All News articles – Page 2083
-
NewsPinewood begins work on new stage
Pinewood Studios has started construction on a new £7.5m stage.
-
NewsBBC S&PP appoints boss for central London site
BBC Studios and Post Production has appointed Steve Kruger as manager of its recently-launched central London post facility.
-
-
NewsSTV production arm helps grow profits
STV has posted a stable set of financial results for 2012 - as the improved performance of its production division helped adjusted pre-tax profits grow 3% to £14.4m.
-
NewsHBO in development with The Killing creator
HBO sister channel Cinemax is developing a dark crime thriller from the original creator of The Killing, Søren Sveistrup.
-
NewsFormer Mr & Mrs host Derek Batey dies
Derek Batey, the former host and owner of ITV gameshow Mr & Mrs, has died aged at the age of 84 after a short illness.
-
NewsOfcom investigates ITV premium rate competitions
ITV is being investigated by Ofcom after experiencing “technical issues” across a number of viewer competitions last year.
-
NewsFormer TV3 boss Michael Murphy joins Beyond
Former TV3 programming boss Michael Murphy has joined international distributor Beyond Distribution as acting general manager following the resignation of Fiona Crago.
-
NewsGold orders first original sitcom
UKTV is moving into original scripted comedy for the first time after Gold ordered Us and Them from Hat Trick Productions.
-
NewsJonathan Wall named Radio 5 Live controller
Jonathan Wall has been confirmed as the new controller of BBC Radio 5 Live - replacing Adrian Van Klaveren who stepped down in the wake of the Jimmy Savile crisis.
-
NewsCBS Drama brings back Knots Landing
CBS Drama is to repeat Knots Landing in its entirity, two decades after the LA-based soap opera ended.
-
NewsDame Janet Smith review gains pace
Dame Janet Smith’s inquiry into sexual harassment at the BBC during Jimmy Savile’s tenure has been contacted by more than 425 people.
-
NewsTV on-the-go pegged at 1%
UK viewers watch an average of three 30 minute programmes a month via digital platforms such as mobiles and PCs, according to research from commercial TV body Thinkbox.
-
NewsWatch poaches Roux Scholarship from Good Food
UKTV’s food competition format The Roux Scholarship is moving up the EPG after Watch ordered a ten-part series from Cactus TV.
-
NewsNUJ and Bectu petitioned Lord Hall pre-strike
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) and Bectu wrote to incoming BBC director general Lord Hall ahead of today’s 24-hour strike to ask him to intervene over job cuts.
-
NewsBroadcast reader survey 2013
Please take out reader survey to help us improve Broadcast - and enter a draw to win Amazon and iTunes vouchers.
-
NewsSky launches new pack to boost 3D
Sky has introduced a new basic tier TV subscription designed to drive uptake of its 3D channel.
-
NewsBBC1 to adapt War and Peace
Andrew Davies is to adapt Leo Tolstoy’s iconic novel War and Peace into a six-part drama for BBC1.
-
NewsMentorn swoops for RDF's head of factual
Mentorn Media has poached RDF Television’s head of factual Tayte Simpson to boost its output in the space.
-
NewsEndemol snaps up Common Denominator rights
Endemol has acquired the international format rights to gameshow The Common Denominator ahead of its UK launch on Channel 4.