All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 47
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NewsSky Arts commissions major portrait competition
Sky Arts has teamed up with the National Portrait Gallery and the British Library to launch a six-part series that will attempt to discover the UK’s best portrait painter.
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NewsDarroch: 3D hasn’t taken off
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch came close to admitting the company has been disappointed with the progress of 3D TV, in a wide-ranging Q&A session for the Royal Television Society.
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NewsTax breaks to bring Showtime’s Penny Dreadful to UK
Showtime’s Penny Dreadful is set to be one of the first major US TV dramas that will be shot in the UK as a direct consequence of the imminent high-end drama tax breaks.
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NewsJeremy Darroch confirms Sky indie spending plans
BSkyB chief executive Jeremy Darroch has confirmed Broadcast’s analysis of the broadcaster’s indie sector spending plans – and revealed that its content investment may not stop at £600m.
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The Broadcast InterviewBarney Francis, Sky Sports
Sky Sports’ managing director Barney Francis talks to Chris Curtis about drawing on experience in the face of competition from BT Sport, identifying talent and the future of distribution
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NewsDoctor Who exec producer Skinner steps down
Executive producer Caroline Skinner is leaving Doctor Who to return to BBC Drama Productions in London.
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NewsFether to leave Zodiak after 16 years
Joely Fether is to leave super-indie Zodiak Media after 16 years, prompting group chief executive David Frank to take direct responsibility for its UK-based producers.
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NewsThe great Channel 4 debate
Charlie Parsons’ C4 broadside has split the indie community right down the middle
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NewsLord Hall praises arts in first interview
Lord Hall’s first print interview since being named director general has hinted at the strong part his arts background will play in his leadership of the BBC.
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NewsJoff Powell launches Broad Bean Media
Former Lion Television entertainment exec Joff Powell has launched a new indie, Broad Bean Media, and has already hired two staff and secured a number of developments.
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NewsCharlie Parsons fires shot at C4
Producer airs ‘widespread concerns’ that the broadcaster’s indie relationships have gone sour
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NewsSnog, Marry, Avoid? back for sixth run
BBC3 has order a sixth series of Remarkable Television’s Snog, Marry, Avoid? to air this spring.
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NewsPollard inquiry: Patten's damning verdict on BBC News
Lord Patten’s Pollard inquiry evidence includes stinging attacks on the culture of BBC News and Current Affairs, which are home to “practices which I don’t think would be tolerated in other newsrooms”.
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NewsRed takes comedy push to ITV
Red Production Company’s push into comedy is accelerating with a 6 x 30-minute series for ITV about a pair of older women who are re-embracing life.
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The Broadcast InterviewNicola Shindler & Andrew Critchley, Red Production Company
Red Production Company, Broadcast’s Indie of the Year has made some of the most popular drama of recent times. Now it’s starting a new chapter with a move into comedy and a potential sale. Chris Curtis reports
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NewsLiberty’s Virgin masterplan
Chairman John Malone realises his 10-year ambition to become a player in the UK market
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NewsBBC Television Centre to be converted into 1,000 homes
Property developer Stanhope has today outlined plans for a mixed-use scheme including 1,000 houses at the BBC’s Television Centre site in White City, West London.
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NewsE4’s Cardinal Burns scoops two Broadcast Awards
E4 sketch show Cardinal Burns won two categories at the Broadcast Awards 2013, as BBC2 was named Channel of the Year and Red Production Company picked up the award for Best Independent Production Company.
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NewsJeff Ford joins Irish broadcaster TV3
Jeff Ford is to move to Dublin next month to become the group director of content at TV3.
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NewsC4 creates Grand Designs 3D exploration tool
Channel 4 has created a prototype connected TV version of Grand Designs that allows viewers to explore a virtual 3D rendering of buildings featured in the show.