All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 49
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RatingsITV1 and C4 stumble as Last Tango sweeps the floor
BBC1’s Last Tango in Halifax continued its stellar performance on Tuesday as Channel 4’s Bad Santas struggled again and ITV1 all but surrendered the 9pm slot by playing a Ruth Rendell repeat.
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NewsThe IT Crowd set for special in 2013
Graham Linehan has revealed The IT Crowd will return for a Channel 4 special in 2013, along with details of his forthcoming Count Arthur Strong series for BBC2.
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NewsDiscovery strikes deal for SBS Nordic
Discovery Communications is to buy pan-Scandinavia broadcaster SBS Nordic from ProSiebenSat1 Group for £1.07bn (€1.325 bn).
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NewsITV1 re-orders The Agenda for third series
ITV1 has reaffirmed its commitment to current affairs discussion show The Agenda by ordering a third series for the New Year.
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NewsAll3Media launches multi-indie production hub
All3Media has tasked Stephen Lambert and Eli Holzman with running an American production hub designed to help all its companies grow in the US.
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NewsAnne Gilchrist joins Ruth Jones' indie
BBC comedy executive Anne Gilchrist has joined Ruth Jones’ indie Tidy Productions.
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News2,000 women apply for Broadcast and BBC Academy training day
More than 2,000 women are competing for 30 places on the Broadcast and BBC Academy Expert Women training day.
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NewsJonathan Strange order heralds new phase for Cuba
The production company behind Boy A and the forthcoming BBC1 adaptation of Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell is planning a major push into TV drama.
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NewsJeff Zucker lands top job at CNN
Former NBC Universal chief executive Jeff Zucker has been named as president of global news giant CNN Worldwide.
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NewsChannel 5 makes head of digital channels redundant
Channel 5’s Kate Barnes has been made redundant after the broadcaster decided to close its head of digital channels role.
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NewsTransparent follows plastic surgery gone wrong for C5
Channel 5 has commissioned Transparent Television to make a two-part documentary about attempts to correct plastic surgery that has gone wrong.
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NewsRed Production Company puts up the For Sale sign
Scott & Bailey producer Red Production Company is the latest indie to consider selling to a bigger group.
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NewsDesmond lieutenant handed control of C5
Northern & Shell has handed operational control of Channel 5 to Paul Dunthorne, an executive who has worked with Richard Desmond for 18 years including a long spell running adult broadcaster Portland TV.
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NewsSky seals NBCU movies and carriage deal
Sky has struck a wide-ranging deal with NBC Universal giving it exclusive TV access to all the US giant’s movies and extending carriage of its UK channels on the pay platform.
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PBS to keep Sky channel slot - for now
PBS America has mothballed plans to move from Sky’s Entertainment section of the EPG to its Documentary section.
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NewsDarlow Smithson lands Discovery superstorm doc
Darlow Smithson Productions is making a Superstorm Sandy fast turnaround doc that will air on Discovery Channel US and then around the world.
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NewsAbraham pledges risk-taking future for C4
Channel 4’s David Abraham has hinted at controversial forthcoming shows on topics such as end of life care and human tissue in a wide-ranging 30th anniversary speech highlighting the broadcaster’s free speech credentials.
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NewsIndies set for next-gen deals
Umbrella networks are set to replace outright acquisitions as the driving force behind the next wave of indie sector consolidation, execs have predicted.
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NewsTimeweave execs take over at DCD Media
DCD Media’s new majority shareholder Timeweave has taken executive control of the company and its boss has replaced chief executive Sammy Nourmand.
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NewsDavid Kermode to leave Daybreak
Daybreak editor David Kermode is leaving the ITV breakfast show after less than a year in the role, and only one month since its latest relaunch.