All News articles – Page 1971
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NewsFormer Mill staff launch VFX firm
The former management team of the Mill’s TV and film division have launched a new VFX firm.
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NewsDanny Baker scores BT Sport football show
BT Sport has ordered a new football show fronted by Danny Baker and produced by Campbell Davison Media.
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NewsDCD cuts losses under new owners
DCD Media has cut its pre-tax losses by 64% to £2.14m following last year’s surprise takeover by Timeweave.
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NewsRoach beefs up Sky drama team
Sky has hired Shed Productions’ Waterloo Road executive producer Cameron Roach as a senior drama commissioner.
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NewsTax break training levies revealed
High end TV, animation and film productions using tax breaks will be levied 0.5% of their core UK expenditure to address skills shortages.
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NewsProgramme makers bid to improve TV training
A group of programme makers, including the lead director of Newsnight, have joined forces to lobby for a better standard of training in the industry.
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NewsUS cable net TruTV orders ITVS auction format
US cable network TruTV has ordered a new auction format from the US arm of ITV Studios.
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NewsSky Living's Hannibal renewed for second season
Sky Living acquisition Hannibal has been renewed for a second season in the US.
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NewsReggie Yates writes and directs Random Acts film
The Voice UK host Reggie Yates is to make his writing and directing debut in a short film for Channel 4’s arts strand Random Acts.
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NewsViacom carriage deal shakes up Virgin EPG
MTV has cemented its place as a general entertainment channel on the Virgin Media platform after its parent company struck a wide-ranging carriage renewal with the cable operator.
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NewsPinewood appeals against planning decision
Pinewood Studios has launched its appeal against the refusal of planning permission for the expansion of its Buckinghamshire site.
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NewsC5 orders three Myra Hindley murder docs
Channel 5 has ordered three documentaries about Moors murderer Myra Hindley from Nine Lives Media.
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NewsBBC planning £40m Maida Vale redevelopment
The BBC is prepared to spend up to £40m on a major redevelopment of its 104-year-old Maida Vale Studios in west London.
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NewsHulu's international boss Larcher leaves
The global ambitions of US VoD service Hulu have been dealt a blow after its head of international operations Johannes Larcher left the company.
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NewsMake Bradford British and Spy win Rose D'or
Channel 4’s Make Bradford British and Sky sitcom Spy both won Rose D’Or awards last night.
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NewsCreative Skillset boosts freelancer training fund
Creative Skillset’s fund for training TV freelancers has been increased by 25% this year and is set to be released in four waves.
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NewsBBC faces fresh sex abuse claims
Sexual abuse allegations have been levelled against 40 of the BBC’s existing staff and contributors since the Jimmy Savile scandal erupted last year.
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NewsBBCW hires Anna Gordon to new sales role
BBC Worldwide has appointed Anna Gordon to the new role of director of global sales strategy, business and planning.
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NewsBBC set for ‘most digital Glastonbury ever’
The BBC is gearing up to broadcast more than 250 hours of content from Glastonbury as it looks to the apply the Olympics formula to the music festival.
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NewsJLo's BGT performance draws complaints
Ofcom has received over 100 complaints following Jennifer Lopez’s performance on Tuesday night’s Britain’s Got Talent.