All News articles – Page 5154

  • News

    ?No one in TV is making money in digital television' says ITV chief

    2001-06-29T14:26:00Z

    Walmsley calls on government to support digital terrestrial's infrastructure by cutting Channel 3 licence fees.

  • News

    Nigel Walmsey's Speech to the RTS

    2001-06-29T11:49:00Z

    'Driving Digital: What's In The Box Or On The Box'RTS Speech, Thursday 28th JuneNigel WalmsleyWhen I look back on the first 1000 days of digital television I am reminded of

  • News

    Thompson denies Panorama and Newsnight move

    2001-06-29T11:36:00Z

    BBC responds to leaked schedule with strong denial that is planning to move Panorama to BBC2 and introduce later slot for Newsnight

  • News

    UK triumphs at Promax US

    2001-06-29T10:24:00Z

    BBC dominates but Dunlop, BSkyB, Ortmans Young and Drum all come away with awards

  • News

    London Studios revamps for ITV football

    2001-06-29T10:23:00Z

    Facility pumps£2m in bid to meet demand for the broadcast of an extra 450 across ITV next season

  • News

    3sixtymedia cuts jobs

    2001-06-29T10:21:00Z

    Around 20 posts to go as the BBC Resources/Granada joint venture facility seeks to limit duplication

  • News

    Wrigley at work on Big Brother III

    2001-06-29T08:35:00Z

    Endemol Entertainment UK controller of entertainment already planning third installment of cult reality show

  • News

    BBC 1 unveils celeb format

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1 Controller Lorraine Heggessey has greenlit a new celebrity chat show-cum-reality format that will see famous people moving into the homes of their fans, writes Leigh Holmwood.

  • News

    BBC 1 strengthens popular factual slate

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    BBC 1 Controller Lorraine Heggessey and controller of factual commissioning Nicola Moody have commissioned a number of new primetime factual programmes, including two reality documentaries and a series fronted by Saturday

  • News

    ITV ratings get squeezed between C4 and BBC 1

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    For weeks on end, the seven-day spreadsheet showing the daily primetime share for each channel shows that ITV claims almost every evening. Not this week. BBC 1 took Tuesday, Wednesday and

  • News

    AND FINALLY ... Mark Story, md of Kiss 100 and Magic 105.4 - just don't ask him for Madonna tickets

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    What's the biggest lie you've ever told?I was arrested for running a pirate station when I was 14 but lied in court that I was 16 so I could be tried

  • News

    TLS invests£2m in upgrade

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    The London Studios (TLS) has put£2m into new facilities to meet ITV's increase in sports programming next season, writes Barbara Marshall.

  • News

    Job cuts to hit 20 at 3sixtymedia

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Manchester-based 'super' facility 3sixtymedia, the company formed from the merger of BBC and Granada Resources, is to cut around 20 jobs, writes Will Strauss.

  • News

    TV FORUM EUROPE GEARS UP FOR 2002 LAUNCH

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    A new television market, TV Forum Europe, is to launch early next year. The new market, to be held in Barcelona from 18 to 21 February, is being overseen by the

  • News

    PVR homes to surge by 2010

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    The market for personal video recorder (PVR) technology is set to mushroom to half a billion homes worldwide by 2010, according to a report out this week, writes David Wood.

  • News

    VFG shaken by share fall to 3p

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Shares from the beleaguered film and video equipment group VFG have fallen to 3p following the release of the group's interim results that showed pre-tax losses of£3.3m in the six

  • News

    C4 Ideas Lab hangs in limbo

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    The future of Channel 4's Ideas Lab hung in the balance this week following the expected departure of its head Liz Warner, write Penny Hughes and Georgina Lipscomb.

  • News

    C4 launches health and lifestyle portal

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is extending its commitment to educational services with the roll-out of a health and lifestyle portal.Health House, which will be a cross-media project overseen by 4 Learning and aimed

  • News

    RADIO 5 LIVE TO UNVEIL ONLINE NEWS SERVICE

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    BBC Radio 5 Live's website is launching a new feature News Extra Online on Monday (2 July). The online audio service will provide listeners with a 15-minute daily summary of news

  • News

    S CLUB 7 TO GO TO HOLLYWOOD FOR THIRD SERIES

    2001-06-29T00:00:00Z

    Pop group S Club 7 have been signed up to appear in their third BBC television series, Hollywood 7. The popstars will fly out to Los Angeles to begin filming the