All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 62
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NewsITV to get fresh factual Perspectives
EDINBURGH: ITV has finally revealed details of its strategy for serious factual - unveiling a strand called Perspectives.
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NewsC5 plans in-house production push
Channel Five is planning to introduce in-house production as part of Northern & Shell’s strategy to re-invigorate the broadcaster.
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NewsJay Hunt favourite for C4 role
EDINBURGH: Speculation that Channel 4 wants Jay Hunt as its new creative boss has reached fever pitch at Edinburgh.
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NewsThompson ramps up exec pay crusade
EDINBURGH: Any senior staff joining the BBC will be paid less than their predecessors as part of Mark Thompson’s crusade on executive pay.
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NewsThompson "up for the fight" with critics
EDINBURGH: Mark Thompson has proclaimed himself “up for the fight” of leading the BBC and taken aim at the newspapers that harangue the corporation.
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NewsLeading indies take aim at Channel 5
The prospects for Channel 5 under Richard Desmond are bleak, according to a group of 40 top indie programme-makers.
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NewsBBC’s Sanderson swaps Storyville for Review Show
BBC factual exec Greg Sanderson is swapping docs strand Storyville for The Review Show.
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NewsUKTV adds Peep Show to Dave
Dave will add Peep Show to its roster of comedy series after 4Rights sold 30 hours of programming to UKTV.
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NewsGreenlit in administration
Vexed producer Greenlit Rights has ended up in administration as part of the fall out from the acquisition of Target Entertainment by Metrodome.
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NewsBBC to air Scotland Euro qualifiers
BBC Scotland has picked up the rigths to air Scotland’s away qualifiers for the Euro 2012 football tournament.
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NewsMetrodome on brink of Target deal
The deal between distributor Metrodome Group and Target Entertainment Group is back on and will be concluded in a matter of days.
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CommentDesmond at C5 will be top TV drama
Richard Desmond has wasted no time making his mark on Channel 5 and will run the broadcaster in a unique way, writes Chris Curtis
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NewsFive shocks staff with plans for 80 job losses
Channel Five staff at risk of redundancy are already in consultation after Northern & Shell shocked the broadcaster with plans to cut it down to around 200 employees and cull senior management.
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NewsAirey's contract guaranteed RTL role
Dawn Airey’s contract with RTL Group meant her departure from Channel Five was a fait accompli once the broadcaster was sold to Richard Desmond.
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NewsThompson to face BBC staff over pensions
Mark Thompson will face a grilling from BBC staff today over the controversial proposals to overhaul the corporation’s pension scheme.
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CommentHunting for ITV’s pay-off
A direct relationship with viewers could be the broadcaster’s best hope.
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The Broadcast InterviewHenrietta Conrad, Princess Productions
Her legendary people skills have helped the company she co-founded win a series of high-profile commissions. Chris Curtis speaks to the hard-working boss of Princess Productions.
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NewsChilds leads race for UKTV top job
Darren Childs, the BBC Worldwide managing director of channels, is understood to be in pole position to be named UKTV chief executive.
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NewsC4 hands Mykura and Jain new roles
Channel 4 is asking Hamish Mykura to focus on docs and preparing to hand Angela Jain a major new role after passing responsibility for More 4 and E4 to new channel managers.
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NewsDesmond on brink of Five deal
Richard Desmond, the owner of the Daily Express, OK! and Portland TV, is understood to be on the brink of a deal to buy Five after offering its parent RTL Group the quickest route to a sale.