All News articles – Page 1679
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NewsHM Treasury exec named Ofcom boss
HM Treasury executive Sharon White has been named as chief executive of media regulator Ofcom.
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NewsThe Flying Colour Company expands for C4 drama
The Flying Colour Company (TFCC) has taken additional office space inside Warner Bros De Lane Lea in Soho.
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NewsITV claims to help viewers to bond
ITV research into viewer habits has found that 60% of people believe that TV shows are the best way to bring families together.
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NewsCBBC prepares comedy sketch show & factual format
CBBC has ordered six in-house series including comedy sketch show Class Dismissed and factual entertainment series The Dengineers.
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NewsPlatform Post recruits new colourist
RTS Award-winning colourist Enge Gray has joined Platform Post.
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NewsITV recommissions Celebrity Squares
September Films’ revamp of entertainment classic Celebrity Squares has been recommissioned by ITV.
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NewsC5 set to sign Football League rights
Channel 5 is set to pick up the rights to Football League coverage from the BBC after earmarking a primetime slot for a highlights show.
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NewsSony's Tiny Pop heads to Freeview
Sony Pictures Television is extending the distribution of its pre-school channel to Freeview early next year.
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NewsDon't Tell The Bride leaps to BBC1
Don’t Tell the Bride is set to leap to BBC1 after BBC3 revealed plans to scrap its factual entertainment formats.
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NewsRetransmission fees and terms of trade part of Ofcom review
Ofcom has fired the starting gun on a consultation into retransmission fees and a shake-up of the terms of trade as part of its public service broadcasting review.
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NewsPresteigne hires O'Carroll as head of tech
Presteigne Broadcast Hire has appointed David O’Carroll to the newly created role of head of technology.
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NewsITV & C4 urged to expand VoD subtitles
The Authority for Television on Demand (Atvod) has called on ITV and Channel 4 to follow Channel 5’s lead and extend subtitled programming to mobile devices and other platforms.
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NewsProcam seals deal for Leicester lens firm
Hire company Procam has acquired Leicester-based lens firm True Lens Services (TLS).
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NewsCoba: ITV receives £87m PSB benefit
ITV’s public service broadcaster status is worth at least £87m, according to a Commercial Broadcasters Association (Coba) report published to coincide with the launch of Ofcom’s PSB review.
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NewsZodiak boards Iron Man doc
Zodiak Rights has boarded documentary The Greatest Ironman which follows a father’s attempts to raise awareness of Duchenne a fatal muscle-wasting disease affecting his son.
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NewsC5 orders Grandmother Lover
Channel 5 is shining the spotlight on young men who love elderly women again with Barcroft Productions doc Grandmother Lover.
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NewsIf Not Us lands debut BBC order
Brighton-based production company If Not Us Films has landed its first BBC commission – a feature documentary about the history of British policewomen.
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NewsDoc/Fest hires programming chief
Sheffield Doc/Fest has appointed Claire Aguilar as director of programming and industry engagement.
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NewsDamian Kavanagh lands BBC3 role
Damian Kavanagh will be responsible for commissioning traditional, short-form and “new-form” content for BBC3 after being named digital controller of the channel.
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NewsCPL's Decimate heads to Spain
BBC1 daytime quiz Decimate is set to be remade in Spain after a local indie optioned the CPL format.