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C4 Kosovo season courts controversy
Channel 4 has commissioned a controversial season of programmes about the conflict in Kosovo that is likely to incense supporters of the Nato bombing campaign.Highlights from the week-long season, entitled Bloody
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BSC rapped for 'frightening' guide to religious TV shows
The Broadcasting Standards Commission (BSC) has come under fire for publishing a 'frightening' and 'threatening' guide about religion for programme-makers.The attack comes from The National Secular Society, which has written to
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BSKYB TO NAME SUCCESSOR
Mark Booth's successor as BSkyB chief executive could be announced by the end of the week, according to sources. It is understood that his replacement, thought to be Tony Ball, head
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YESTERDAY IN PARLIAMENT
The BBC is believed to be preparing for the return of Yesterday in Parliament, to Radio 4's FM service, following a public consultation about the daily parliamentary round-up's move to long
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KISS 100 SET FOR REVAMP
Emap Radio-owned London dance station Kiss 100 has announced a programming revamp including a new dance chart show and a 12 x 120-minute music and talk show hosted by Meg Matthews.
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ASA WARNS TV COMPANIES
The Advertising Standards Authority (ASA) has rapped Cable & Wireless Communications (CWC), BSkyB and On Digital for misleading advertising and promotions. The watchdog upheld complaints from BSkyB and cable operator CWC,
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Axed ITV shows win RTS awards
News at Ten and World in Action posthumously won the top two prizes at the Royal Television Society Journalism Awards on Tuesday (11 May), calling into question ITV's decision to overhaul
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Digital radio bids unveiled
The three contenders for the first London digital radio multiplex unveiled their proposed services for the Capital on Tuesday (11 May), writes John Plunkett.As expected the three are CE Digital, the
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Dore to push pay-TV at Granada Media
Granada Media has named former GSkyB director of broadcasting Simon Dore as its new director of channel development, writes Alice Macandrew.The newly created position, which Dore takes up immediately, will see
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NewsNuts TV plans straight-to-air UGC content
Nuts TV is offering viewers the chance to have their user-generated content broadcast within 15 minutes of submitting it when the male-oriented channel launches next week, writes Robin Parker.
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Living head of programming Emma Tennant has acquired a raft of programming for a two-week wedding special, including a Carlton documentary on Prince Edward and his fiancee, Sophie Rhys-Jones, writes A
Living head of programming Emma Tennant has acquired a raft of programming for a two-week wedding special, including a Carlton documentary on Prince Edward and his fiancee, Sophie Rhys-Jones, writes Alice
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DIGITAL SUBSCRIBERS TO SAVE ON SECOND SET-TOP BOX
On Digital subscribers will soon be able to get BSkyB's digital satellite service without purchasing a second set-top box thanks to the development of modules that can be added to existing
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JUDGEMENT EXPECTED SOON ON FOOTBALL RIGHTS DEAL
The court case brought against BSkyB and the BBC by the Office of Fair Trading (OFT) over the broadcasters' TV rights deal with the Premier League ended after 47 days last
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5 NEWS POACHES BARNES AND ORME FROM ITV
Channel 5's ITN-produced news flagship, 5 News, has poached Tony Barnes from the ITV regional news programme Granada Tonight, and Greg Orme, a programme editor on ITV daytime show This Morning.
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THREE THROW HAT INTO RING FOR LONDON RADIO LICENCE
Three more groups are set to apply for the Radio Authority's north/north-west London radio licence. Youth and student music station Raw FM, aimed at 15 to 25-year-olds, is backed by the
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ITC LAUNCHES CONSULTATION ON COMPETITION POLICY
The Independent Television Commission has issued a consultation document on its approach to competition issues. The Competition Policy Procedures aims to help licensees and customers understand how the regulator carries out
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FITZGERALD MOVES TO UNIVERSAL'S SCI FI CHANNEL
Universal Studio Networks UK managing director Janet Goldsmith has hired Deborah Fitzgerald to become marketing and communications director at Universal's cable and satellite channel, Sci-Fi. Fitzgerald, a former controller of network
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GEATER TO JOIN AVALON
Sara Geater, head of production at Miramax/Hal, is leaving to join Avalon Television as head of television and film. She has a brief to lead a drive into drama and feature
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SHEFFIELD DOC DEADLINE
The deadline for entries to the Sheffield International Documentary Festival is 15 June. Now in its sixth year, the festival runs from 18-24 October.Last year the festival showcased 78 of the
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NTL SNAPS UP CABLELINK
NTL has acquired Ireland's largest cable TV outfit, Cablelink, for£445 million from Irish state broadcaster RTS and telephone company Telecom Eireann. The deal gives NTL more than 360,000 subscribers in