More Edinburgh TV Festival News – Page 3941
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BECTU LABOUR VOTE.
Broadcasting union Bectu's ballot on whether it should cut its ties to the Labour party is
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MORE SOAP FOR ITV2.
ITV2 has asked Granada to make another set of soap Specials and Secrets following the success
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NEW ROLE FOR HENRY.
Hallmark Channel chief executive Jeff Henry has joined brand exposure experts Margaux Matrix as non-executive chairman.
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Indies recruited for Teachers TV.
Education Digital, the Brook Lapping and Carlton-backed consortium, appointed by the government this week to launch
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Sky channels dominate 'millionaires club' chart.
Despite a recent spate of poor ratings for its flagship channel, Sky One, BSkyB continues to dominate multichannel's 'millionaires club' - boasting the most number of shows with 1 million-plus ratings this year, writes Paul Revoir.
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Rugby scores a massive hit for ITV.
ITV1's coverage of the Rugby World Cup has proved to be a major ratings and financial triumph for the commercial broadcaster, writes Jon Rogers.
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Radio groups show off big revenues.
The radio sector has posted strong results for the second week running with Scottish Radio Holdings, The Wireless Group and UBC Media all reporting good financial performances, writes Michael Rosser.
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Trade body for post houses.
The UK Film Council and the Department of Trade and Industry (DTI) are committing funds to the development of a new trade body for the post-production sector, writes Will Strauss.
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AMELIE LEADS C4.
The network premiere of Oscar-winning French comedy-drama Amelie will head Channel 4's film schedule this Christmas.
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XFM MOVES HARDING.
Capital Radio-owned station Xfm has promoted former pop promoter Nigel Harding to head of music, completing
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NTL CUTS 2,000 STAFF.
Cable company NTL is to cut its 14,000-strong UK workforce by 2,000 over the next three
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Millionaire to give viewers chance to win.
The international gameshow hit Who Wants to be a Millionaire? is to have its format changed for the first time since its launch in 1998, writes Leigh Holmwood.
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BBC plans sale of Technology arm.
The BBC is set to announce plans to sell its commercial technical offshoot BBC Technology in
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Thompson warns giving extra rights to indies will hit budgets.
Channel 4 chief executive Mark Thompson has warned that the new broadcaster codes of practice, set to be introduced by Ofcom next year, could hit the number of commissions available for small and medium-sized indies, writes Jane Marlow.
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ITV gets in quick with Rugby specials.
ITV is cashing in on the mania surrounding Rugby World Cup star Jonny Wilkinson. A 60-minute
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Comment - Fear of the future.
Channel 4's wariness of the new contract between indies and broadcasters reveals a surprising conservatism, says Conor Dignam Editor.
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Broadcast Commissioning Conference 25-26 November - Chambers' Five grows up.
Five director of programmes Dan Chambers said this week that he wanted to put the channel
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ITV plans latest daytime drama.
ITV1 is set to take another chance with original drama in daytime despite the high-profile flops of Crossroads and Night and Day, writes Michael Rosser.
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Bellamy gets extra powers to keep him at Channel 4.
Channel 4 has given head of factual entertainment Julian Bellamy a beefed-up role in a bid to keep him at the broadcaster, writes Glen Mutel and Jane Marlow.
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Bennett backs Restoration's second series.
The BBC is pushing ahead with a second series of Endemol UK's interactive series Restoration, writes Jane Marlow.