move
The BBC yesterday (Wednesday) said that London's successful bid to host the Olympic Games in 2012 would not halt plans to move its sports department to Manchester.
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NewsKids are bad for your career, finds survey
If you're reading this, chances are you are under 35, white, live in London, earn at least£30,000 and if you have kids you keep it quiet for fear of jeopardising your career.
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NewsWood to quit as Corrie producer
CoronationStreetproducer Tony Wood has confirmed he will step down from the role at Christmas, with former Emmerdaleproducer Steve Frost tipped to replace him.
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BBC show spend rises to£2.4bn
The BBC is to reveal that it pumped an extra£100m into programme-making last year, but the amount given to the indie sector grew by only£3m.
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NewsMarquess in deal with Endemol
Former Talkback Thames head of drama Paul Marquess has unveiled his new deal with Endemol, which will see him set up a new drama production arm backed by the Big Brotherproducer.
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C4 gets first look at Kosminsky
Channel 4 has signed a first-look deal with Peter Kosminsky, the writer/director behind The Government Inspector.
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True North sells cop-killer documentary to America
Leeds-based indie True North has sold its cop-killer documentary Death of a Policemanto US broadcaster CBS.
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Producers launch Moxie
Sharon Bloom, the executive producer behind the last reincarnation of Crossroads, has teamed up with Auf Wiedersehen, Petproducer Joy Spink to launch an indie.
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19TV makes M15 conman drama for Five
Simon Fuller's indie, 19TV, is developing a one-off drama for Five on the astonishing true story of a conman who posed as an MI5 agent and ruthlessly deceived victims over a 10-year period.
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C4 to put£2m into broadband
Channel 4 is pushing ahead with plans to grow its new media presence by ploughing£2m into new broadband services.
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NewsEvans signs to Radio 2
Chris Evans is officially back. The maverick DJ today agreed a seven-month deal with BBC Radio 2, signing the contract in typically flamboyant style - in front of a packed auditorium at the Radio Festival in Edinburgh.