Small MPU – Page 388
-
News
BBC says C4 would be 'a good fit' for UKTV
BBC Worldwide this week gave its blessing to Channel 4 becoming a joint-venture partner in UKTV, if Flextech decides to sell its 50% stake.
-
News
ITV opens doors at Prehistoric Park
ITV is making a late bid to cash in on viewers' obsession with CGI-animated dinosaurs by commissioning a Jurassic Park-style series from the makers of Walking with Dinosaurs.
-
News
Sky mixes it up in bid to hit 10m target
Sky is scrapping its basic package options and replacing them with a series of genre-based packages in a bid to help reach its target of 10 million subscribers.
-
News
The Thick of It's Iannucci to write BBC2 comedy
Armando Iannucci is to write a new comedy series for BBC2, following the success of his BBC4 political satire The Thick of It.
-
News
Darlow signs up Sattin
Factual indie Principal Television is being wound down after chief executive Richard Sattin accepted a new role at Darlow Smithson.
-
News
Diverse sets up shop in New York
Diverse has won its first original commission in the US and opened a New York office to produce it.
-
News
Unions ready to talk on cuts
Detailed talks on where exactly the first wave of job cuts at the BBC will fall could start within weeks following a meeting between BBC unions and director general Mark Thompson last week.
-
NewsVH1 hunts for an INXS rock idol
VH1 has bagged exclusive UK rights for a high profile American reality show following rock band INXS's search for a new frontman.
-
NewsSony takes a stake in Shine
Sony Pictures Television International (SPTI) has bought a minority stake in Elisabeth Murdoch's indie, Shine.
-
NewsNickelodeon to promote healthy eating
Nickelodeon is hoping to discourage the government from banning lucrative fast food ads by ploughing over£1m into a series of programmes championing healthy eating.
-
NewsFive invests in US imports
Five has splashed out on a host of shows from the LA Screenings, including a comedy inspired by the childhood experiences of comic Chris Rock and a Jennifer Lopez-produced drama.
-
NewsBBC and Pact say WOCC can roll
The BBC's controversial Window of Creative Competition (WOCC), which opens up a further 25% of output to external suppliers, will be introduced before the end of the summer.
-
News
Growing pains in the world of DVD
DVD is good business for facilities houses. But with increased competition and the introduction of new formats, it's a maturing market. By Kevin Hilton.
-
News
Toughest gig in town?
Growing concern about the long hours culture in reality and factual TV has prompted Pact and Bectu to begin renegotiating terms for freelancers. But just what is the worst job in television?
-
News
Licence to skill
From Tai Chi to camera operating and graffiti, National Skills Day offered a chance for broadcasting staff to try something new and better understand each other's jobs. But there was a serious message too.
-
News
Search is on for the new thing
With Jess Search heading C4's new Documentary Film Foundation, you can bet the films it funds will be different. But she wouldn't have it any other way
-
News
Joining the club
Former top TV executive Richard Eyre's first novel, The Club, may take a few liberties with the truth, but Roy Addison couldn't help recognising the politics at the heart of the story
-
News
Reality check for broadcasters
With half a dozen ITV reality shows suffering an ignominious fate in the past year, the stakes are high as everyone searches for the elusive formula for success. Katy Elliott looks at the shows that flopped and what can be learnt from their failure
-
News
Virgin goes head to head with Planet Rock
Virgin Radio is taking its digital rock station live in a bid to go head to head with GCap rival service Planet Rock.
-
News
Commission me, you git
TV executives claim to be always on the lookout for exciting ideas, but never seem to grasp them when they come their way.