All News articles – Page 1709
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NewsBetty sets up ugly date for TLC
The Undateables producer Betty is to follow singletons with hidden medical conditions including alopecia and hyperhidrosis as they try to find love in a dating format for TLC.
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NewsBBC1 plans Frank Sinatra tribute
Bands, choirs and solo artists are to perform a selection of Frank Sinatra songs for a BBC1 entertainment show celebrating the centenary of the singer’s birth.
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NewsGogglebox spies Man vs Fly TV format
Sony-backed indie Gogglebox is looking to transform Man vs Fly into a traditional TV format after its launch on The Sun website.
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NewsElectric Ray highlights inequality for C4
Sony-backed indie Electric Ray is to make a studio show for Channel 4 in which host Richard Bacon will shine a spotlight on inequality in Britain.
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NewsVice News goes global
Vice News is capitalising on its rapid growth with the launch of seven local newsrooms and local language channels.
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NewsCBS launches SVoD service
CBS has launched an online video service in the US which will allow subscribers to access live TV and watch series including The Good Wife, Blues Brothers and Survivor on-demand.
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NewsFacebook hires CNN exec for content push
Facebook has hired CNN veteran Nick Wren to forge partnerships with media companies.
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NewsAOL kickstarts original commissioning
AOL UK has moved into commissioning for the first time, ordering online series fronted by Richard Bacon, Tess Daly and Rochelle Humes.
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NewsThe Garden’s creative director departs
The Garden Productions creative director Jonathan Smith is to leave the ITV Studios-owned indie at the end of the year.
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NewsSir David Attenborough to lead raft of BBC natural history docs
Sir David Attenborough is to front three natural history documentaries as part of a major factual push from the BBC.
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NewsKantar buys into audio watermarking
Measurement firm Kantar Media has acquired the audio watermarking arm of Civolution to bolster its second screen presence.
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NewsITV hires Little Dot to run YouTube channels
ITV has agreed a deal with Little Dot Studios to manage its growing network of YouTube channels.
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NewsRed Digital Cinema showcase 6K Red Dragon at the Broadcast Production & Post Forum
Red Digital Cinema will be showcasing its 6k Red Dragon sensor for the first time at the Broadcast Production and Post Forum.
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NewsSky Go Extra helps profit jump 10%
The number of subscribers to Sky’s premium Sky Go Extra service hit 1.5m as its quarterly profit jumped by more than 10%.
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NewsPact calls on BBC to ‘open up’ about terms of trade plans
The BBC has come under pressure to open up about its plans to overhaul the terms of trade amid concern that some true indies could lose out as a result of any changes.
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NewsNetflix growth stalls following price hike
Netflix has blamed its decision to hike subscription fees for lower than forecast growth recorded over the past quarter.
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NewsRichard McKerrow: give ideas a chance
Love Productions co-founder Richard McKerrow believes the industry must give good ideas more time to grow after the slowburn success of The Great British Bake Off culminated in 13 million viewers for last week’s final.
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NewsFifth of parents concerned over pre-watershed TV
More than a fifth of parents with children aged between five and 15 “have concerns” about pre-watershed television content, according to an Ofcom study.
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NewsC4 on hunt for spin-off content for big events
Channel 4 wants indies to pitch supporting content for major events, including Stand Up To Cancer and the 2016 Paralympics, and is on the hunt for a replacement for 10 O’Clock Live.
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NewsEE opens up about IPTV service
EE is targeting its 10 million mobile customers that do not subscribe to a pay-TV provider with an EE TV set-top box.