All News articles – Page 2550
-
NewsBBC pension deficit just £1bn, NUJ claims
The BBC’s claim that its pension deficit could be as much as £2bn has come under renewed scrutiny, with the NUJ claiming it has seen “leaked figures” putting it at less than half that amount.
-
News
Ex-ITN chief to call for regulation reform
Stewart Purvis, the former Ofcom partner and ex-chief executive of ITN, is to call for a new Communications Act that would introduce major reforms to content regulation.
-
NewsITV orders tribute for Corrie's Duckworth
ITV is to air a special tribute show to Coronation Street character Jack Duckworth when he leaves the soap this year.
-
NewsDrop Harry docudrama, says Armed Forces chief
The head of the Armed Forces has written to Channel 4 to demand it does not show a “dramatised documentary” based on what would happen if Prince Harry were to be taken prisoner in Afghanistan.
-
NewsFremantleMedia acquires games developer
FremantleMedia, the company behind the X Factor, has acquired a majority stake in a games developer as part of an ongoing strategy to diversify the business.
-
NewsAd budgets on the rise
UK marketers saw their advertising budgets increase by 0.5% in the three months to the end of September, the latest Bellwether survey has shown.
-
NewsLost Burgess story to be broadcast on R3
BBC Radio 3 is to broadcast an unpublished short story by A Clockwork Orange author Anthony Burgess.
-
NewsBBC to launch HD Sound
The BBC is to launch an extra high quality audio stream for online radio, called HD Sound, later this month.
-
NewsS4C programming boss resigns
The director of commissioning for beleaguered Welsh channel S4C has resigned.
-
NewsShine to sue Channel 5 for £1m
Shine has hired lawyers to take legal action against Channel 5 for refusing to pay a near £1m bill for its entertainment show Don’t Stop Believing.
-
NewsBBC to screen Mandelson election doc
Lord Mandelson has revealed his candid private opinions of Gordon Brown in a fly-on-the-wall documentary to be broadcast by the BBC.
-
NewsSir Terry 'postponed retirement'
Radio 2 DJ Chris Evans has said his predecessor, Sir Terry Wogan, delayed his retirement by a year to stop the BBC “imploding” in the wake of the “Sachsgate” affair.
-
NewsDisney XD set for HD launch
Kids channel Disney XD is poised to launch a new high definition service on Sky.
-
NewsBBC halfway to pay cut target
The BBC is halfway towards its target to cut executive pay, according to details of salaries and expenses published by the corporation today.
-
News
Now Show comedian sings praises of BBC
Comedian Mitch Benn has set out to give the beleaguered BBC a morale boost with a song listing everything he thinks is great about the corporation.
-
NewsBBC3 frontrunners emerge
UKTV controller Matthew Littleford and head of ITV’s digital channels Zai Bennett have been mooted as possible contenders for the BBC3 controller position.
-
NewsCohen will bring risk-taking back to BBC1
Leading indie figures and broadcasters share their thoughts on the appointment of Danny Cohen to the BBC1 controller role.
-
NewsUKTV unveils new season line-up
A look ‘behind the sofa’ of BBC1 sitcom The Royle Family and a new doc series inspired by the movie Mamma Mia feature in the line-up of new programming coming to UKTV channels.
-
NewsDanny Cohen named BBC1 controller
BBC3 boss Danny Cohen has been appointed controller of BBC1, following Jay Hunt’s move to Channel 4 last month.
-
NewsTV chiefs debate future
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham and BBC Audio & Music director Tim Davie are to debate the future of TV production at this year’s Promax UK conference.