All News articles – Page 2080
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NewsSky Living snaps up Hannibal
Sky Living has acquired NBC’s Hannibal after striking a deal with Gaumont International Television.
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NewsBT buys ESPN channels business
BT has acquired ESPN’s UK channels business as the Disney-owned broadcaster begins to exit the market.
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NewsHistory goes banger racing and treasure-hunting
History has commissioned two factual entertainment series following a banger racing team and band of treasure hunters.
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NewsGot Talent and Idol brands boost FremantleMedia revenues
The …Got Talent and …Idol formats helped FremantleMedia record a revenue rise of 19.7% - although profits dipped to just above £121m.
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NewsBBCWW kicks off Showcase with drama sales
BBC Worldwide has kicked off its annual Showcase event in Liverpool with a raft of sales of big-budget dramas including Da Vinci’s Demons, Top of the Lake and Ripper Street.
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NewsCBS Drama acquires Waterloo Road
CBS Drama has acquired long running drama Waterloo Road from Warner Bros International Television Distribution.
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NewsNorth and South divided
Corrie and Emmerdale rule the roost for ITV – but where are the BBC’s northern shows?
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NewsNickelodeon and Sky join forces to order dance format
Nickelodeon and Sky have partnered for the first time to jointly commission an entertainment format from Princess Productions.
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NewsReflex to use Hi-Motion II camera
BBC1 game show Reflex will be the first UK studio production to use NAC/Ikegami’s Hi-Motion II camera.
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NewsPollard inquiry: Patten's damning verdict on BBC News
Lord Patten’s Pollard inquiry evidence includes stinging attacks on the culture of BBC News and Current Affairs, which are home to “practices which I don’t think would be tolerated in other newsrooms”.
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NewsSony to show F-series range of cameras
BVE 2013: BVE will provide the setting for the first UK public showing of Sony’s full F-series large sensor camera line-up.
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NewsCanada's Primeval spinoff cancelled
Primeval New World, the Canadian spin-off of the Impossible-produced ITV series, has been cancelled after one season.
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NewsPollard inquiry: George Entwistle evidence
Former BBC DG George Entwistle’s reveals how circumstances prevented him from quizzing director of News Helen Boaden about the Savile scandal.
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NewsJeremy Paxman slams BBC over Savile
Newsnight presenter Jeremy Paxman has hit out at the BBC over its failure to air Newsnight’s investigation into Jimmy Savile.
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NewsPollard inquiry: Peter Horrocks evidence
Director of global news Peter Horrocks’ key evidence to the Pollard inquiry highlights a “bunker mentality” at the BBC.
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NewsPollard inquiry: Helen Boaden evidence
Outgoing director of BBC News Helen Boaden reveals the explosion of the BBC’s risk list since the Savile scandal and her concerns about reporter Meirion Jones’ personal links to the story.
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NewsThe Brits sees 9% of viewers flock to Twitter
The Brit Awards was by far the most tweeted about TV event of the past week, generating 1.4m updates during the 135 minute event.
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NewsPollard inquiry: full transcripts
The full supporting evidence for Nick Pollard’s inquiry into Newsnight’s dropped Jimmy Savile investigation.
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NewsFX renews ITV acquisition The Americans
US cable network FX has renewed espionage thriller The Americans, which was acquired by ITV, for a second season.
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NewsTen Alps sells NI indie Below the Radar
Ten Alps is moving out of the production sector in Northern Ireland after company execs Michael Fanning and Máire Bhreathnach completed a management buyout of Below the Radar.