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NewsLord Currie to step down as Ofcom chief
Lord David Currie is to step down as chairman of Ofcom next Easter after six years at the regulator.
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NewsDJ goes back to 7/7 bombers' roots
DJ Bobby Friction is to travel to the home town of several of the 7 July bombers for an authored documentary on British Asians. Bobby Friction: Generation 7/7, being made by Redback Films for Channel 4, sees the DJ talking to young British Asians about ...
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Carey hangs up Question Time boots
Mentorn director of programmes George Carey has stepped down as executive producer of Question Timefor BBC1 after eight years. Carey has quit the job to concentrate on his other duties at the Tinopolis-owned indie. He is acting as creative director while a replacement is found ...
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NewsMurray serves up ratings ace
Andy Murray helped BBC2 serve up a ratings smash as his first round Wimbledon match peaked with a sizeable 3.8m viewers (19%) at 7.30pm.
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Sunset + Vine wins treble for Ashes
Sunset + Vine's coverage of England's cricketing triumph over Australia last year gained it three gongs at the RTS TV Sports Awards on Wednesday (31 May). The Tinopolis-owned indie won sports programme of the year and live outside broadcast of the year for its coverage of the Ashes Test Series ...
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NewsBBCW acquires Oz channel; launching three more stations
BBC Worldwide is to acquire full control of Australian pay-TV channel UK.TV and is preparing to roll out three new branded channels.
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NewsBBC loses second current affairs exec
The BBC has lost its second current affairs executive in two weeks to the independent sector, as Farah Durrani announced she was leaving the corporation.
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NewsThe X Factor serenades 5.8m
ITV1's The X Factor: Battle of the Starshad a convincing win with 5.8 million (26.8%) at 9pm, in the latest stand-off with Channel 4's Big Brother.
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NewsBBC to air World Cup live online
The BBC is to broadcast its share of World Cup matches live and free-to-air online.
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Carter: 'We should have been bolder over ITV'.
Ofcom should have been more radical in cutting ITV's public service programming requirements and making the case for a new Public Service Publisher, Stephen Carter, the regulator's outgoing chief executive, told Broadcastthis week.
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NewsNuts TV airing on MySpace
Turner Broadcasting has signed a major content deal with networking site MySpace giving Nuts TV and cult comedy animation brand Adult Swim dedicated channels.
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La screenings - Wanted: the next US hit.
The US networks offer plenty of quality shows, but standouts are in short supply. Dan Wootton asks what UK buyers will bid for.
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Off the record - Allen's next job?
ITV boss Charles Allen had a chance to get away from all those depressingmemos about why no one is buying advertis...
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NewsC4i secures Belgian sales
Hard hitting documentaries including My Boyfriend the Sex Tourist and The Girls Who Were Found Alive have been sold to Belgian public broadcaster VRT by Channel 4 International.
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NewsPEER POLL: Stephen Carter
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Was Stephen Carter a success as head of Ofcom?
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NewsFlimflex hires Flextech acquisitions exec
Movie-on-demand service FilmFlex has poached Flextech programming and acquisitions executive, Nazneen Hassam, to help develop the group's programme strategy.
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NewsBBC unveils next generation iPlayer
The BBC is planning to offer a personalised iPlayer service later this year that will let users create a ‘library' of their favourite content.
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NewsBBC axes health series citing 'busy' presenter
The BBC has axed a series of health programmes featuring Ben Goldacre - a doctor and a science columnist for The Guardiannewspaper - claiming he is too busy to complete the shows.
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NewsBBC re-opens Beirut bureau after 15 years
The BBC has re-opened its Beirut news bureau, 15 years after deciding to leave the country due to the worsening security situation.
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NewsIdeal Shopping buys arts and crafts business
TV shopping channel Ideal Shopping Direct has bought craft sourcing and wholesale business Superstore TV for£1.5m, in a bid to exploit the growing popularity of arts and crafts.