All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 60
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NewsBennett in final talks over BBCW move
Jana Bennett is in final negotiations to take a London-based role for BBC Worldwide, as rumours that she will quit as director of BBC Vision come to a head.
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RatingsITV1 takes Pride as Wallace and Gromit tumble
WEDNESDAY: ITV1 will have been proud of The Pride of Britain Award’s 6.2m viewers last night, but 2 million viewers deserted BBC1’s Wallace and Gromit show at 7.30pm.
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NewsFine tuning of BBC offer could prevent NUJ strikes
A telephone call between BBC HR director Lucy Adams and Bectu general secretary Gerry Morrissey may have set the wheels in motion to avert the NUJ strike planned for next week.
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NewsBBC News calls for compromise
BBC newsroom managers have urged Helen Boaden and Lucy Adams to extend an olive branch to the NUJ or risk the prospect of long-running strikes.
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CommentDiversity’s retail therapy
Forget the endless handwringing, PhoneShop is TV diversity in action.
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NewsBBC1 must take more risks, Trust demands
The BBC Trust has given new controller Danny Cohen just over 12 months to make BBC1 early peaktime more surprising and to show more creative ambition at 9pm.
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Behind The ScenesGreat Migrations, National Geographic
Nat Geo’s animal epic is a masterclass in using technology, but storytelling is at its heart. Chris Curtis uncovers a shoot ranging from tracking butterflies’ wings to stalking elephants on foot.
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NewsThompson urges staff to cross picket line
Mark Thompson has urged BBC staff not to “let down” licence fee payers by refusing to cross NUJ picket lines during the two day strike planned for Friday and Saturday
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NewsC4 to boost comedy slate by £5m
Channel 4 is to spend £5m more on comedy in 2011, including new projects from Noel Fielding and Chris Addison.
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NewsBBC pensions: NUJ to strike, Bectu accepts proposals
BBC staff who are NUJ members will go on strike next month - but their counterparts at Bectu have accepted the corporation’s latest pension proposal.
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NewsSony set for Sky EPG slot in move into UK market
Sony Pictures Television is poised to move into the UK linear channel market for the first time and is on the brink of a deal to buy a Sky EPG slot.
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NewsBrooke to rejoin Channel 4
Dan Brooke, previously managing director of Discovery UK and indie Rare Day, is to become Channel 4’s first director of marketing, communications and corporate relations.
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NewsControversial Islam doc cleared by Ofcom
Channel 4’s Britain’s Islamic Republic, which attrated more than 1,000 complaints and was branded a “dirty little programme” by former MP George Galloway, has been cleared by Ofcom.
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NewsViewers to choose Sky Movies' Christmas schedule
Sky Movies will offer viewers the chance to create their own Christmas and Boxing Day schedules.
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NewsBBC hires digital media director
The BBC has appointed a US gaming expert as its new director of digital media.
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CommentNo cause for celebration
The BBC battled hard over the licence fee, but the real work starts now.
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CommentCohen's appointment: predictable but astute
Danny Cohen’s appointment to run BBC1 is predictable and safe – but it’s also spot on, writes Chris Curtis.
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NewsJowell adds to BBC pay criticism
Former culture secretary Tessa Jowell has joined the chorus of voices criticising the BBC over executive pay.
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NewsGovernment reveals Ofcom shake up
Ofcom is to undergo a major overhaul as part of the government’s “bonfire of the quangos” that will “return the policy-setting role to the secretary of state, reduce unnecessary expense and avoid duplication”.
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NewsBFI in pole position to land UKFC lottery funding role
The BBC and Channel 4 are out of the running to take over the UK Film Council’s (UKFC) lottery funding distribution role, with the British Film Institute emerging as the industry’s favoured solution.