Small MPU – Page 580
-
NewsOlympics ratings exceed BBC expectations
Around half of people living in the UK have watched at least 15 minutes of the Beijing Olympics on the BBC, according to corporation figures released today.
-
NewsABC defends 'rip-off' claims
US producer ABC Studios has defended accusations that it encouraged producers to rip-off formats - branding a ‘leaked memo' as “misconstrued and misread”.
-
NewsLinks of the week: 15 August 2008
Bloopers, blogs and Bebo drama feature in this week's links from this week's issue of Broadcast.
-
NewsLinks of the week: 08 August 2008
A surreal sketch show, Soho shorts and streaming podcasts are all included in this week's links from Broadcast magazine.
-
NewsITV1 scores biggest ever X Factor launch
ITV1's talent show The X Factor came back stronger than ever on Saturday at 7.30pm with an enormous 10.2m viewers (48%), the show's highest ever debut performance.
-
NewsTest Match Special under fire
The BBC's Test Match Special (TMS) is under fire following the departure of experienced summariser Mike Selvey and an influx of Radio 5 Live presenters to the on-air team.
-
NewsTV critics 18 August ‘08
“It's Big Brother with Bibles.” Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
-
NewsKelly Brook to join Moving Wallpaper
Kelly Brook and Alan Dale are to join ITV1 comedy-drama Moving Wallpaper and will star in a one-off zombie drama that will feature in the series.
-
NewsTop Gear steers onto YouTube
BBC Worldwide have created a Top Gear channel on YouTube featuring some of the most popular highlights of the show.
-
NewsRadio 3 to host Pianothon
BBC Radio 3 is inviting amateur pianists from all over the country to come and play at in an informal public concert.
-
NewsSports ratings take gold
The Olympics and the launch of the football season proved a surefire ratings winner for both the BBC and Sky Sports 1 over the weekend.
-
NewsBBC reveals problems in£100m outsourcing of HR
BBC people director Stephen Kelly has admitted problems with the corporation's£100m deal to outsource its human resources operation.
-
NewsRatings slip for Spooks spin-off
BBC3's Spooks: Code 9 took a tumble in the ratings yesterday but still claimed the top spot at 9pm with 447,000 (2.07%).
-
NewsBBC4 to get raunchy for Mills & Boon's 100th
BBC4 is to mark the 100th anniversary of pulp romance publisher Mills & Boon with a documentary and a “raunchy” one-off drama exploring the company's beginnings.
-
NewsAt a glance: BBC3's autumn '08 schedule
An overview of the biggest new shows that BBC3 has to offer over the coming months.
-
NewsBBC3 to show teens the rod
Teenagers will get a taste of the strict upbringings typical of Ghanaian, Indian and Jamaican parents in a new factual series at the heart of BBC3's autumn season.
-
NewsDisney UK orders teen sketch show
Prism Entertainment has won a commission from Disney Channel UK to produce a 16 x 5-minute comedy sketch series starring young British actors.
-
NewsThe Banana Splits to reform for TV comeback
Cartoon Network is resurrecting arguably the world's greatest animal-based rock band - The Banana Splits.
-
NewsNew weekly low for ITV1
The X Factor may have given ITV1 a mammoth audience of 10.2m (48.2%) but the channel still fell to new low all hours weekly share of just 15.92%.
-
NewsTeam GB spurs Olympics ratings to 36.6m
A grand total of 36.6m people have watched at least 15 minutes of the Beijing Olympic Games since it started, equivalent to 64.6% of the entire viewing public.