Most popular and commented – Page 2920
-
NewsBillie and Belle to meet on ITV2
ITV2 has ordered a Billie Piper-meets-the-real-Belle de Jour doc from Tiger Aspect.
-
NewsNat Geo UK reorders Greatest Machines
National Geographic Channel UK has reordered Britain’s Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie from indie The Gamma Project.
-
RatingsJamie too hot for The Restaurant
Jamie’s Family Christmas continued its impressive run for Channel 4 last night, taking the shine off the final of BBC2’s The Restaurant at 8pm.
-
NewsBBC's older female newsreaders revealed
The BBC is expected to name Zeinab Badawi and Fiona Armstrong as two of its new female news presenters over 50.
-
News
BBC names Telegraph's David Bond as sports editor
Daily Telegraph journalist David Bond is to replace Mihir Bose as the BBC’s sports editor.
-
NewsBBC Trust set to greenlight Canvas
The BBC Trust is set to announce tomorrow that it has provisionally approved multi-broadcaster IPTV joint venture Project Canvas.
-
News
BBC Persian reveals signal jamming battle
The BBC World Service has revealed that an un-named organisation is unsuccessfully attempting to jam the signal for the BBC Persian TV channel.
-
RatingsBBC2 outguns ITV1 with Victorian Farm
The second festive special of sleeper hit Victorian Farm brought 2.8m viewers to BBC2 on Friday night, outgunning ITV1’s romantic comedy drama Mr Eleven.
-
NewsDCD moves back into profit
DCD Media edged up its turnover in the 12 months to 30 June and moved from a £24.4m operating loss into a £1m profit.
-
RatingsStrictly ends on a high with 11.9m peak
Strictly Come Dancing climaxed with a series-best 5-minute peak of 11.9m viewers on Saturday night, grabbing a 45.4% share against ITV1’s repeat of the movie Love Actually.
-
RatingsCranford beats Fattest Man
BBC1 comfortably won the heavyweight drama battle on Sunday night, with the first in a two-part Cranford Christmas special beating ITV1’s The Fattest Man in Britain at 9pm.
-
News
ITV F1 competition broke Ofcom rules
Ofcom has ruled that an ITV Formula 1 competition in which no prize was awarded breached its rules.
-
NewsTV election debates get the go-ahead
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will go head-to-head in three TV debates that will be hosted by ITV, Sky and the BBC in turn.
-
NewsTop Gear team urged to shed 'cartoon characters'
Top Gear’s presenting team are set to play down their “cartoon” characters and get back to the basics of enthusing about cars.
-
RatingsVictoria Wood brings cheer to BBC2
BBC2 documentary Victoria Wood: Seen on TV peaked at 4.3m last night - and viewers stuck around for a full evening celebrating the comedienne.
-
NewsChorion to bring Beatrix Potter characters to life
Chorion is developing an animated TV series based on the characters of Beatrix Potter.
-
NewsBBC Trust confirms Canvas approval
The BBC Trust has opened a six-week consultation on joint industry IPTV venture Project Canvas, putting the onus on the BBC to be transparent about the platform’s technical standards.
-
NewsCarole Walker joins BBC News presenting team
BBC political correspondent Carole Walker has been named as the fourth new, female BBC News presenter aged over 50.
-
NewsTrust compares Canvas to iPhone
The BBC Trust has likened Project Canvas to the iPhone in a bid to get critics such as BSkyB to envision a mixture of free-to-air and paid-for services.
-
NewsSky steps up Canvas criticism
BSkyB has reiterated its objections to the BBC’s leading role in Project Canvas, accusing the corporation of “mission creep” in the IPTV market.