All News articles – Page 3082

  • people_harry_hill
    News

    Harry Hill making spoof soap

    2008-04-21T12:14:32Z

    ITV1 has commissioned Bafta-winning comic Harry Hill to make a spoof soap opera series.

  • shows_britains_got_talent_judges
    News

    Got Talent outshines all

    2008-04-21T12:14:30Z

    ITV1's Britain's Got Talent swept all before it on Saturday with a bumper audience of 10.3m (43.3%) at 8.05pm.

  • People_paul_watson
    News

    Broadcast goes to the Baftas

    2008-04-21T11:36:12Z

    Broadcast witnessed some especially strange sights at this year's Bafta awards.

  • people_andrew_marr
    News

    Marr to front new history series

    2008-04-21T11:25:24Z

    Andrew Marr is to follow his Bafta-winning History of Modern Britain with a series covering the country's political and social events from 1900 to 1945.

  • people_van_klaveren
    News

    Salford will change 'feel' of R5 Live

    2008-04-21T11:22:14Z

    New BBC Radio 5 Live controller Adrian van Klaveren has admitted that corporation's relocation to Salford will make a big difference to the “feel” of the station.

  • shows_beat_the_star
    News

    Viewers can Beat the Star

    2008-04-21T11:20:33Z

    Viewers gave a cautious welcome to the start of ITV1's big gameshow Beat the Star on Sunday with an average audience of 5.1m (23.1%) at 6.45pm.

  • people_harry_hill
    News

    Bafta in soundbites

    2008-04-21T10:47:03Z

    There may not have been many tears or an obvious controversy, but this year's Bafta winners didn't disappoint with their acceptance speeches. Here are some of the best extracts.

  • people_bruce_forsyth
    News

    Ratings triumph for Baftas

    2008-04-21T10:30:08Z

    BBC1's two hour coverage of the Bafta television awards gained a strong 5.6m viewers (21.6%), the show's highest audience since 2004.

  • logo_bskyb_2
    News

    RTL and Saban eye BSkyB's ITV stake

    2008-04-21T10:29:38Z

    BSkyB has received expressions of interest in its controversial 17.9% stake in ITV from German broadcaster RTL and media mogul Haim Saban.

  • people_keith_scholey
    News

    BBC factual boss quits

    2008-04-21T10:12:54Z

    Keith Scholey, controller of BBC factual production and deputy chief creative officer of BBC Vision, is to leave the corporation after 25 years.

  • logo_4talent
    News

    C4 launches producer training

    2008-04-21T10:06:03Z

    Ten TV producers are to shadow Channel 4 commissioners as part of a training scheme the broadcaster has set up with Skillset and The Research Centre.

  • shows_bafta_award
    News

    Baftas 2008: The winners

    2008-04-21T09:52:52Z

    The full list of this year's Bafta winners.

  • shows_foyles_war
    News

    TV critics 21 April '08

    2008-04-21T09:46:06Z

    '... the dialogue went well beyond the merely wooden'. Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.

  • shows_gavin_stacey_bafta
    News

    Gavin & Stacey laugh all the way to the Baftas

    2008-04-21T09:41:04Z

    BBC3 comedy Gavin & Stacey and ITV entertainment format Harry Hill's TV Burp were the big winners at last night's Bafta TV Awards.

  • Exclamation Mark
    News

    The future of PSB - have your say

    2008-04-21T08:04:56Z

    Ofcom's latest public service broadcasting review is a crucial step in deciding what sort of content we'll see on our screens in the future. But what do YOU think about the future of PSB? Have your say in Broadcast's survey.

  • people_meredith_kercher
    News

    TV critics 18 April '08

    2008-04-18T13:37:08Z

    'Just as grubby as any preceding news broadcast from which it tried to set itself apart'. Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.

  • shows_waterloo_road
    News

    Shed hires ex-Endemol exec

    2008-04-18T13:11:12Z

    Shed Media has hired Endemol executive Lee Mason to head up its development slate, it has confirmed.

  • people_graham_norton
    News

    Graham Norton entertains 1.7m

    2008-04-18T11:35:20Z

    Graham Norton's BBC2 chat show returned for another run last night at 9pm with 1.7m viewers (7.6%), on par with last year.

  • people_bruce_forsyth
    News

    Brucie awarded Bafta honour

    2008-04-18T11:15:41Z

    TV veteran Bruce Forsyth will receive the highest accolade bestowed by Bafta when he is given the Gift of Council at the annual awards on Sunday night (20 April).

  • shows_inside_medieval_mind
    News

    Viewers get Inside the Medieval Mind

    2008-04-18T11:01:27Z

    The start of BBC4's documentary series Inside the Medieval Mind, part of its Medieval season, was a surprise hit last night with 644,000 viewers (3.2%) at 9pm.