More News – Page 2079
-
NewsNetflix launches in the UK
Netflix has launched in the UK offering subscribers access to a range of TV from partners including the BBC, ITV, Channel 4, All3Media, CBS, Disney and Viacom.
-
NewsSky buys 10% stake in Zeebox
Sky has bought a 10% stake in social TV app firm Zeebox and will help roll out the service internationally and fund future product developments.
-
NewsSomething for the Weekend axing sparks 2,300 complaints
Nearly 2,300 people have complained to the BBC over its plans to can Sunday morning show Something For The Weekend.
-
NewsLiz Murdoch to deliver 2012 MacTaggart
Shine Group chief executive Elisabeth Murdoch is being lined up to give the MacTaggart lecture at this year’s Edinburgh International TV Festival.
-
NewsITV website crashes during Manchester FA Cup clash
ITV angered football fans on Sunday after its website crashed for the opening exchanges of the Manchester FA Cup derby.
-
News
ITV4 extends Tour de France to 2015
ITV has extended its existing deal for live coverage of the Tour de France until 2015 following a growing commitment to cycling.
-
NewsNorth One Australia lands series with child star
North One’s Aussie arm has won a commission to make a kids adventure series featuring ‘Australia’ child star Brandon Walters.
-
NewsGorilla adds FORscene editing platform
Cardiff-based post company Gorilla Group has signed a deal with Forbidden Technologies to use its cloud video platform FORscene.
-
NewsBBC axes Something for the Weekend
BBC2’s Sunday morning magazine show Something for the Weekend is being cancelled after its current series.
-
NewsITV confirms African football deal
ITV has swiped free-to-air UK broadcast rights to the African Cup of Nations from the BBC.
-
NewsDoctor Who tops BBC Xmas chart
Doctor Who was the most watched of the BBC’s Christmas Day offerings, according to new figures released by the broadcaster.
-
NewsShine Group acquires ChannelFlip
ChannelFlip, the online producer behind David Mitchell and Harry Hill’s web series’, has been bought by Shine Group.
-
NewsITV1 eyes Lloyd-Webber talent show
ITV1 is close to luring Lord Lloyd-Webber away from the BBC to front a fresh musical talent show.
-
NewsLovefilm secures streaming deals with BBCW and ITV
Lovefilm has signed video-on-demand deals with BBC Worldwide and ITV to offer streamed access to shows such as Doctor Who and Inspector Morse.
-
NewsC4 reveals indie briefing timetable
Channel 4 has unveiled the list of indie meetings chief creative officer Jay Hunt will hold across the country in 2012.
-
NewsDisaster and dictators dominate 2011 news
Natural disasters, the downfall of dictators and the Royal wedding dominated international broadcasters’ output over the last 12 months, according to new figures from the Associated Press.
-
NewsSpun Gold’s Royal shows head to New Zealand
All3Media has secured the distribution rights to three new Royal films from indie Spun Gold – and have already made sales.
-
NewsMy Big Decision remade in India
My Big Decision, the BBC3 series that focussed on teen sex and plastic surgery, is being adapted for audiences in India.
-
NewsBankruptcy fears engulf Kodak
Kodak is reported to be nearing bankruptcy, as it struggles to cope with the effects of the shift from film to digital.
-
NewsA look ahead: TV in 2012
The Olympics may be set to dominate this summer, but which of the broadcasters will take gold in the 2012 battle to go faster, higher and stronger than their peers? Broadcast analyses the year ahead.