Small MPU – Page 264
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NewsRDF and Clements settle dispute
RDF Media and Alan Clements have settled their long-running dispute, with the former IWC creative director now free to join a competitor from 15 September this year.
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NewsClements to join STV in the autumn
Update: Former IWC creative director Alan Clements will join STV as director of content, it has confirmed.
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NewsMBO offer for RDF
RDF, the indie behind hit Channel 4 show Wife Swap, may be taken private after a consortium including its management team made an indicative cash proposal for all of the company's shares.
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NewsExcelsior takes ITV to court
A Touch of Frost indie Excelsior Group Productions has issued a multi-million pound claim against ITV in the High Court of Justice today (24 April) over unpaid royalties.
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NewsSpeculation mounts over RDF backers
All3Media and Cyrte Investments, the investment vehicle owned by John De Mol, are being tipped as the most likely backers for the RDF management buy out bid.
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NewsPaul Watson: I did not intend to deceive
Documentary maker Paul Watson has claimed that ITV turned down his initial offer to clarify that his film Malcolm & Barbara: Love's Farewelldid not portray the actual moment of Malcolm Pointon's death. [ALL]
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NewsC4's Cape fear
Channel 4 drama Cape Wrathgot its lowest audience yet at 10pm last night, pulling in a mere 845,000 viewers (4.9%). [ALL]
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NewsA landmark year for GMG Radio
The Guardian Media Group's radio division has reported 'a landmark year' for the financial year ended 1 April 2007. [ALL]
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NewsC4 axes premium-rate phone-in competitions
Channel 4 has axed all of its premium-rate phone-in competitions except for one tied to Deal or No Dealin the wake of the 'You Say, We Pay' row. [ALL]
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NewsWidow praises Watson doc
The wife of the Alzheimer's sufferer at the centre of the Paul Watson documentary scandal has commended the filmmaker's work. [ALL]
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NewsLawyers to investigate Alzheimer's doc
ITV executive chairman Michael Grade has appointed law firm Olswang to conduct a 'speedy' investigation into the issues concerning the film Malcolm and Barbara: Love's Farewell. [ALL]
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NewsSky Sports website overhaul
Sky Sports has revamped its website in a bid to encourage more user interaction. [ALL]
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NewsGoing wild in the isles
Series producer/director Michael Waterhouse went back to history for an adventure across Britain.
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NewsEmap to drop spot ads on Heat radio
Emap Radio is to scrap spot advertising when it relaunches Heat radio in September, replacing it with sponsorships, promotions and ad-funded programming centred around a small group of key advertisers.
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NewsGCap chief: radio spending has 'turned a corner'
GCap Media chief executive Ralph Bernard believes that the UK commercial radio industry has 'turned a corner' as advertisers which had stopped investing in commercial radio advertising start to return, writes Yvette Mackenzie.
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Why we need community radio
The events of recent weeks have, once again, brought the issue of local communities to the fore. So why is it that politicians consistently brush aside community radio as something that has been brought in on someone's shoe?
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Lighten up, everyone, it's showbusiness
I was flattered recently to be named as another suspect in the quest to uncover the identity of the infamous TV Controller...
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Fireman Sam
There is a very minor mistake on page 3 of Broadcast(20.07.07) in the story 'Hit weighs up future of Bob the Builderstudio'.
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Camerawork critique
It was good to see Michael Hurll mentioning 'camera direction' ( Broadcastletters, 06.07.07) and even better to see Roger Fenna (13.07.07) responding.
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NewsEnd of BT Movio points to crisis in mobile TV
BT has scrapped wholesale mobile TV service BT Movio, putting paid to Virgin Mobile's nascent mobile TV service and highlighting some of the problems facing the mobile TV industry.