All News articles – Page 2551
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NewsTen Alps to trial NI news
Ten Alps is launching an online investigative news service in Northern Ireland, similar to sites such as The Huffington Post and the Daily Beast.
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NewsKeo wins Wonderland order
Indie Keo Films has won a commission for BBC2’s Wonderland doc strand.
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NewsLTG staff remain in consultation
Living TV Group staff remain in collective consultation following its acquisition by BSkyB.
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NewsBudget cut 'threatens S4C future'
Welsh-language broadcaster S4C has warned its future could be in doubt if the Government enforces a “worst-case scenario” and slashes its budget by 40%.
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NewsTeachers TV axed; Ten Alps mount rescue bid
Ten Alps has launched a bid to rescue Teachers TV after the government announced plans to axe the service, putting 55 jobs at risk.
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NewsKen Loach slams "grotesque" British TV
Filmmaker Ken Loach has launched a fierce attack on UK television industry, saying it has been reduced to “a grotesque reality game” - and has applauded recent top level cuts at the BBC.
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NewsJowell adds to BBC pay criticism
Former culture secretary Tessa Jowell has joined the chorus of voices criticising the BBC over executive pay.
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NewsBBC hires Objective North exec
The BBC has hired Derek McLean from comedy specialist Objective North to the newly created role of creative director for entertainment and events.
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NewsBBC defends Commonwealth coverage
The BBC has defended its coverage of the Commonwealth Games after some viewers complained of an England-bias.
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NewsMoyles should quit, says Chris Evans
Chris Evans has said breakfast rival Chris Moyles should leave his Radio 1 show - and claimed he had “lost perspective”.
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NewsBBC defends Chilean coverage
The BBC has defended its coverage of the rescue of the Chilean miners by revealing that viewing figures on its international website BBC.com hit record highs on the climactic day.
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NewsNatasha Kaplinsky to leave Channel 5
Natasha Kaplinsky is leaving Channel 5 in December, ending her multimillion pound contract with the broadcaster.
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NewsHBO picks up BBC3’s Lip Service for South America
BBC3’s racy Glaswegian lesbian drama Lip Service is to be shown across South America as part of a package of programming snapped up by HBO.
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NewsGovernment reveals Ofcom shake up
Ofcom is to undergo a major overhaul as part of the government’s “bonfire of the quangos” that will “return the policy-setting role to the secretary of state, reduce unnecessary expense and avoid duplication”.
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NewsWinstone to look at health risks of oral sex for BBC3
Tabloid favourite Jaime Winstone is to front a BBC3 documentary exploring the health risks associated with oral sex.
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NewsAll3Media invests in digital projects
All3Media’s distribution arm has earmarked a six-figure pot of cash for developing mobile apps and other multiplatform projects over the next year.
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MTV places order for online uni travel series
MTV has ordered an online university travelogue that previously went out on Bebo.
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NewsBubble TV owner acquires Silk
Silk Sound, the 30-year-old Soho audio post-production house, has been acquired by Bubble TV owner Chris Phinikas for an undisclosed sum.
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NewsRental firms count cost of fraudulent hires
A host of London broadcast equipment rental companies are out of pocket to the tune of thousands of pounds following a spate of thefts through fraudulent hires.
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NewsBBC S&PP strikes Endemol deal
BBC Studios and Post Production (S&PP) is to take over studio and post-production services for two new series of Endemol UK’s Deal Or No Deal, picking up the rental lease for the show’s Bristol studio at the same time.