All News articles – Page 3087

  • radio_virgin_radio_logo
    News

    UBC signs with Virgin Radio

    2008-04-15T10:20:04Z

    Radio broadcaster UBC Media has won a two-year contract to supply traffic and travel news and sell airtime on behalf of Virgin Radio.

  • shows_neighbours_street_sign
    News

    Five invests in Signiant

    2008-04-14T15:27:05Z

    Root 6 has sold a Signiant digital media distribution and workflow automation system to Five, the new home of Neighbours.

  • TV aerial
    News

    UK HD strategy is too short term, says DTG

    2008-04-14T14:37:10Z

    UK digital television will start to lag behind other European countries without a longer-term HD on DTT strategy, the Digital Television Group (DTG) has warned.

  • News

    124 Facilities buys Smoke

    2008-04-14T14:25:41Z

    Autodesk has sold a Smoke editing and finishing system to Channel 4's post-production department 124 Facilities.

  • shows_foyles_war
    News

    Foyle's War recruits 7.1m

    2008-04-14T12:44:16Z

    The fifth - but possibly not final - series of ITV1's detective drama Foyle's War kicked off yesterday with an impressive 7.1m viewers (27.9%) at 8pm.

  • people_catherine_tate_nan
    News

    BBC escapes swearing rap

    2008-04-14T12:23:40Z

    Ofcom has cleared the BBC for airing a Catherine Tate Christmas special that prompted 42 viewers to complain about swearing and stereotyping of the Irish.

  • shows_britains_got_talent_judges
    News

    8.8m think ITV1's Got Talent

    2008-04-14T11:26:34Z

    The second run of ITV1's ratings blockbuster Britain's Got Talent got off to a cracking start on Saturday with 8.8m viewers (37%) at 7.45pm, 3.8m more than watched the first episode last year.

  • people_ashley_highfield
    News

    Highfield to run Kangaroo

    2008-04-14T11:02:22Z

    BBC director of future media and technology Ashley Highfield is leaving the corporation to run the pan-broadcaster VoD project, Kangaroo.

  • shows_chuck_2
    News

    Liberty interested in Virgin TV

    2008-04-14T10:29:19Z

    Cable business Liberty Global said it would be “duty bound” to look at Virgin Media's television channels if they were put up for sale.

  • shows_pushing_daisies
    News

    TV critics 14 April '08

    2008-04-14T10:28:21Z

    “... pathological candy-coated escapism.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on the weekend's TV.

  • people_charlie_brooker
    News

    Brooker writes E4 zombie series

    2008-04-14T09:43:36Z

    Screenwipe presenter and Guardian columnist Charlie Brooker has penned E4's first horror series.

  • shows_pushing_daisies-2
    News

    ITV to skip Pushing Daisies episode

    2008-04-14T09:31:51Z

    ITV has no plans to show the second episode of its new US import Pushing Daisies, it has emerged.

  • people_mark_speight
    News

    TV host Speight found dead

    2008-04-14T08:50:35Z

    The family of missing TV presenter Mark Speight will identify the body of a man found at London's Paddington station yesterday.

  • News

    Pepper hires Absalonsen

    2008-04-11T16:58:38Z

    Pepper has appointed Helle Absalonsen as its head of film.

  • Snell and Wilcox switcher
    News

    Upgrade for The Manchester Studios

    2008-04-11T16:54:22Z

    ITV Productions has invested almost£250,000 on a studio upgrade at The Manchester Studios.

  • News

    MPC launches LA facility

    2008-04-11T16:40:24Z

    The Moving Picture Company will launch a visual effects facility in Santa Monica, Los Angeles, later this year.

  • shows_im_a_celebrity_ant_dec
    News

    Cutting Edge offers on-site editing in UK

    2008-04-11T16:28:25Z

    Australian post-production firm Cutting Edge Post is setting up a UK office to offer on-location editing services to UK producers.

  • shows_capturing_mary_2
    News

    M2 calls time on its commercials arm

    2008-04-11T15:03:09Z

    M2, the post-production facilities group trading as Lime, has closed its commercials department and said farewell to two senior managers and 10 staff.

  • News

    Fox takes stake in Utarget

    2008-04-11T14:10:44Z

    Fox Networks, the advertising arm of Fox International Channels, has bought a majority stake in UK online video advertising company Utarget.

  • News

    UKTV picks up Wildlife Rescue

    2008-04-11T13:24:12Z

    BBC Worldwide has sold Australian indie Freehand's new factual series, Outback Wildlife Rescue, to UKTV.