All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 64
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NewsBSkyB to buy VMTV for £160m
The much-anticipated sale of the Virgin Media Television portfolio of channels to BSkyB has finally been confirmed. The £160m deal will create a multichannel powerhouse that combines the likes of Living and Bravo with Sky 1.
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CommentSons Of Anarchy & Million Pound Drop
Chris Curtis passes judgement on two of the week’s highlights.
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NewsAirey joins LoveFilm board
Five chairman and chief executive Dawn Airey has become a non-executive director of subscription film business LoveFilm.
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NewsRadio news trusted more than TV or web
The public trusts news on the web more than it trusts TV news, according to research from Ofcom – but trust in radio news trumps them both.
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NewsMF Management to merge with PFD
MF Management, the company that represents Chris Evans and Trinny & Susannah, is taking over literary agency PFD.
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NewsC4 committee to sign off commissions
David Abraham is to sit on an interim commissioning team that will sign off all Channel 4 programming orders in the wake of Kevin Lygo’s new role at ITV Studios.
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NewsTen Alps buys print publisher
Multimedia producer Ten Alps has broadened its print publishing interests with the acquisition of Grove House Publishing.
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NewsShaps to front new docs trade body
Mercury Media has revealed plans to set up a trade body for documentary distributors that will be chaired by former ITV programming boss Simon Shaps.
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CommentLygo’s battle on the home front
Will Kevin Lygo win over ITV Studios’ most demanding customers – the broadcaster’s own commissioners, asks Chris Curtis.
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NewsSky v Ofcom: CAT delivers compromise
A compromise ruling by the Competition Appeal Tribunal means BT Vision, Virgin Media and Top Up TV will have to continue to pay the full price for Sky Sports while BSkyB’s appeal against Ofcom’s controversial pay TV ruling is heard.
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NewsSky vs Ofcom hearing extended
The crucial hearing to determine whether BSkyB must abide by Ofcom’s controversial Sky Sports ruling for the start of the 2010/11 football season has been extended into today.
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NewsCrucial ruling looms for firms chasing Sky Sports
BT Vision should find out within days if it can offer Sky Sports for the start of the next football season.
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NewsLynne Frank to leave ESPN
Lynne Frank, the exec who led ESPN’s emergence as a serious player in UK sports broadcasting, is to leave the company.
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NewsPinewood lodges development appeal
Pinewood Studios has stepped up the battle to win planning permission for its live/work development, Project Pinewood, claiming it will help create jobs in an area where unemployment is increasingly rapidly.
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NewsHome Secretary: politics will "never be the same"
Home Secretary Alan Johnson has claimed politics will “never be the same again” after last night’s first TV prime ministerial debate.
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NewsESPN production contract up for grabs
ESPN is to end its production agreement with Sky - putting a multi-million pound contract to produce its Premier League, SPL and FA Cup match coverage up for grabs.
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NewsBBC pension rules prompt exodus
The number of BBC staff taking early retirement has tripled since the start of the year as employees opt to leave early rather than see their pensions become subject to new rules.
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NewsBroadcasters reveal PM debate details
The BBC, ITV and Sky News have revealed TX details of their Prime Ministerial Debates, with the last one scheduled to take place exactly one week before polling day on 6 May.
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NewsBeamups beefs up news roster
Online news marketplace Beamups has added Chinese news agency Xinhua and Turkish agency Ihlas to its roster of content providers.
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NewsTen Alps raises cash with placing
Ten Alps has raised more than £1m by placing additional shares on the Stock Exchange.