More News – Page 2922
-
News
UTV in talks to partner Sky
UTV Radio is understood to be in talks with Sky to become its partner in the proposed Sky News Radio digital station venture.
-
News
Radio download player Slacker to get UK launch
Slacker, the portable radio device offering free music to download, is planning a roll-out across the UK and Europe after launching in the US last week.
-
NewsUnions to vote on BBC strike
Broadcasting unions have agreed to ballot for industrial action over the corporation’s threat of compulsory redundancies, raising the possibility of strikes as soon as January.
-
NewsBBC confused over strike ballot
The BBC has expressed confusion over broadcasting unions’ decision to ballot for strike action over compulsory redundancies.
-
NewsBBCW buys into Marquess indie
BBC Worldwide has stepped up its investment in the indie sector by taking a 25% stake in a start-up producer founded by Footballers’ Wives’ creator Paul Marquess.
-
NewsTV Critics 22 November 2007
TV critics' verdict on programmes - including the start of BBC2’s Ben’s Zoo - broadcast on 21 November 2007.
-
NewsDisney signs first UK indie deals
Coolabi and Blue-Zoo Productions have become the first companies to develop kid’s shows with Disney Channel Worldwide’s global original programming hub.
-
News13.2m see England Euro failure
England’s failure to qualify for Euro 2008 in a home match against Croatia was seen by a peak audience of 13.2m (48.3%) at 9.30pm last night.
-
NewsLords call on BBC for tougher rules
Ministers are looking to the BBC Trust to strengthen the broadcasting guidelines to ensure there is no repeat of the embarrassing Queengate fiasco.
-
NewsITV to pass on final Prime Suspect
Lynda La Plante is planning to write a final instalment of Prime Suspect - but ITV will not be turning it into a TV show.
-
NewsDiverse to invest in indie start-ups
Diverse is set to become the UK’s next super-indie after Scandinavian owner Zodiak gave it the go-ahead to invest in at least three start-up indies over the next 12 months.
-
NewsPurnell promises review to promote digital radio
Culture secretary James Purnell has signalled the government’s clearest commitment yet to digital radio by kicking off a year-long review designed to increase take-up.
-
News
Miles calls time at ID Distribution
ID Distribution chief executive officer Sally Miles will leave her post at the end of the year.
-
News
Wall to Wall gets current
Wall to Wall has launched an in-house current affairs unit and hired Adam Vandermark from ITV Productions to head it.
-
NewsJamie hits the campaign trail again for C4 series
Jamie Oliver will try to change the eating habits of an entire town in his next major series for Channel 4.
-
News
Disabled film-makers shoot for glory on C4
Channel 4 is to chart the progress of nine disabled novice film-makers in a 12-part series from Maverick Television and Resource Base.
-
News
WFTV honours Lambert
Verity Lambert, the producer of the original Doctor Who, will be given the Working Title Films lifetime achievement award at the 2007 Women in Film and Television (WFTV) awards, sponsored by Five.
-
News
Love meets UK’s youngest grandmothers
A BBC3 documentary about the nation’s youngest grandmothers is the first commission from Love West, a new Bristol-based unit set up by Love Productions.
-
News
BBC entertainment chief joins Shine
Shine has hired BBC entertainment productions creative director Karen Smith as its first director of programmes.
-
NewsEyeworks hires Shearman for fact ent role
Eyeworks At It has beefed up its popular factual team by hiring RDF Television West head of factual entertainment Nick Shearman.