All News articles – Page 1643
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NewsRivals ponder BBC’s future
The BBC’s rivals will almost certainly benefit if the government’s more radical ideas for the corporation come to fruition, but some believe that keeping the broadcaster strong is vital to the UK’s PSB ecology.
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NewsViewers back BBC’s mainstream output
The BBC should continue to provide mainstream entertainment and drama, and represents better value for money than its pay-TV rivals, according to an independent study commissioned by Broadcast.
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NewsSky seals deal with Blast!
Sky has tied up its fourth indie deal, taking a majority stake in The Tube producer Blast! Films.
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NewsPeter Salmon to summon Salford skills for BBC Studios
BBC England boss Peter Salmon will draw on his experience of establishing the broadcaster in Salford as he becomes the first director of BBC Studios.
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NewsBBC looks beyond licence fee
The BBC is open to a new funding model that would spell the end of the licence fee.
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NewsProcam takes on more MAMA Youth trainees
Procam has taken on its second batch of trainees from the MAMA Youth Project (MYP).
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NewsBBC spared from chancellor’s 40% cuts
The BBC will not be asked to make savings of up to 40% as part of chancellor George Osborne’s spending review.
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NewsTrust calls for 11-year BBC charter
The BBC Trust has called for the BBC charter period to be extended to 11 years and supported by a formal parliamentary process.
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NewsNUJ queries over-75s licence fee deal
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) is poised to launch a legal challenge over the BBC’s commitment to take on the cost of paying for TV licences for the over-75s.
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NewsSky Sports scores online Premier League clips
Sky Sports has won the rights to offer near live Premier League digital clips, which will also feature on The Times and The Sun website.
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NewsRaw hires head of factual
Discovery-owned Raw TV has promoted Richard Bond to its head of UK factual after picking up a raft of new business.
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NewsFormer Remarkable boss sets up indie
Colette Foster, the former co-managing director of Remarkable Television, has launched an indie three months after revealing she was leaving Endemol Shine UK.
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NewsSony to launch drone business
Sony is partnering with a Tokyo start-up to launch a drone subsidiary business.
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NewsUK start-ups win IBC stand space
IBC 2015: Six UK media technology start-ups have been picked by the DTG to exhibit at IBC after taking part in a Dragon’s Den-style competition last night.
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NewsBBC defends EastEnders gay scene in funeral parlour
The BBC has defended a gay scene in EastEnders set in a funeral parlour, which has provoked almost 50 complaints to Ofcom.
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NewsGlobal audiences bypass iPlayer restrictions
A report on the viewing demographics of iPlayer has found that almost 65m people are bypassing geo-restrictions to access the platform from outside of the UK.
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NewsSky 1 takes Richard Hammond into the jungle
Richard Hammond has landed his first post-Top Gear job, heading into the jungles of the Amazon for a Sky 1 documentary.
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NewsAtomized wins race to follow Atlantic Challenge
Multiplatform producer Atomized is to follow the Talisker Whisky Atlantic Challenge rowing race after winning a competitive pitch from ad-funded programming business Precious.
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NewsTimeline opts for combined Aframe and Root6 workflow
Timeline North is the first UK post facility to employ both Aframe’s cloud-based service and the ContentAgent file-based workflow management tool.
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NewsSir Peter Bazalgette calls for more connected BBC
Arts Council England chair Sir Peter Bazalgette has urged the BBC to partner with more third-party organisations and improve its outreach capabilities to generate more value for licence fee payers.