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BBC TOP DOGS GO UNDER SELECT COMMITTEE MICROSCOPE
The BBC is fielding a top line-up to front the first cross-examination of its annual report and accounts by the Commons' Culture, Media & Sport Select Committee. Those attending the meeting
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MTV SEEKS EXECUTIVE PRODUCER FOR UK OPERATION
MTV is looking to fill the new post of executive producer to oversee the day-to-day running of more than half of MTV UK's programme output and its documentary specials. Reporting to
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GALLAGHER TO HEAD SEPTEMBER FILMS DEVELOPMENT
September Films has promoted Elaine Gallagher to the role of head of development, replacing Kate Thompson who is leaving the company to have her second child. Gallagher has made a number
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NewsBBC1 genealogy show triumphs with 6.5m
BBC1's Who Do You Think You Are?gained its highest audience ever with the start of the fourth series at 9pm last night on a sizeable 6.5m viewers (29.5%) watching newsreader Natasha Kaplinsky trace her family roots. [ALL]
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GRANADA TO RAISE£1.5 BILLION FUNDING FROM SELL-OFF
Granada hopes to raise funds of up to£1.5 billion from the impending sale of 20 per cent of its demerging media arm. The company, which launched its pathfinder prospectus on
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SWITCHDIGITAL LAUNCHES WITH NINE RADIO STATIONS
Switchdigital, London's second digital radio multiplex, launched on Monday with nine digital radio services. The line-up includes three existing London stations: Heart 106.2, Jazz FM and BBC London Live. The six
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BBC SPORT IN GMG DEAL TO AIR LIVERPOOL UEFA MATCHES
BBC Sport has signed its first deal with Liverpool FC media partner the Granada Media Group for the rights to air Liverpool's Uefa Cup home matches on BBC 1 and BBC
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CACKETT AND WARD LAUNCH INTERACTIVE OUTFIT
Paul Cackett, former head of Sky Interactive, has joined forces with Open Mike Productions founder Peter Ward to launch a design and technical consultancy tackling interactive TV programming and channel strategy
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CARNIVAL TO MAKE NEW AGATHA CHRISTIE POIROT FOR ITV
Carnival Films is in pre-production on the latest Agatha Christie Poirot series for ITV controller of drama Nick Elliott. Murder in Mesopotamia, which also has backing from US cable channel A&E,
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SIMPLY MONEY STRIKES ON DIGITAL CARRIAGE DEAL
Simply Money, the consumer finance channel, has struck a carriage deal with On Digital. The channel, which already has carriage on Sky Digital and Yes TV, is also finalising a deal
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MICHAEL GRADE TO HEADLINE CTBF LUNCH IN JULY
Former Channel 4 chief executive and Pinewood Studios chairman Michael Grade will be the guest speaker at the Cinema & Television Benevolent Fund's (CTBF) AGM lunch on 12 July at the
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G-WIZZ WINS BEST NEW INFORMATION SERVICE AWARD
Granada Media's entertainment portal G-Wizz won best new information service at the British Interactive Multimedia Association (Bima) awards. The site beat off strong competition from news organisations, including FT.com, to win
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TELETEXT CREATES WEBSITE POSITIONS IN RESTRUCTURE
Teletext has created two posts, promoting features editor Catherine Eccles to web editor and digital development editor Sue Choularton to digital services editor as it attempts to restructure for digital TV
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WORLD PRODUCTIONS DOC-MAKER JOINS ROYAL HOLLOWAY
World Productions drama producer Tony Garnett and documentary-maker Mike Grigsby have joined the media arts department at Royal Holloway, University of London. Garnett, a leading producer behind hits such as Cathy
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NewsC4 pays out£5m in bonuses
Channel 4's staff bonus package totalled£5.2m in 2006, with more than 40 staff receiving in excess of£20,000 each on top of their standard salary. [ALL]
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Sky and ITN start interactive news
Sky News appeared to have outflanked ITN and NTL by launching the UK's first interactive news service on Monday (26 June), just as further details of ITN's 24-hour interactive news channel
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BBC to sit new services test
The government has unveiled details of the tests the BBC must pass before launching new services just as it appointed consultants to assess BBC finances, writes John Lewis.
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MPS UNITE TO DEMAND SPORTS RIGHTS REVIEW
Five Conservative and Labour MPs are attempting to get sports rights legislation reviewed in the wake of the Premier League and FA deals, writes John Lewis.Last week, the MPs backed a
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C4 to fund two historical series
Channel 4 is on the verge of commissioning two major historical series, following the critical and ratings success of Elizabeth, writes Ashley Davies.
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Chrysalis to tackle rage
Chrysalis Television has secured a raft of commissions including a three-part, 30-minute series for BBC 1 about the rising tide of anger in the UK, writes Tara Conlan.