All News articles – Page 1454
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NewsBBC Studios staff to move to White City
London-based BBC production staff will be required to move back to Broadcast Centre in White City as part of the BBC Studios plans.
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NewsDave hooks second David Haye fight
UKTV’s push into live sport has continued after Dave struck a deal to air a second fight featuring heavyweight boxer David Haye.
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NewsLine of Duty switch to BBC1 confirmed
BBC controller of TV channels and iPlayer Charlotte Moore has confirmed that BBC2 drama Line of Duty will move to BBC1 for its fourth series next year.
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NewsFlying Pictures merges with The Lens Foundry
Aerial cinematography company Flying Pictures has merged with The Lens Foundry.
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NewsBBC buoyed at Bafta as white paper looms
The BBC entered the week of its charter renewal white paper with a boost from the Baftas, landing 14 of the awards and receiving widespread political support.
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NewsDirector of Wolf Hall defends the BBC
Director Peter Kosminsky gives a passionate defence of the BBC during his Bafta acceptance speech for Best Series.
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NewsGovernment to ‘force BBC to reveal talent pay’
The BBC and the government are reportedly at loggerheads over proposals to force the corporation to reveal the pay of its top stars.
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NewsBBC2 to broadcast live from Arctic
The BBC is continuing its live natural history programming theme with a three-part factual series from the Canadian Arctic to air over three consecutive nights this winter.
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NewsSmoking Pony appoints development producer
Paul Windle has left Boomerang to head up Smoking Pony’s development slate as the indie returns from a period of hibernation.
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NewsBroadcast Hot Shots 2016 opens for entries
Broadcast is kicking off this year’s hunt for the rising stars of TV, to appear in our Hot Shots special.
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NewsDavid Cameron wades into charter debate
Prime minister David Cameron has dealt the BBC a blow ahead of the publication of the white paper by demanding a break clause in return for the extension of the charter from 10 to 11 years, according to reports.
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NewsDragonfly doc takes C4 to trial
Dragonfly will explore the shielded process of a trial by jury in a documentary series for Channel 4.
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NewsDoc/Fest 2016 programme unveiled
Sheffield Doc/Fest has unveiled its programme for this year’s event including appearances from David Puttnam, Reggie Yates and Channel 5 content boss Ben Frow.
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NewsMurder Detectives director prepares debut drama
The Murder Detectives director Dave Nath is moving away from factual for the first time to direct and write a Channel 4 drama.
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NewsLinsey lifts lid on BBC Studios vision
Mark Linsey has confirmed that “business acumen” will be the key skill required of BBC Studios’ new genre heads, as the director prepares to put in place his preferred top team.
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NewsThe Island and Hunted producer joins Channel 4
Shine TV’s former managing director Kelly Webb-Lamb has joined Channel 4 as head of factual entertainment.
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NewsRedundancies loom at Discovery
Discovery Networks International (DNI) could be asked to make redundancies in the UK and around the world after the global factual broadcaster revealed a major cost cutting plan.
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NewsTony Hall pours cold water on Reithian restructure
Tony Hall has poured cold water on speculation that he will reorganise the BBC around its Reithian values and made clear that strong channel brands remain central to his plans.
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NewsBT opts for Elemental kit for unified headend
BT has standardised on Elemental software as part of the unification of its traditional and multiscreen headend that serves its BT TV Everywhere, BT Sport App and BT Ultra HD services.
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NewsTNT boards E4 comedy Foreign Bodies
E4 comedy drama Foreign Bodies is to launch in the US after TNT came on board as a co-producer.