Rachel Nelson
NewsRadio 1 and 1Xtra unveil new docs
Nearly 80 documentaries have been commissioned by BBC Radio 1 and digital station 1Xtra that will include DJ Tim Westwood speaking to army wives, profiles of major record labels and a special on late poet and musican Gil Scott-Heron.
NewsBBC Sport revs up F1 app
The BBC has launched a sport app focusing on Formula 1 that will bring viewers live streams, on-demand video and additional content of the races on connected TVs.
NewsOSF scores BBC1 first
Oxford Scientific Films has won its first order from BBC1 to make half-hour pilot How To Beat: Pain.
NewsMud Men returning to History
Johnny Vaughan is to return for a third series of Mud Men on History.
NewsBBC2 to lift lid on the People's History
The BBC has ordered a new series about Great Britain and Northern Ireland’s past by looking at how the countries’ people shaped their history.
News6Music's Adam Buxton spins Sky Atlantic show
BBC 6Music DJ Adam Buxton is to front a music video series for Sky Atlantic produced by Clive Tulloh’s Burning Bright Productions.
NewsC5 heads behind bars
Channel 5 has commissioned a new three part series about crimes committed by some of the country’s most notorious serial killers entitled Killers Behind Bars: The Untold Story.
NewsBBC3's Free Speech is Twitter hit
Young viewers of BBC3 live debate show Free Speech tweeted twice per second during the show’s first episode.
NewsNorton added to Global iPlayer
The Graham Norton Show will be made available to viewers of the new Global BBC iPlayer - the first global acquisition deal from a third party distributor.
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Lovefilm VOD overtakes DVD
Lovefilm subscribers streamed more film and TV series than rented physical DVDs and games for the first time last month.
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Al Jazeera debuts mobile app
Al Jazeera English viewers can now instantaneously submit and share content as well as live stream 24-hour news broadcasts using its first iPhone app.
NewsDads Army and Doris Day in Radio 4 dramas
BBC Radio 4 has ordered radio dramas about the making of sitcom Dad’s Army and the friendship between Doris Day and Elizabeth Taylor from indie CPL Productions.
NewsBBC iPlayer launches on Xbox
BBC iPlayer users can find and play programmes using hand gestures and voice recognition for the first time following a distribution deal with Microsoft Xbox.
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Livity hires DocuMovie for C4 Education films
Livity has appointed indie DocuMovie on behalf of C4 and Barclays to produce five short films for The Stake.
NewsMandrake explores legal system for BBC2
The Learning Zone on BBC2 has commissioned Mandrake Films to produce Young Legal Eagles, a series of short films aimed at teens about the British legal system.
NewsCameramen to celebrate work in warzones
The Guild of Television Cameramen will run a one-day workshop/seminar on 31 March, which will celebrate the work of TV cameramen in warzones and riots.
NewsSmiths drummer fronts online pilot
Mike Joyce, former drummer for The Smiths, is to make an online video pilot of radio feature ‘Blueprint Studio Sessions.’
NewsBBCW promotes digital director Heaf
BBC Worldwide has promoted digital director Dan Heaf to the new role of managing director for consumer digital.
NewsSoccer Aid to return to ITV1
Soccer Aid returns to ITV1 this summer with three-episode lead up presented by Dermot O’Leary.
NewsLily Cole to front Sky Arts series
Supermodel and actress Lily Cole will front a new 6 x 60-minute series for Sky Arts where she will get under the skin of some of the most famous contemporary artists.