All News articles – Page 3360

  • Blank
    News

    Mason quits 4Rights

    2006-05-18T08:30:00Z

    Channel 4 executive Graeme Mason has quit the broadcaster to move overseas. The Australian native, currently managing director of 4Rights, is expected to leave at the end of the month and will be replaced by C4 head of corporate development Michael Hodgson. Mason, who had previously been head of media ...

  • Blank
    News

    Best launch is 3C

    2006-05-18T08:30:00Z

    New digital country music station 3C enjoyed the best results for a newly launched station in the past six months, recording a reach of 109,000 listeners in its first Rajar survey period. The station, owned by Broadcast-publisher Emap, has a slot on the Freeview platform ...

  • Blank
    News

    Coleen wins 3.8m

    2006-05-18T08:30:00Z

    The TV presenting debut of Coleen McLoughlin on ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonaldbrought the current affairs programme 3.8 million (17.1%) at 8pm on 16 May. The 30-minute show, fronted by the fiancée of England footballer Wayne Rooney, highlighted the lack of government funding for children's ...

  • Blank
    News

    M2 poaches Narduzzo in£1m grading division set-up

    2006-05-18T08:30:00Z

    Post house M2 has poached one of Soho's top colourists, Vince Narduzzo, from St Anne's Post. He will now head a new grading division costing more than£1m, set up by M2 called Narduzzo Too, which will focus on high end dramas, documentaries and digital intermediate (DI) film work.

  • Blank
    News

    FA Cup final kicks off ITV1 thrashing

    2006-05-18T08:30:00Z

    A hard fought FA Cup final drew the fans to BBC1 and helped send ITV1 crashing to its lowest ever all-hours daily share.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    Waddington to head IMG Media

    2006-05-18T08:00:00Z

    Alastair Waddington has been put in charge of IMG Media's UK and international TV operations - which will see him head up the parent group for TWI, Darlow Smithson and probably Tiger Aspect, which the group is expected to acquire within weeks.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    Keeping an ear to the ground

    2006-05-18T08:00:00Z

    Audio is often the first area of post-production to be squeezed by budget pressures

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    It's Noel vs the World Cup

    2006-05-18T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to screen Deal or No Dealin primetime next month as a means of World Cup damage limitation.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    Sky One puts celebs into circus ring

    2006-05-18T08:00:00Z

    Sky One is to turn celebrities into circus stars for a multimillion pound reality TV series this autumn.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    ITV to take on BBC in food fight

    2006-05-18T08:00:00Z

    ITV and the BBC's battle of the weekend cookery wars is heating up, with ITV1 looking to launch a new food show to go head to head with BBC1 on Sunday as well as Saturday mornings.

  • Blank
    News

    In the eye of the BB storm

    2006-05-18T08:00:00Z

    Profile of C4's commissioning editor for factual entertainment Angela Jain

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    Leader - Creative accounting

    2006-05-18T08:00:00Z

    The inaugural BroadcastCreative Report shows the BBC is leading the way

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    Unions call off BBC pension strikes

    2006-05-17T18:00:00Z

    Broadcasting unions have called off plans for a strike after the BBC agreed to begin negotiations over changes to its pension fund.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    Panorama faces job cuts

    2006-05-17T10:20:00Z

    More than a third of reporters' jobs in BBC TV current affairs are to be axed as part of a three-year programme of cutbacks.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    US Upfronts: The CW sticks with Veronica Mars

    2006-05-17T09:45:00Z

    New US terrestrial network The CW, the result of a merger between The WB and UPN, has ordered only three new series for its 2006-07 schedule, but has renewed a number of long-running dramas.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    Hit hires ex-Disney exec

    2006-05-17T08:00:00Z

    Hit Entertainment has hired former Disney executive Lenora Hume to head up its slate of kids' programmes and build new brands.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    Unique exec stands down

    2006-05-17T08:00:00Z

    Unique director of programmes Phil Critchlow has quit after 12 years in order set up his own music and entertainment business.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    Talent TV says BBC and ITV staff turnover hit revenues

    2006-05-16T17:45:00Z

    Indie Talent TV has seen its profits grow, but says its overall turnover has been hit by the changes in the commissioning staff line-up at the BBC and ITV.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    McLoughlin's TV presenting debut draws 3.8m

    2006-05-16T11:30:00Z

    The TV presenting debut of Coleen McLoughlin on ITV1's Tonight with Trevor McDonaldbrought the current affairs programme 3.8 million (17.1%) at 8pm.

  • www_broadcastnow_co_
    News

    US Upfronts: ABC to re-order slate of UK formats

    2006-05-16T11:00:00Z

    US versions Wife Swap, Strictly Come Dancing, Supernannyand The Inventorare all expected to be recommissioned today by US network ABC.