More News – Page 1387
-
NewsThompson: free TV "has a lot to prove"
Free-to-air broadcasting has “a lot to do and a lot to prove” if it is to exist in the future, Mark Thompson has claimed.
-
NewsOnline Corrie spin-off to air on ITV2
An online Coronation Street spin-off series is to be shown for the first time on ITV2 later this month.
-
NewsExtreme orders skate doc
Extreme Sports Channel has commissioned a new documentary about a world record breaking jump from the Eiffel Tower.
-
NewsCelebrities to "control" new C4 music show
Stars of the Inbetweeners and Misfits will take control of a new Channel 4 music series, funded by fashion retailer Topman.
-
NewsC4 poaches C5 scheduling boss
Richard Brent, head of planning and scheduling at Channel 5, has become the latest executive to join Channel 4 in the wake of Jay Hunt’s appointment.
-
NewsFrankie Boyle sketch show may be scrapped
Frankie’s Boyle’s sense of humour seems to have proven too much for Channel 4 bosses, as rumours spread that they want to ditch his new comedy sketch series Tramadol Nights.
-
NewsITV2 to pick up US Jeremy Kyle
ITV2 is close to agreeing a deal that will see it acquire the US version of The Jeremy Kyle Show.
-
NewsHuggers quits as BBC technology boss
Erik Huggers, the BBC’s Future Media and Technology chief, will leave the broadcaster at the end of February to take up a role with technology firm Intel.
-
NewsBBC North to create drama fund
BBC North is looking at creating a drama fund to encourage more regional indies to come forward with pitches for the broadcaster.
-
NewsAbraham defends Hunt's Countryfile decisions
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has defended Jay Hunt’s decision to refresh Countryfile by changing its line up, branding the move “very successful”.
-
NewsChannel 5 to launch OK! TV
Channel 5 is to replace its early evening studio show Live from Studio 5 with OK! TV as part of a wider channel rebrand.
-
NewsDigital TV take-up passes 90% mark
More than 90% of UK households now have access to a digital TV service.
-
NewsChannel 5 refreshes logo
Channel 5 has unveiled its new logo ahead of a wider channel rebrand scheduled for mid-February.
-
NewsTop Gear drives iPlayer views over Christmas
Traffic to BBC iPlayer has grown to a record level for the third month in a row boosted by the Top Gear Christmas specials.
-
NewsMiriam O'Reilly to launch support network
Miriam O’Reilly, the former Countryfile reporter who last week won an ageism tribunal case against the BBC, is launching a network to offer advice and support to women who face discrimination in the work place.
-
NewsSTV launches Edinburgh news service
STV has launched a pilot Edinburgh-based news service as it aims to bolster its localised current affairs content.
-
NewsC4's Abraham rallies for smaller indies
Channel 4 boss David Abraham has announced £4m of funding aimed at reinvigorating the broadcaster’s creative roots, but with a continued focus on digital innovation.
-
NewsInbetweeners return for Comic Relief special
The stars of E4 comedy The Inbetweeners will tour the country looking for the rudest and crudest named locations in aid of Red Nose Day.
-
NewsRussell Brand's Buzzcocks to be aired
Russell Brand’s appearance on Never Mind The Buzzcocks - pulled amid the ‘Sachsgate’ scandal - will finally be aired on the BBC.
-
NewsSky unveils EPG reshuffle
Sky is preparing to boost a raft of channels up its EPG by up to 200 places in a move designed, “to bring the best of pay, to the top of pay” - and includes the launch of a new MTV channel.