All News articles – Page 1865
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NewsTony Hall urged to see through bullying reforms
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has renewed calls for Tony Hall to see through BBC bullying reforms – but rowed back from its threat to strike over the issue.
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NewsTCB secures CJZ slate
Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights has struck a distribution deal with Go Back To Where You Came From-producer Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ).
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NewsPenn & Teller appear at The CW
US network The CW has acquired magic series Penn & Teller: Fool Us, which was originally commissioned by ITV.
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NewsC5 doc uncovers snow survivors
Channel 5 has ordered a documentary from Leopard Films about people who have been trapped in snow.
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NewsJohn Humphrys attacks BBC size and scope
John Humphrys has become the latest BBC star to criticise the corporation - claiming it has lost sight of its values, is failing older women and should slash its headcount by a third.
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NewsC4 plans Benefits Street live debate
Channel 4 has responded to the heated reaction to ob-doc series Benefits Street by organising a one-off live debate.
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NewsEvolutions primed for move to ‘bigger and better’ HQ
Evolutions is preparing to move into new premises in Soho after the landlord of its Berners Street HQ decided to redevelop the building into a restaurant and flats.
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NewsNat Geo seeks ‘flashy’ content
National Geographic Channels International is searching for flashy and returnable entertainment formats and doc series with deeper access, as well as femaleskewing projects for its new Nat Geo People channel.
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NewsTop-slicing back to haunt BBC
The spectre of top-slicing is back to haunt the BBC after ITV, Channel 4 and commercial broadcasting body COBA called for it to be seriously considered during charter renewal.
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NewsSky woos youngsters to politics with digital initiative
Sky News is planning a multiplatform initiative to engage young people with politics ahead of next year’s general election.
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NewsOutline appoints Baldwin to lead content creation
Outline Productions has brought in Studio Lambert head of format development Shona Baldwin to lead its programming creation team.
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NewsFox looks to future with plan to bypass pilots
US network Fox’s decision to bypass the traditional pilot season will have a significant impact on UK producers and the way British series are remade in the US.
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NewsSPT backs Warner to bolster UK prospects
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has backed Karl Warner’s Electric Ray to strengthen its UK powerbase, and is looking to emerging territories for future IP deals.
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NewsWMR claims BBC archive footage cost has soared
Factual producer World Media Rights (WMR) has claimed that the cost of using BBC archive footage has jumped dramatically since Getty Images began selling it at the start of the year.
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NewsC4 eyes more subtitled drama
Channel 4 is to boost the amount of foreign-language drama it acquires following the purchase of edgy Norwegian thriller Mammon.
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NewsITN prepares for battle over Dispatches footage
ITN is prepared to go to court if Derbyshire police continue to demand documents and unseen footage from a Stephen Lawrence Dispatches film it made for Channel 4 last year.
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NewsWater firm doc in BBC2 pipeline
Mentorn Media is to go behind the scenes at FTSE 100 water company United Utilities for a primetime BBC2 series.
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NewsC4 and C5 order fixed-rig docs
Channel 4 has ordered another fixed-rig series from Educating Yorkshire indie Twofour, while Channel 5 has moved into the genre with a series set in a GP surgery.
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NewsFreesat taps into mobile devices with app launch
Freesat is launching an app that allows users to browse the previous seven days’ listings before ‘flicking’ a show to watch it on their television.
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NewseOne boosts UK factual with Three River tie-up
Entertainment One (eOne) has beefed up its factual ambitions in the UK by striking a first-look deal with Jonathan Drake’s Three River Studios.