All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 44
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NewsC4 to take stakes in fledgling indies
Channel 4 has revealed plans to take stakes in fledgling indies to help establish them in the industry.
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NewsPurnell warns against handing NAO increased power
James Purnell has warned that culture secretary Maria Miller’s proposal to ramp up the National Audit Office’s scrutiny of the BBC could impinge on the corporation’s independence.
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NewsDesmond: GroupM power hard to resist
Richard Desmond has told the RTS Cambridge convention that Channel 5 has little choice but to work with GroupM Entertainment on programming, given the power of its parent company WPP.
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NewsMiller backs BBC Trust - for now
Culture secretary Maria Miller has made it clear that the BBC Trust will not be scrapped or subjected to significant structural changes before Charter Renewal.
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NewsAll3M forges umbrella deal with Matt Lucas indie
All3Media has struck an umbrella deal with Matt Lucas’s production company John Stanley Productions.
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NewsDesmond calls for ‘level playing field’ with digital platforms
Channel 5 owner Richard Desmond has weighed into the retransmission fees debate and called on the government to ensure public sector broadcasters are protected from pressure from UK platforms such as Sky and US giants such as Amazon.
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NewsLondon Live hires commissioner
Livity head of content and former BBC Worldwide exec Derren Lawford is joining the commissioning team at local TV channel London Live.
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NewsBBC Trust is “broken” say MPs
MPs at today’s Public Accounts Committee hearing were repeatedly “astounded” that the BBC Trust did not ask former DG Mark Thompson more rigorous questions about the “eye-watering” £1.02m paid to his former deputy Mark Byford.
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NewsITV orders third Prince Harry doc from Twofour
ITV has ordered a two-part doc from Twofour that will follow Prince Harry and a group of wounded servicemen and women as they race to the South Pole.
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NewsOutline signs Hat Trick distribution deal
Outline Productions has signed a distribution deal with Hat Trick International to cover sales of new programming outside of the US.
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NewsTony Jordan creates UKTV's first drama
UKTV has ordered its first original drama series – a 10-part “passion project” from Tony Jordan about a father who makes a pact with the Devil to save the life of his daughter.
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NewsChannel 4 orders celeb skiing show
Splash producer Twofour is to produce a stripped Channel 4 show in which celebs will compete in winter sports.
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NewsRTS Cambridge programme revealed
Richard Desmond will give his first major speech since buying Channel 5 three years ago at next month’s RTS Cambridge Convention 2013.
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NewsHat Trick hires Rowe in hunt for ent hits
Hat Trick has appointed Initial’s Andy Rowe as the next step in turning the comedy specialist into a key player in entertainment.
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NewsC4 centre stage in indie debate
The debate on commissioning practices was ramped up at Edinburgh, with Sky revealing plans to get better feedback from indies and Channel 4 launching a training course for new commissioners – despite its reservations about the Broadcast/GfK survey’s findings.
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NewsChannel bosses answer indie critics
TV’s four most powerful controllers have joined the prickly debate about relations between indies and commissioners, and revealed how they believe the status quo can be improved.
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NewsSpacey moots 13-hour drama - without episode breaks
Kevin Spacey has suggested that Netflix’s all-you-can-eat content model could be pushed even further, with the potential to create drama without episode breaks.
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NewsBBC’s The Lab to pilot fresh factual formats
The factual arm of BBC Production has put together a development unit designed to marry the corporation’s PSB values with format creation skills.
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NewsCommissioning flaws exposed
Indies’ lives are blighted by commissioners from the BBC and Channel 4 cancelling their meetings, and they claim the quality of input they receive from commissioners at C4, Channel 5 and Sky is very inconsistent.