More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3514
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NewsThompson: BBC job cuts may be less
BBC director general Mark Thompson has suggested that job losses at the corporation might be less than expected if cost-cutting measures pay off.
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NewsNUJ chief: give unemployed free TV licences
The outgoing president of the NUJ has called for the government to pay for TV licences for the unemployed and to stop putting people in jail for not paying the mandatory annual charge.
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NewsTop Up TV sells for£1
Top Up TV is trialing a pay-per-day initiative allowing viewers with Freeview to sample the pay-TV service for£1.
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NewsTurner produces anti-obesity toons
Turner Broadcasting, owner of kids broadcaster Cartoon Network, has created an animation series aimed at getting children to eat better.
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Documentaries - Can the authored doc survive?
Formatted factual TV may have pushed authored documentaries to the sidelines, but do traditional film-makers see this as a new way to express themselves or a ratings-driven move which stifles their voice? Belinda Archer investigates.
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Production - Tired of being pushed around?
Exploitation of TV workers is grabbing media headlines as aggrieved freelances get more vocal. Employers, meanwhile, claim it isn't happening or blame budgets. Neil Percival looks at the arguments and the evidence.
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NewsBorn with Two Mothers brings 2.6m to C4
Channel 4's improvised drama Born with Two Mothersgrabbed the attention of the viewers with a peak audience of 2.6 million (12.7%) at 10pm.
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NewsITV shares rise on Elstein takeover rumours
ITV shares climbed again yesterday amid new speculation that former Five chief executive David Elstein's new company Sparrowhawk could be lining up a bid for the company.
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NewsEastEnders violence prompts complaints
Phil Mitchell's violent return to EastEnderssparked a series of complaints to the BBC.
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NewsBBC rethinks Manchester strategy
The BBC is to making a fresh bid to fire enthusiasm among its staff for a move to Manchester.
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NewsEmap puts up Kerrang! for Solent FM
Emap is constructing a bid to launch a lucrative new commercial radio licence in the Solent based on its Kerrang! rock music format.
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NewsDyke: BBC jobs cuts 'unnecessary'
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has hit out at the corporation's plans to axe 3,780 jobs claiming the move was unnecessary and has created a 'climate of fear'.
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NewsBBC poaches C4 comedy chief
The BBC has poached the woman behind V Graham Nortonfrom Channel 4 for a new comedy commissioning post.
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NewsSci-Fi lines up Star Wars tribute
Sci Fi UK has greenlit its first commission in over two years, ordering a series of shorts to tie in with next month's eagerly awaited Star Wars Episode III.
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Liquid brands Challenge zone
Liquid TV has created the brand identity package for Challenge's new evening zone, Player. The Player zone will feature original programming, movies, documentaries and interactive game shows. Six narratives were composited into a distinct red, black and white layout to give the idents the look and feel of a vintage ...
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NewsPEER POLL: General election coverage
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Is the broadcasters' election coverage delivering all it should?
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World cup first for poker channel
Poker's world cup is to be televised for the first time on The Poker Channel on Sky through a deal between Poker website PokerStars.com and the Poker Channel's production team. The World Cup of Pokerwill be broadcast in June. The director is Simon Morris and the ...
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Ten Alps follows celebrity staff
ITV2 has commissioned Ten Alps TV to make two hour-long documentaries following the bodyguards, stylists, confidantes, and other staff of the world's biggest celebrities. Celebrity Entourage(working title) is executive produced by Peter Kessler and Sam Cash and has been commissioned by Daniela Neumann.
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Trouble reorders princess dance show
Flextech-owned teen channel Trouble has commissioned Princess Productions to make a second series of UK dance reality show Bump 'n' Grind. The 12 x 30-minute episodes of auditions by dance wannabes lead up to 3 x 60-minute shows with the 12 finalists. ...
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Black Books team write space comedy
The writers behind Channel 4 sitcom Black Booksare to pen a comedy described as ' Das Bootin space' for BBC2. Kevin Cecil and Andy Riley are writing six 30-minute episodes of Full Power(working title). The series is in pre-production ...