All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 5
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NewsBravo beefs up schedule with Strongest Man deal
Bravo has struck a deal with IMG Media to secure the exclusive UK rights for the 2009 World’s Strongest Man competition.
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The Broadcast InterviewRichard Melman, AETN UK
Celebs? No thanks. And forget WWII overkill. This channel head wants history that hits home with a capital ‘H’. Robert Shepherd finds out about the future for programming the past.
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NewsDCD Media secures record $11.7m in deals from US
DCD Media acting chief executive David Green has urged his company and the wider indie market to pitch more shows to US broadcasters after September Films won a company record $11.7m (£7.4m) worth of business.
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Dave comedy to swap UK and US stand-up styles
Phill Jupitus and Flight Of The Conchord’s star Eugene Mirman will swap roles on either side of the Atlantic to perform stand-up in front of a foreign audience in a broadcast pilot for Dave.
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NewsBBC3 plans Snog Marry Avoid? spin-off series
BBC3 has ordered Endemol subsidiary Remarkable Television to make a spin-off of its Snog Marry Avoid? format called Hotter Than My Daughter.
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NewsSky 1 orders Jacko live séance
Psychic Derek Acorah is to attempt to make contact with late pop star Michael Jackson as part of two specially-commissioned shows for Sky 1.
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NewsDisney turns to The Foundation for High School Musical spin-off
Disney Channel UK has ordered its third High School Musical-inspired local production, and its first from the indie sector.
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NewsGlobal hires UKTV's Holt for marketing role
Global Radio has hired UKTV marketing exec and Broadcast Hot Shot Sara Holt for the newly-created position of head of marketing for Classic FM, LBC and Galaxy.
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NewsWilliam Hill launches TV service
UK betting chain William Hill is to launch its own in-house TV broadcasts later today [13 October].
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NewsBanijay acquires Nordisk
French TV firm Banijay Entertainment has acquired production house Nordisk Film TV just days after agreeing a majority stake in UK indie Zig Zag Productions.
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NewsMatchlight gets Scottish funding
Glasgow-based indie Matchlight will receive a £250,000 cash injection over three years from Scottish Enterprise to further support local programme making.
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NewsSky Songs to launch next week
Sky has confirmed October 19 as the launch date for Sky Songs, its new ad-free streaming music service.
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NewsDarroch: pay TV review could be bad for football
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch has claimed Ofcom’s plans to intervene in the pay TV industry will have “serious, potential consequences for football and sport in general”.
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NewsBBC censured over FA Cup radio rights
The BBC has been censured by the BBC Trust for its aggressive pursuit of exclusive radio sports rights, following a successful appeal by TalkSport.
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NewsWEE lines up funding for CGI dinosaur doc
Wide-Eyed Entertainment, the CGI-specialist indie set up by Impossible Pictures founder Jasper James, has secured £2m worth of co-pro funding from international broadcasters for its forthcoming doc March of the Dinosaurs.
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NewsZodiak boosts UK status with deal for Dangerous
Zodiak Entertainment is looking to build its UK presence by acquiring a light entertainment indie, after securing 70% of factual and drama specialist Dangerous.
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NewsBanijay close to deal for stake in Zig Zag
Pan-European TV firm Banijay Entertainment is on the verge of acquiring a majority stake in Zig Zag Productions, in a deal thought to be worth up to £20m.
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NewsUTV resigns from RadioCentre
TalkSport parent company UTV Media has resigned from the commercial radio trade body, RadioCentre, citing Global Radio’s influence on the group.
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Sky hires BBC Vision exec Gibney
BSkyB has named BBC Vision chief marketer Naomi Gibney as its new director of marketing and communications for Sky Networks.
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NewsPhillips to host Sky Real Lives soldier series
Sky Real Lives is to “bring into sharp focus” the dedication, danger and loneliness of those serving in the British Armed Forces in a major series hosted by Fiona Phillips.