All articles by Susan Thompson – Page 6
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NewsSky pay-TV launch threatens Freeview
BSkyB's move to launch a subscription television service on digital terrestrial TV (DTT), announced last week, has put tensions between Sky and its Freeview partners at an all-time-high.
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NewsShine completes Firefly purchase
Shine has finalised a deal to buy independent production company Firefly for what is understood to be£10m.
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NewsSparrowhawk chiefs in management reshuffle
Sparrowhawk, owner of Hallmark International, has removed chief executive David Hulbert and chief operating officer Tim Richards from the day-to-day running of the business and given them the brief of developing new ventures.
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NewsTributes pour in for Bill Sinrich
TWI executives have paid tribute to their former chief executive, Bill Sinrich, who died unexpectedly after a short illness on Friday 2 February.
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NewsHBO unveils UK video-on-demand service
US cable provider HBO is rolling out a UK subscription video-on-demand (VoD) service, offering shows such as The Sopranoson BT Vision, Tiscali TV and Virgin Media.
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NewsBBC budgets£2.3m for One Show films
The BBC is to spend£2.3m commissioning short films for The One Showfrom regional independents.
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NewsBBC News strike date set
BBC News faces 24-hour strike action on 26 February as journalists protest against compulsory redundancies.
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NewsThompson confirms more BBC job cuts on the way
BBC director general Mark Thompson confirmed yesterday that there will be job cuts following the lower than hoped for licence fee settlement.
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NewsSky launches pay DTT service ... on the same day Virgin media rebrands
BSkyB is launching a subscription television service on digital terrestrial television (DTT) this summer, offering four channels understood to be Sky Movies, Sky Sports, Sky News and Sky One.
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NewsVirgin launches on-demand channel
Virgin Media is launching a on-demand channel offering series such as Grey's Anatomy, West Wingand Little Britainto subscribers .
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NewsMassie departs as TWI restructures
TWI's head of entertainment, Bob Massie, has quit after five years following a reorganisation of the group's production business by parent company IMG Media.
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NewsSky squeezes Virgin in new carriage deal
Relations between the newly rebranded Virgin Media and BSkyB have reached an all-time low following the latest round of carriage negotiations.
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BBC Natural History heads to Yellow Stone
BBC2 has commissioned a natural history series about the major ecosystems in the Yellow Stone National Park.
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NewsMilitary Channel airs soldier videos
Discovery Communications' Military Channel is asking members of the US armed forces to send in video diaries outlining their experiences of the global war on terrorism.
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NewsDiscovery US shake-up sees Root promoted
Discovery Networks US has seen a massive executive shake-up involving Brits David Abraham, who is leaving to join UKTV, and Jane Root who has been handed a promotion.
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NewsDimbleby drops out of BBC chairman running
Question Time presenter David Dimbleby is not applying for the role of BBC chairman. The Department of Culture, Media and Sport said that it has received 23 applicants.
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NewsBBC unveils shortlist for Question Time contract
Cheetah Televison, Ten Alps, Lion Televison and Mentorn have made it onto the shortlist to produce BBC1's flagship current affairs series Question Time- a contract worth over£2m for three years.
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NewsNTL boss: Sky has influence over ITV decisions
NTL Telewest president and chief executive Steve Burch is continuing his war of words against rival BSkyB and its acquisition of a large stake in ITV.
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NewsWright takes on Twofour drama
Twofour has hired former Talkback executive Jo Wright to spearhead the launch of a new drama division.
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Howie fills Clinton-Davis shoes
UKTV has promoted Diana Howie to the role of acting head of commissioning following the move of Jo Clinton-Davis to ITV.