More News – Page 1475
-
News
STV fights back over ITV debts
STV has vowed to fight ITV’s legal bid over £38m in unpaid bills, and has said it will now be pursuing its own claims against the network.
-
News
ITV wins International Emmy for China earthquake coverage
ITV News has won an International Emmy Award for its coverage of last year’s earthquake in China.
-
News
BBC kids to get £25m windfall
BBC Children’s budget is set to increase by at least £25m over the next three years thanks to cost savings at the corporation.
-
News
Former C4 exec joins Beckham guru's company
The C4 executive who handled Big Brother after the Shilpa Shetty race row has joined talent management company Crystal Entertainment as a director.
-
News
Vandermeer appointed ITV controller of acquisitions
ITV has promoted its head of legal and business affairs for acquisitions Jonathan Vandermeer to the new role of controller of acquisitions.
-
News
Saul Nassé named controller of BBC Learning
The BBC has named Saul Nassé as its new controller of Learning, replacing Liz Cleaver who opted not to follow the department to Salford.
-
News
Ofcom: ITV could lose £64m a year on regional news
Ofcom has warned that the ITV network will be facing a loss of up to £64m a year by 2012, if it has to continue providing regional news bulletins.
-
News
Eyre slams BBC drama "dereliction of duty"
Drama veteran and former BBC governor Richard Eyre has accused the corporation of a “dereliction of duty” for turning its back on classic playwrights.
-
News
Pay hampers hunt for new ITV boss
Wage concerns are reportedly stalling ITV’s attempt to hire a new chief executive.
-
News
Duncan: C4’s future is secured
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Andy Duncan has defended his tenure as Channel 4 chief executive, insisting the broadcaster’s future is secure and that it is better shape than when he took over five years ago.
-
News
TV bosses call for review of regulation "shackles"
RTS CAMBRIDGE: TV’s heavyweights have issued a near-unanimous call for a major review of television regulation, with a clear majority also backing partial television news.
-
News
Matalan to fund Hollyoaks music spin-off
Channel 4 has given the go-ahead for a 10-part cross-platform Hollyoaks music spin-off after Lime Pictures secured Matalan.co.uk as a sponsor.
-
News
Indies to absorb cost of ITV double compliance
ITV has told indies they are likely to shoulder most of the costs for having their programmes go through a double compliance process, following Ofcom’s decision to ramp up the amount the broadcaster can be fined for breaches of its rules.
-
News
Derren Brown 'to influence public'
A programme to be aired tonight on Channel 4 will see illusionist Derren Brown transform himself into a beggar and see if he can dictate how much the public donates.
-
News
Tories 'might sell BBC Worldwide'
Top BBC salaries would be capped, the license fee frozen and its commercial activities severely curtailed if the Conservatives win power, says the party culture spokesman Jeremy Hunt.
-
News
Cox signed-up for BBC2 drama
Brian Cox and Lindsay Duncan are among the stars confirmed to be appearing in upcoming BBC2 drama The Sinking Of The Laconia.
-
News
Ofcom exceeded powers, claims BSkyB
Broadcast regulator Ofcom has come under fire from BSkyB for suggesting the company should sell its highest value content at pre-determined prices.
-
News
BBC1 eyes more Reggie Perrin
The BBC is understood to be close to commissioning a second series of Reggie Perrin after dusting off the 1970s sitcom earlier this year.
-
News
Hunt: C4 may have to scale back its ambitions
RTS CAMBRIDGE: Shadow culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has hinted that a Tory government may not look to prop up Channel 4’s finances and that it should instead follow the BBC’s lead in scaling back its ambitions.
-
News
Thompson signals review will reduce size of BBC
RTS CAMBRIDGE: BBC director general Mark Thompson has given his clearest signal yet that the review of the BBC’s “size and scope” will result in a smaller organisation.