All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 67
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NewsAndy Duncan attacks terms of trade
Oxford Media Convention: Former Channel 4 boss Andy Duncan has made a public call for the terms of trade to be overhauled, claiming the power balance has shifted too much from broadcasters to major indies.
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NewsSky gears up to commission first mainstream 3D TV content
BSkyB will fire the starting gun on mainstream 3D TV content next month when its top creative execs call for its first pitches.
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Rights groups seek change to Pay-TV terms
Producers’ rights association Agicoa and royalties collector Compact Media Group are calling for a change to UK legislation that would force pay-TV operators to stump up for rights-clearance fees.
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NewsFuller extends Idol exec deal
Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller has agreed to continue to executive produce American Idol and So You Think You Can Dance for US entertainment giant CKX in return for a share of the profits.
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NewsCinemas to air England rugby in 3D
Two of England’s Six Nations rugby matches will be broadcast in 3D in 40 cinemas across the UK.
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NewsMPs propose 9pm watershed for alcohol ads
The House of Commons health select committee has suggested banning TV ads for alcohol before 9pm.
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NewsPanel named to choose regional news pilots
Fru Hazlitt, Stewart Purvis and former Ofcom deputy chair Richard Hooper are among those who will help decide which companies win the right to produce the forthcoming independent regional news pilots on ITV.
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NewsTV hits back in placement row
ITV and Pact have joined forces to slam the “alarmist hype” around product placement, urging the government not to be swayed by the views of “ill-informed” opponents.
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NewsLitton to leave Nickelodeon after 15 years
Howard Litton is to step down as managing director of Nickelodeon UK after 15 years with the children’s broadcaster.
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NewsMajor TV manufacturers support Sky 3D
BSkyB’s forthcoming 3D TV service will be compatible with the first raft of 3D Ready TV sets to be widely available in the UK.
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NewsFoulkes to run Mentorn Scotland
Jerry Foulkes has been named the new boss of Mentorn Scotland and will kick off by executive producing an extended run of its BBC daytime show Cowboy Trap.
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NewsGeorge Gently heads to North East
BBC1 drama Inspector George Gently will be shot in the North East for the first time after securing a £150,000 injection from NFM’s North East Content Fund.
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NewsTV election debates get the go-ahead
Gordon Brown, David Cameron and Nick Clegg will go head-to-head in three TV debates that will be hosted by ITV, Sky and the BBC in turn.
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BBC Persian reveals signal jamming battle
The BBC World Service has revealed that an un-named organisation is unsuccessfully attempting to jam the signal for the BBC Persian TV channel.
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RatingsJamie too hot for The Restaurant
Jamie’s Family Christmas continued its impressive run for Channel 4 last night, taking the shine off the final of BBC2’s The Restaurant at 8pm.
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NewsNat Geo UK reorders Greatest Machines
National Geographic Channel UK has reordered Britain’s Greatest Machines with Chris Barrie from indie The Gamma Project.
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NewsBillie and Belle to meet on ITV2
ITV2 has ordered a Billie Piper-meets-the-real-Belle de Jour doc from Tiger Aspect.
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NewsShine France teams up with de Mol's Talpa
Shine France, the newly created French arm of Elisabeth Murdoch’s super indie, has launched a 50/50 joint venture with media entrepreneur John de Mol’s company Talpa.
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NewsC4 and Talk Talk join Project Canvas
Channel 4 and ISP Talk Talk have become partners on IPTV joint venture Project Canvas.
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Pinewood to open Malaysian studios
Pinewood Shepperton is making its first move into Asia with the development of a film and TV studio in Malaysia.