All articles by Susan Thompson – Page 5
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NewsSky promotes failed Virgin carriage deal
BSkyB is broadcasting a series of promos warning cable customers that basic Sky channels will be dropped from the platform this week if Virgin Media does not return to the negotiating table.
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NewsLighting to stay put at Five
Five has denied that its chief executive Jane Lighting is considering her future at the broadcaster.
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NewsAmerican Idol sets up kids camp
American Idol creator 19 Entertainment and producer FremantleMedia are setting up a performing arts summer camp for kids costing $2,900 (£1,476) per student.
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NewsFive shows two execs the door
Two of Five's commissioning editors, Ben Frow and Sham Sandhu, will leave the channel within the next few weeks. A third departure is expected later this year.
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NewsMorale at Sky News dips after Virgin spat
Staff at RTS news channel of the year Sky News are dismayed following the revelation that it will be removed from the Virgin Media platform, depriving the channel of a potential 2.9 million viewers.
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NewsBBC strike action called off
The BBC will not face strike action on 26 February after management assured the unions that the number of potential voluntary redundancies would be reduced.
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NewsPressure grows on Manchester move
The race is on for the BBC to move five departments to Salford by the 2012 London Olympics as contractual negotiations edge to a close.
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NewsPoker plays the European game
UK-based gaming channel The Poker Channel is preparing to expand into six European territories and is set to become the first dedicated poker channel in Scandinavia and France.
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NewsRecriminations begin over Richard & Judy
A row has broken out over who is to blame for the alleged misuse of premium rate phone lines on Channel 4's Richard and Judy Showbetween producer Cactus TV and Eckoh, which runs the show's phone service.
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NewsBBC nets huge response from The Verdict
The BBC has had one of its biggest ever online responses to its courtroom reality series The Verdictdespite lukewarm ratings and a harsh response from critics.
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NewsLord Burns rules out BBC Trust chair role
Lord Burns became the latest high-profile candidate to rule himself out of the running for the BBC chairman role this week.
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NewsPE backs Chart Show Group deal
Former BBC director of new media David Docherty has re-emerged as chief executive of the Chart Show Group following an investment in the company by private equity firm Veronis Suhler Stevenson.
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NewsBBC3 reporter sets off to find eternal youth
The woman who went on a 30-day drinking binge to demonstrate the effects of alcohol abuse will be the subject of a new BBC3 series exploring how far people are prepared to go in pursuit of eternal youth.
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NewsFive hires Barnes to replace Thorogood
Lisa Opie has made her first move as managing director of content for Five, poaching Sky One executive Hannah Barnes to replace multichannel controller Nick Thorogood who is being moved into commissioning.
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NewsBad year for BBC at RTS Journalism Awards
The BBC picked up just three gongs out of a possible 16 at the RTS Television Journalism Awards 2005/2006 last night.
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NewsETV sells stake in Great Big British Quiz
ETV has sold its stake in the Great Big British Quiz channel as it looks to focus on producing participation TV, such as ITV's The Mint,for third parties.
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NewsLord Burns out of running for BBC chairman job
Lord Burns is the latest high profile candidate to rule himself out of the running for the BBC chairman role today.
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NewsBBC steps up lobbying for HD capacity
Almost 4,000 people have signed an e-petition asking prime minister Tony Blair to force Ofcom to allocate unused spectrum on the Freeview platform to high definition channels at digital switchover.
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NewsBBC threatens Bectu over Pudsey Bear
The BBC has threatened broadcasting union Bectu with legal action for using an image of Pudsey Bear in a campaign against the closure of seven of the corporation's nurseries.
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NewsReality TV course aimed at unemployed teens
A Bristol college is offering a course on reality TV shows including Big Brotherand Pop Idolin an attempt to coax unemployed teenagers back into education.