All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 75

  • Spooks
    News

    Kudos boss calls for action on piracy

    2009-06-16T10:01:00Z

    Kudos Film and Television boss Stephen Garrett has called for ISPs to be made responsible for illegal file-sharing ahead of the publication of today’s Digital Britain report.

  • Setanta Sports
    News

    Setanta deal could kick-start Endemol Sport

    2009-06-15T11:29:00Z

    Endemol could be about to kick-start its Endemol Sport division after it emerged as part of an investment consortium working towards a rescue deal for Setanta.

  • CSI: Crime Scene Investigation
    News

    Five wins final Freeview HD slot

    2009-06-11T11:36:00Z

    Five has been allocated the fourth and final HD Freeview slot by Ofcom.

  • Jose Mourinho
    News

    Sky 1 to bolster sports with panel show duo

    2009-06-11T07:00:00Z

    Sky 1 is to kick off a sports entertainment drive with two panelshow pilots, a search-for-a-star format featuring José Mourinho and a second series with Wayne Rooney.

  • James Nesbitt in Occupation
    News

    Nesbitt: drama funding crisis is killing roles

    2009-06-09T09:25:00Z

    James Nesbitt is being forced to look for Hollywood acting roles because of the funding crisis in British drama.

  • The Apprentice: Alan Sugar
    News

    Bradshaw: Apprentice row is matter for BBC

    2009-06-08T15:34:00Z

    New media secretary Ben Bradshaw sparked Tory protests in the Commons today when he insisted the question of whether Sir Alan Sugar should continue to front The Apprentice following his appointment as an advisor to Gordon Brown was a matter solely for the BBC.

  • Dawn Airey
    News

    Five to launch online casino

    2009-06-08T15:12:00Z

    Five will launch an online casino and bingo service later this year after signing a deal with web gaming company PartyGaming.

  • MediaCity: Salford University
    News

    MediaCity gets £8m boost

    2009-06-08T12:48:00Z

    MediaCity UK has been given a shot in the arm after the University of Salford won an £8m grant to build a 103,000sq ft facility at the development.

  • Noel Edmonds
    News

    Sky 1 adds twist for Are You Smarter...?

    2009-06-08T11:25:00Z

    Sky 1 is revamping its kids-vs-adults quiz by asking mums and dads Are You Smarter Than Your 10-Year-Old?

  • Setanta Sports
    News

    Setanta faces crunch week

    2009-06-08T10:05:00Z

    England’s 4-0 victory over Kazkhstan could be their last match on Setanta, with the ailing sports broadcaster facing the prospect of going into administration this week.

  • Peter Fincham
    News

    Fincham to chair Broadcast Entertainment Forum

    2009-06-05T11:59:00Z

    ITV director of television Peter Fincham is to chair Broadcast’s TV Entertainment Forum in September, which will kick off with a keynote from Britain’s Got Talent judge Piers Morgan.

  • Michael Grade
    News

    ITV regulation may be relaxed

    2009-06-05T10:47:00Z

    The government has hinted that ITV will have its regulatory burden dramatically reduced by the Digital Britain report.

  • Blackpool Tower
    News

    BBC1 to follow stay-at-home Brits

    2009-06-05T08:11:00Z

    BBC1 will investigate how the recession will prompt millions of Brits to stay at home this summer in a series from Crackit Productions.

  • primeval
    News

    CRR report could open possibility of ITV1+1 launch

    2009-06-04T08:18:00Z

    ITV1+1 could launch on Freeview and satellite if the Office of Fair Trading gives the broadcaster the CRR reforms it wants.

  • Gladiators
    News

    Sky to ramp up VoD service

    2009-06-03T10:48:00Z

    Sky is set to go head-to-head with Virgin Media in the ‘pull VoD’ market with plans to launch a service in about a year’s time.

  • Britain's Got Talent: Susan Boyle
    News

    BGT's Susan Boyle taken to clinic

    2009-06-01T10:35:00Z

    Gordon Brown has made personal enquiries about Susan Boyle’s health after the Britain’s Got Talent star was rushed to a private hospital yesterday.

  • The new Virgin 1 logo
    News

    Virgin 1 gets Red-y for relaunch

    2009-06-01T09:05:00Z

    Virgin 1 will relaunch with a new logo and idents next week – and with an impish character called Red as the face of the channel.

  • Doctor Who's new companion Karen Gillan
    News

    Doctor Who selects new companion

    2009-05-29T13:46:00Z

    Karen Gillan, a relatively unknown 21-year-old, will star alongside Matt Smith as Doctor Who’s new companion.

  • Seinfeld
    News

    Shed lands Seinfeld for landmark commission

    2009-05-28T09:11:00Z

    Shed Media has landed the contract for its US arm to produce an NBC Universal show devised and executive produced by comedy legend Jerry Seinfeld.

  • News

    Sky admits to phone vote errors

    2009-05-22T16:11:00Z

    BSkyB has admitted it charged Republic of Ireland viewers to enter three votes and competitions by text message, despite them having no chance of affecting the outcome.