All News articles – Page 4213
-
News
XFM next in queue for Eire
XFM has become the latest UK radio company to set its sights on the Irish market with plans to launch an FM station in Dublin, writes Michael Rosser.
-
News
Nat Geo embarks on pilgrimage
Director and producer Anisa Mehdi has made a documentary about the Islamic city of Mecca for National Geographic. Inside Mecca is a one-hour show which airs on 26 October. It follows three pilgrims, including Irish-born mother of two Fidlma O'Leary, as they complete the pilgrimage to Mecca, one of the ...
-
News
FilmFour an error
Former Channel 4 chief executive Michael Jackson has admitted the biggest error of his reign was launching film production business FilmFour.
-
News
New flame facility
Flame artist Jason Watts has left The Mill to set up a new facility. Opening next year in Soho, the company will be called Finish and will specialise in Flame compositing. Watts is starting Finish with business partner Justine White, formerly of One Post. Based in Poland Street, the facility ...
-
News
Leopard films thinks Rod's still sexy
Five has ordered a one-hour documentary on legendary popstar and lothario Rod Stewart from indie Leopard Films. Rod's Girlswill feature contributions from the star's siblings, wronged wives and one-night stands who will offer insights into his infatuations with leggy blondes, the Scottish football team and ...
-
News
Ian Wright reprises Jim'll Fix-style role
TWI's fledgling entertainment department has been given a boost after BBC1 ordered a second series of its Ian Wright-fronted light entertainment show I'd Do Anything, writes Paul Revoir.
-
News
ITV reignites old flames
ITV has commissioned Yorkshire Television to make a new four-part factual entertainment series that sees four single people reunited with their first loves, writes Paul Revoir.
-
News
TT races look for the green light
Greenlight television is using its eight years' experience covering the Isle of Man TT race to make a revealing behind-the-scenes documentary. Greenlight covers the races for US and UK channels such as BBC NI and Men & Motors and owns the rights for all the footage. Among the characters featured ...
-
News
Marketing warning
BBC director general Greg Dyke warned that terrestrial channels' marketing budgets will have to increase dramatically in the digital future. With predictions of a massive uptake in personal video recorders, Dyke warned that targeting viewers will become increasingly difficult. 'If you have a specific documentary, how are you going to ...
-
News
New shows ride out on Men & Motors
Men & Motors channel manager Lesley Johnson has commissioned three series including Bikes Aloud, a 13 x 30-minute series from indie Hamma & Glamma Productions, featuring news, riding tips and stunts. In addition, Privateer has produced a 10 x 30-minute series, Full Throttle Famous, designed to educate non-bikers. Both series ...
-
News
Zone Vision takes Reality TV to US
Zone Vision, the UK-based broadcaster and distributor, is poised to launch its Reality TV channel in the US and plans to commission a raft of original programmes to localise the schedule, writes Michael Rosser.
-
News
Teens to turn off TV
The amount of TV watched by teenagers is set to significantly fall over the next 10 years as interest in pastimes such as gaming increases. According to research unveiled at the conference, 14-year-olds watched 21 terrestrial hours of TV in 1983, 19.5 hours in 1998 and 17 hours last year. ...
-
News
TV violence warning
Broadcasting watchdogs are calling for more warnings before soaps and news bulletins before the watershed to protect young viewers from violence. A new report from the BBC, Broadcasting Standards Commission, Independent Television Commission and British Board of Film Classification has found that even when violence is suggested in programmes, children ...
-
News
Wi-cam-c launches
BBC WiScape has introduced a new camera to its wireless camera family. The Wi-Cam-C is a more lightweight and flexible system that is designed especially for ENG (electronic news gathering). According to BBC WiScape, the camera is different from any other wireless camera currently available because it is 'simple to ...
-
NewsBall nets£2.6m pay-off
Tony Ball will walk away with a pay-off of up to£2.6m when he quits as chief executive of BSkyB, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
-
NewsAvago MD quits
Debbie Mason is giving up her role as managing director of gambling channel Avago, the channel she launched just over a year ago, following a management shake-up by its owner, The Gaming Channel, writes Rosemary Gallagher.
-
NewsEmap cools on radio deals
Media group Emap has said it will hold back from embarking on an aggressive acquisition campaign of radio stations claiming prices were too high, writes Michael Rosser.
-
News
You Can't Take It With You (BBC2) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'Any good programme idea will be nicked sooner or later. Can't Take It With You (BBC2) may have been in production ...
-
News
You Can't Take it With You (BBC2) - Joe Joseph, The Times
'The misery provoked by contested wills of the famous rich provides the fuel for You Can't Take it with You, a new ...
-
News
Too Good to be True (ITV1) - Rupert Smith, The Guardian
'The last 20 minutes was almost Hitchcockian in its manipulation of suspense, and featured the most sinister bouque...