Most popular and commented – Page 3120
-
NewsWilliam Hurt to star in Challenger disaster drama for BBC2
William Hurt is to star as pioneering American scientist Richard Feynman in an ambitious BBC2 co-pro drama about the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster.
-
NewsBBCW calls on indies to help fill 100 hours
BBC Worldwide is targeting UK indies with a view to commissioning 100 hours of original content for its global channel portfolio by the end of 2014.
-
NewsBBC plans to ‘liberate’ entertainment indies
The BBC’s entertainment commissioning team is set to overhaul its pitching processes in a bid to unearth the next big shiny floor show.
-
NewsC4 makes progress with indie schemes
Two Channel 4 schemes aimed at stimulating innovation and grassroots development in the indie sector have taken a step forward.
-
NewsAll3Media takes Cash Cab direct to China
All3Media International has struck its first direct deal with a Chinese broadcaster, with Southern TV China ordering 65 episodes of Lion TV’s Cash Cab format.
-
NewsCitizen Khan to return for second outing on BBC1
BBC1 has handed sitcom Citizen Khan a second series – a week before the first has finished broadcasting.
-
NewsITV plans regional news job cuts
ITV has confirmed a wave of redundancies affecting staff across its regional news rooms.
-
RatingsDrugs Live scores 1.6m
Channel 4’s scored a high with the debut of its live two-part study into ecstasy’s effects on the brain.
-
NewsFaulty glass delays Blackmagic Cinema Camera
Blackmagic Design’s chief executive has revealed why shipments of the firm’s Cinema Camera have been delayed.
-
NewsOlympics smashes iPlayer records
The Olympics ratings halo effect has continued to glow – by helping to smash viewing records on the BBC iPlayer.
-
NewsRobin Pembrooke joins Rightster
Robin Pembrooke, former ITV managing director of online and on-demand, is joining digital content distributor Rightster.
-
NewsTiger Aspect hands Gould drama role as reshuffle continues
Endemol’s Tiger Aspect has continued its executive reshuffle, promoting Will Gould to head of drama to replace Greg Brenman, who is leaving to launch his own indie.
-
NewsX Factor secures first ever PP deal
Samsung mobile phones and tablets will appear in the X Factor judges’ homes as part of the show’s first ever product placement deal.
-
NewsC4 hunts Britain’s brainiest kid
Channel 4 has teamed up with IQ society Mensa to find the UK’s brainiest child in a 9pm competitive format for 2013.
-
NewsHorrible Histories team to make world records show
The team behind Horrible Histories has created a new CBBC format that will aim to bring fresh insight into world record attempts.
-
NewsTop Gear hosts sign three-year deal
BBC Worldwide has struck new deals with Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond which are likely to secure the future of the show for three years.
-
NewsTwofour Rights and GroupM in distribution deal
Twofour Rights has partnered with GroupM in a joint distribution deal that will see the companies offering their slate of co-productions to the international market.
-
RatingsHomefront recruits 3m
ITV1’s new military wives drama Homefront struggled on its debut - as the second part of Channel 4’s Drugs Live lost nearly half its audience on its second and final outing.
-
RatingsTop 100 network programmes
Find out who topped the ratings league table for network programming from 17-23 September and browse the top 100.
-
NewsTwitter & C4 tie-up for Hotel GB
Channel 4 has forged a direct partnership with Twitter to boost activity around its forthcoming reality show Hotel GB.