All News articles – Page 2619
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NewsBeeny returns to C4 with ambitious new project
Sarah Beeny is to take on one of her riskiest projects when she stops dishing out property advice and returns to her developing roots in a Channel 4 series from Renegade Pictures.
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NewsLeopard lands CBBC deal for kids’ business series
Leopard Films has won its first kids’ commission to produce a CBBC show in which former The Apprentice runner-up Saira Khan will hunt for the UK’s most entrepreneurial children.
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NewsCanvas boxes set for Easter debut
Set-top boxes that provide Project Canvas services are due to go on sale next Easter for about £200 - but questions remain about access and the BBC’s role in the venture.
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NewsC4 orders ad-funded sports shows from Boomerang Plus
Boomerang Plus has won a raft of orders of C4 extreme sports AFP shows supported by brands including Sony Ericsson, Red Bull, Quiksilver and PlayStation.
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NewsFinancial ills see Five put digital Milkshake! on ice
Five’s long-awaited plans to launch a standalone preschool channel have been put on hold indefinitely while the broadcaster awaits a buyer.
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NewsSky warns BT: don’t pin hopes on Sports
As BT Vision unveils its £16.99 pricing structure for Sky Sports 1 and 2, BSkyB has warned it against pinning its hopes on sport to drive take-up.
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NewsC4 Wannabe enters talent show battle
Channel 4 is planning a move into the TV talent show battleground with a format that replaces celebrity judges with votes from a studio audience.
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NewsSky raises prices for BT - and its own customers
BT is to make a £2 monthly loss on its new £16.99 Sky Sports 1 and 2 package after BSkyB bumped up its wholesale prices - and what it charges its own customers.
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NewsGoogle: British broadcasters lead the world in online video
British broadcasters’ willingness to experiment puts them in the vanguard of the online video revolution, according to the managing director of Google UK, Matt Brittin.
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NewsITV2 searches for new faces after Price departure
ITV2 is on the hunt for new celebrity faces to front fresh formats after Katie Price defected to Living last week.
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News5 Live orders male response to Woman’s Hour
BBC Radio 5 Live has commissioned a male-oriented companion to Radio 4’s weekday institution Woman’s Hour - with Pineapple Dance Studios’ Louis Spence set to be a regular fixture.
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NewsBBC and C4 challenged over doc-buying policies
The BBC and Channel 4 are “short-changing” viewers by not airing enough acquired documentaries, according to newly formed pressure group the Documentary Distributors’ Association.
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NewsFive pleads with Ofcom for full TV market review
Five has made an impassioned plea for Ofcom to launch a full market review of TV advertising, as potential buyers circle the broadcaster.
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NewsComplaints and cuts crippling BBC current affairs, says boss
Dealing with complaints and coping with budget cuts are hampering the BBC’s efforts to produce hard-nosed investigative journalism, according to the broadcaster’s head of current affairs.
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NewsFilm writer pens Hackney drama for C4
The indie behind Poppy Shakespeare and Ronan Bennett, who wrote Johnny Depp movie Public Enemies, are working together on a Channel 4 drama set among the gangs of a Hackney estate.
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NewsPortal pools London 2012 content for BBC
The BBC will fire the starting pistol on its London 2012 Olympic content on 27 July with the launch of a dedicated web portal featuring original content and services.
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NewsFive’s Woolfe calls for more investment
Five controller Richard Woolfe has said the broadcaster’s new owner will need to invest in the channel if they want to achieve its full potential.
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NewsBBC Trust: reveal star salaries
BBC chairman Michael Lyons has outlined a raft of tough new proposals for the BBC, asking for the executive to publish talent pay levels; release the names of stars receiving the biggest salaries; publish all senior managers’ pay without exception and to open up its books to an efficiency review ...
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NewsIMG Media sets up 24/7 Premier League studio
IMG Sports Media is building a £5m studio to produce and distribute 24-hours-a-day Premier League football content for international broadcasters.
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NewsCTMS picks up Barcud's Arc assets
Creative and Technical Media Services (CTMS), the owner of Manchester post house 422, has snapped up the assets of Barcud Derwen’s Arc Facilities in Scotland, potentially saving a host of jobs in the process