More News – Page 2014
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NewsPBS UK acquires America Revealed
PBS UK has acquired the US version of Lion Television doc Britain From Above.
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NewsC4 to roll out app for Million Pound Drop
Channel 4 is developing a mobile app to support Remarkable Television’s playalong gameshow Million Pound Drop.
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NewsIdris Elba to host C4 dance doc
Idris Elba, star of Luther and The Wire, is being lined up to front a second Fresh One Productions film, looking at the history of dance music and clubbing for Channel 4.
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NewsC4's Charlesworth joins MirriAd
Former Channel 4 product placement head David Charlesworth has joined agency MirriAd to oversee its commercial operations as it gears up for further growth.
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NewsSET acquires Spooks
BBC spy drama Spooks is to be repeated from the beginning by Sony Entertainment Television.
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Rize USA pens news deal
DCD Media indie Rize USA has inked a first-look deal with press agency Caters News, giving the team exclusive access to stories from around the world.
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NewsThe Voice first to introduce "voice short code" voting
The BBC is to become the first broadcaster to launch voice short codes to support voting for The Voice UK.
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NewsTwickenham Film Studios thrown a lifeline
An anonymous buyer has been lined up to take over troubled facility Twickenham Studios.
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NewsOfcom steps up BSkyB investigation
Ofcom has stepped up its investigation into whether BSkyB is a “fit and proper” owner of a broadcasting licence.
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Hunt's permanent secretary dodges MPs' News Corp questions
The DCMS has defended Jonathan Stephens’ refusal to answer questions about his role in the row over Culture Secretary Jeremy Hunt and News Corp.
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NewsC4 News boss stepping down
Channel 4 News editor Jim Gray is to step down after 14 years on the programme
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NewsHunt denies backing Sky bid
“The idea I was backing this bid is laughable,” said Jeremy Hunt, fighting for his political career in parliament this week, following a series of dramatic revelations at the Leveson Inquiry.
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NewsBBC plans doc answer to Channel 4’s fixed rig
BBC commissioning editor for documentaries Charlotte Moore has greenlit three films that rely on footage supplied by the public – a move characterised by insiders as a calculated answer to Channel 4’s vogue for fixed-rig documentaries.
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NewsITVS set to relocate Daybreak from Thames-view studio
Daybreak is to be uprooted from its state-of-the-art, river-view studio when ITV Studios revamps the show later this year.
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NewsVic and Bob back on C4 as part of anniversary plans
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer will return to Channel 4 after nearly 20 years as part of the broadcaster’s plans to celebrate its 30th anniversary.
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NewsFreeview backwards EPG set to challenge YouView
Freeview is planning to launch backwards EPG functionality, which will pit the platform against forthcoming IPTV service YouView.
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NewsBBC unveils post-DQF daytime strategy
The BBC is creating a more varied daytime schedule, with no more than two programmes of any genre a day and an end to long-running series.
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NewsTreasury contemplates expanding tax credit
The Treasury could expand the animation tax credit to include programmes that have a mix of live action, following further submissions from the industry.
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NewsITV poised to sign fresh news contract with ITN
ITV and ITN are deep into discussions over extending their news contract, with both parties preparing to sign off on a new multi-year deal.
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NewsITV planning ‘big splash’ as it returns to comedy
Big Talk Productions is to produce ITV1’s first pre-watershed comedy in almost 10 years as the broadcaster prepares to make a “big splash” in the genre.