All News articles – Page 4999
-
News
NOLAN NAMED EDITOR
Former Sky News deputy head Mike Nolan has been named editor of British Satellite News, the daily television service, funded by the Foreign and Commonwealth Office, that transmits to more than
-
News
ITV strengthens drama output
ITV Controller of drama Nick Elliott has commissioned two one-off feature-length dramas from Yorkshire Television, including the first TV drama from Gimme Gimme Gimme writer Jonathan Harvey, Beating Jesus.Starring Sarah Lancashire,
-
News
SRH PROFITS DOWN
Scottish Radio Holdings, owner of stations such as Clyde 1 and Forth FM, has announced a 5 per cent fall in interim pre-tax profits to£5.9m for the six months to
-
News
Morris signs up with Djem
Entertainment rights agency William Morris has agreed a deal with format creation company Djem Productions to promote its programme ideas in the UK and abroad, writes Leigh Holmwood.
-
News
Producers dismayed by TOTP revamp plans
BBC producers are up in arms over a proposal to turn BBC 1 flagship music show Top of the Pops into a variety show when it returns to BBC Television Centre in the autumn, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
-
News
DE MOL AT EDINBURGH
Endemol Entertainment president John De Mol will deliver the Worldview Address at the Guardian Edinburgh International Tele-vision Festival. The Worldview Address gives a global view of the TV business and his
-
News
Feltz gets dating series
Presenter Vanessa Feltz is to make her return to TV presenting a late-night regional series on LWT examining the dating scene, writes Steve Aston.
-
News
LONDON PRODUCTION FUNDS COURTS PROJECTS
The London Production Fund (LPF), backed by Carlton Television, the Film Council and Film Four Lab, is looking for new film projects. Part of London film development agency LFVDA, the fund
-
News
Sky complaints pour into OFT
The Office of Fair Trading (OFT) has received at least 20 complaints from major organisations as part of its ongoing probe into BSkyB, writes Simon Ellery.
-
News
RATINGS - Survivor fails to excel but clocks off happy
The debut of ITV's much vaunted reality TV show, Survivor, failed to meet expectations on Monday night (21 May), writes Jon Rogers.
-
News
ITV REGIONAL ROUND-UP - Channel funnels its TV resources
ITV franchises not yet owned by Carlton or Granada are often dismissed as being too small to notice. In the first of five profiles examining these regional franchises, Broadcast looks at the steady growth of Channel TV.
-
News
CARLTON PROFITS DROP
Carlton Communications this week saw headline pre-tax profits for the six months to 1 April dip to£65.8m from£97m for the same period last year on sales of£1.1bn. Carlton,
-
News
Tiger rejigs to capitalise on expansion
Tiger Aspect Productions this week restructured its senior management on the back of its recent expansion into film, animation and new media, dividing its commercial and creative activities and promoting commercial director Andrew Zein to joint managing d
-
News
BROADBAND FIRM DIPS
Broadband outfit Kingston Communications has reported earnings before interest, tax, depreciation and amortisation (EBITDA) losses of£9.4m for its TV arm. Revenues for the division totalled just£600,000 although the parent
-
News
Kids boss jumps ship at Carlton
One of Carlton Television's longest standing programme executives, controller of children's Michael Forte, has quit the ITV broadcaster with no job to go to, writes Colin Robertson.
-
News
TEEN CHANNEL TROUBLE GETS INTERACTIVE BOOST
Flextech has commissioned internet TV specialist Kamera to produce the interactive platform for a new reality TV show for teen channel Trouble. Kamera has been charged with exploiting interactivity out of
-
News
Blair to decide media rules
Prime minister Tony Blair is set to bypass his media and trade departments and will himself decide whether current cross-media ownership rules should be relaxed in the next communications bill, writes David Rose.
-
News
BIG BROTHER INTERACTIVE
Channel 4 has unveiled details of an interactive Big Brother game that launches alongside the second series on Saturday (26 May). E-Victor challenges viewers of Two Way TV's interactive games channel
-
News
Bernard takes chair at GWR
GWR chief executive Ralph Bernard is stepping up to become executive chairman as part of a management reshuffle at the radio group, writes Georgina Lipscomb.
-
News
e-commerce takes a beating
The early summer sun is casting light on the bleeding obvious. BSkyB's decision to fold its e-commerce vehicle Open into its interactive division hasn't surprised anyone, even if it has been