All News articles – Page 3623
-
NewsUBM 'to sell Five stake'
United Business Media is expected to sell its stake in terrestrial station Five within the next few weeks to majority shareholder RTL.
-
NewsOne in 10 freelancers work 13-hour days
Ten percent of freelancers could be working illegally under proposed new legislation, according to a new study.
-
NewsGrade and Thompson face Lords grilling
BBC chairman Michael Grade and director general Mark Thompson face a grilling today at the hands of the House of Lords media select committee.
-
NewsIger lands Disney CEO role
Walt Disney has named chief operating officer Robert Iger as the company's new chief executive.
-
NewsJoey drops to 1.6m
Five's US import Joeytumbled below the important benchmark of 2 million viewers last night with the sitcom only managing an average of 1.6 million (6%) at 8pm, losing out to all the other terrestrial broadcasters.
-
News6.3m see Man Utd thrash Southampton
Sport brought in the viewers for BBC1 on Saturday with Match of the Day Live: Southampton v Manchester Unitedpeaking with 6.3 million (36%) halfway through.
-
NewsSit-Up launches hi-speed auction channel
Sit-Up TV is to launch another live shopping channel, Speed Auction TV, this summer.
-
NewsChinese govt blocks BBC broadcasts
A special series of BBC broadcasts from China ran into trouble after the Chinese authorities began switching off contentious programmes.
-
NewsSecond Bafta snub for EastEnders
EastEndershas failed to make the shortlist for the Bafta television awards for the second year running.
-
NewsThompson defends job cuts
BBC director general Mark Thompson has defended his decision to cut thousands of jobs at the corporation, saying without them the BBC would eventually be 'left high and dry'
-
NewsOfcom awards first community radio licence
Ofcom has awarded the first not-for-profit community radio licence to a consortium based in the Forest of Dean in Gloucestershire.
-
NewsC4 faces Ofcom sex probe
Channel 4 is under investigation by Ofcom for showing uncensored scenes of penetrative sex.
-
NewsComic Relief's Fame Academy stays on top with 8.3m
BBC1 dominated peaktime viewing last night as a peak of 8.3 million (34%) at 8.30pm saw the penultimate round of Comic Relief Does Fame Academy.
-
NewsFry takes starring role in Archers
Stephen Fry has won a Radio 4 contest to take a starring role in The Archers.
-
NewsGranada's Murphy joins Fremantle
Shane Murphy has quit Granada International to join FremantleMedia as head of acquisitions and development.
-
NewsWall quits UBM
United Business Media chief operating officer Malcolm Wall is to leave the company at the end of the month, after he was overlooked to succeed outgoing chief executive Lord Hollick.
-
NewsITV and C4 weigh up Freeview stakes
Freeview shareholder's BSkyB, the BBC and Crown Castle have said they would welcome ITV and Channel 4 on board as fellow stakeholders.
-
NewsFilmFlex signs up Bond movies
Movie-on-demand service FilmFlex has landed rights to classics such as the James Bond films and Legally Blondeas part of a content deal with Hollywood studio MGM-United Artists (MGM-UA).
-
NewsCelador appoints BBC man for AFP push
Celador International is moving into advertiser-funded programming and has appointed a BBC execuive to spearhead the push.
-
NewsVirgin Radio ad revenues nosedive
Scottish Media Group has reported a plunge in profits at Virgin Radio, increasing pressure on the company to entertain Waheed Alli's bid for the station.