Most popular and commented – Page 159
-
NewsTV critics 8 May '08
'Clarissa Dickson Wright is the antidote to Nigella Lawson.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
-
NewsSoap Awards bring 6m to ITV1
ITV1's annual coverage of The British Soap Awards made an impression with the viewers attracting an audience of 6m (27.5%) at 8pm but couldn't topple BBC1's The Apprentice.
-
NewsRecord Ofcom fine for ITV
Ofcom has fined ITV a record£5.68m for serious breaches of its code regarding misconduct in viewer competitions and votings.
-
NewsITV braced for further criticism
ITV is bracing itself for further censure from Ofcom following the publication of the Oslwang report into phone voting for the British Comedy Awards in 2005.
-
NewsGrade: Ofcom fine is ‘sorry reading'
Ofcom's record fine “makes for sorry reading”, ITV executive chairman Michael Grade said today as he sought to draw a line under the affair by spelling out the new measures he has introduced to improve its compliance procedures.
-
NewsVirgin Media builds customers
Virgin Media added a net 4,900 new customers across all products in the first quarter.
-
NewsUp for a bit of Bully
The creator of the long-running ITV show Bullseye has put the brand up for sale.
-
NewsFry defends BBC
Stephen Fry last night launched a robust defence of the BBC, warning that “a diminution of any part of its great whole” would damage Britain.
-
NewsTinopolis set for£45m takeover
Question Time producer Tinopolis is poised for a takeover by a venture capitalist consortium for£44.7m.
-
NewsC4 wins triathlon rights
Channel 4 has won the broadcast rights to new athletics tournament the British Triathlon Grand Prix.
-
NewsNew plays head to radio
Radio and TV indie Made in Manchester (MIM) will turn extracts from plays by 16 new writers into radio after winning a prestigious PR contract.
-
NewsBBC1 and ITV1 fail to impress
Neither of the two main terrestrial channels could really impress the viewers at 9pm as their respective dramas failed to even make the 4m mark.
-
NewsMake your vote count
Broadcast is seeking your vote for one of the most prestigious prizes in its Digital Channel Awards. The Individual Achievement Award, sponsored by Skillset, will go to the person you think has made an outstanding contribution to the development of digital media.
-
NewsC4 orders more Vodafone gigs
Bands including Gnarls Barkley, the Sugababes and the Feeling are to appear in the third series of Vodafone TBA concerts to be broadcast on Channel 4.
-
NewsTV critics 9 May '08
'... as bonkers as a pair of amorous foxes in the garden.' Read on for the critics' full verdict on last night's TV.
-
-
NewsBBC to apologise for keeping charity cash
The BBC is to make an on-air apology for keeping£106,000 from premium-rate phone calls that should have gone to charity.
-
NewsAll3Media targeted by NBC
All3Media has been approached about a takeover by US studio NBC Universal.
-
NewsGladiators pummels rivals with 1.5m
Sky One's revival of the 1990s hit Gladiators was an instant ratings hit last night with a huge 1.5m viewers (11.6%) at 6pm, nearly five times more than the channel's average audience.