All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 88
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NewsFive lands first choice Uefa deal
Five will have first choice of matches in each round of the Uefa Cup for the next three years after signing a new deal with the European football governing body.
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NewsFord homes in on Silver River C4 show
Bafta-winning executive producer Simon Ford is working on a show for Channel 4 about the UK's obsession with property.
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NewsUTV rights issue to raise£50m
TalkSport owner UTV is planning to slash its debt by raising just under£50m through a rights issue.
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NewsIRN signs major video deal
The UK's biggest commercial radio groups will carry a 24/7 video news service on their stations' websites after a ground breaking deal with IRN.
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NewsLyons: BBC does not overpay talent
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has said the corporation needs to be “bolder at walking away” from some talent deals despite a report concluding that the corporation is not paying above market rates for its stars.
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NewsPiers Morgan signs ITV deal
Piers Morgan will front a celebrity chatshow for ITV after signing an exclusive two year deal with the broadcaster.
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GCap chair Eyre savages radio websites
Outgoing GCap chairman Richard Eyre was among a host of senior figures to attack the quality of the commercial radio sector's online offering at Broadcast's Radio 3.0 conference.
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NewsZodiak mulls£109m takeover
Zodiak Television, the Swedish company that owns Diverse Productions, Lucky Day and Red House, is considering a takeover offer from Italian publisher De Agostini Communications.
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NewsEyre: Privatise Radio 1 and 2
Outgoing GCap chairman Richard Eyre has joined Peter Bazalgette in calling for BBC Radio 1 and 2 to be privatised.
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NewsHazlitt and Eyre quit GCap
GCap Media chief executive Fru Hazlitt and chairman Richard Eyre will both leave the company when its sale to Global Radio completes on 6 June.
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NewsRDF chief: Fincham's ITV will do business with us
RDF boss David Frank has been personally assured by ITV director of television Peter Fincham that the broadcaster is “open for business” with the super-indie.
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NewsFrank: RDF USA could overtake UK business
RDF Media Group chief executive David Frank has predicted the company's income from the US could overtake its UK revenue in the next few years.
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NewsRDF reveals cost of Queengate
RDF Media Group has revealed the full financial cost of last summer's Queengate scandal with full-year pre-tax profits tumbling from£6.2m to£2m.
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NewsFrank: Fincham will work with RDF
RDF boss David Frank has been personally assured by ITV director of television Peter Fincham that the broadcaster is “open for business” with the super-indie.
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NewsLisa Opie quits
Five managing director of content Lisa Opie has resigned, following chief executive Jane Lighting out of the business.
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NewsJane Lighting resigns
Jane Lighting will leave Five tomorrow (2 May), paving the way for Dawn Airey to become the broadcaster's new chief executive.
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NewsRTL: Lighting knew about our plans
RTL has squashed suggestions that the first Jane Lighting knew of her departure from Five was when ITV issued a statement about Dawn Airey leaving to join its rival.
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NewsAirey bows out with stake in Hackett indie
Dawn Airey's final deal at ITV was to buy a 25% stake in a start-up indie created by former Brighter Pictures managing director Elaine Hackett.
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News‘Iconic leader' needed for ITV job
Michael Grade will have to find a charismatic and high-profile replacement for Dawn Airey if ITV is to stay on course with its plans to buy into the UK indie sector, sources have warned.
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NewsRTL won Airey with whirlwind approach
RTL took just a few weeks to convince Dawn Airey to quit ITV to become Five's new supremo.