All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 11
-
NewsScott extends Heart contract
Harriet Scott has renewed her contract with Heart 106.2 and will continue hosting the breakfast show with Jamie Theakston until 2011.
-
News
Teletext closure brought forward to 2010
Associated Newspapers has brought forward the closure of analogue Teletext services from 2012 to January 2010 next year, following a comprehensive review of the loss-making service.
-
NewsITV1 to screen unaired Jackson footage
ITV1 is to screen previously unaired home video footage of the late pop star Michael Jackson from his friend Uri Geller’s private archive.
-
NewsMacDonald hires Lamarra for new development role at IWC
IWC Media’s new creative director Adam MacDonald has made his first hiring since joining last month, appointing Tiger Aspect’s Ian Lamarra as head of development for global formats.
-
NewsDiscovery orders 20 hours on Second World War
Discovery Channel has commissioned 20 hours of content as part of a season commemorating the 70th anniversary of the beginning of the Second World War.
-
NewsWoolfe vows: Five to prosper in two years
Five controller Richard Woolfe has vowed to reverse the broadcaster’s fortunes in two years - and insisted he doesn’t need lots of cash to do it.
-
NewsZig Zag wins major ESPN order
Zig Zag Productions is to produce 30 hours of archive-based content for ESPN Classic as part of US broadcaster ESPN’s biggest ever single commission outside of the Premier League deal.
-
NewsBoomerang in profits warning
Welsh indie Boomerang Plus has warned that profits for the year ending May 2009 will be materially below market expectations.
-
News
Done and Dusted makes Neil Diamond doc for CBS
Done and Dusted is producing an intimate 60-minute prime-time Neil Diamond special for US network CBS.
-
NewsMoyles accuses BBC of being dull
BBC Radio 1 DJ Chris has hit out at the BBC for making dull programmes on purpose so as not to offend anyone.
-
News
Widdecombe joins LBC
LBC 97.3 has hired Conservative MP Ann Widdecombe MP to host her own weekday morning radio show while regular host James O’Brien is on holiday.
-
NewsVirgin Media adds four HD channels
Virgin Media customers will be able to watch the likes of Dexter in high-definition after the cable company said it would four new HD channels this month.
-
NewsAbove the Title to produce new O'Connell show
Radio and TV indie Above the Title has won the race to produce a new BBC Radio 5 live comedy strand featuring Christian O’Connell.
-
NewsUKTV to air Channel 4 shows
UKTV will enter a new era this summer after signing a landmark deal giving it access to almost 200 hours of Channel 4 content.
-
News
Wag TV explores X-Machines for Discovery EMEA
Wag TV is making a series about extraordinary machines for Discovery Networks EMEA, described as “Transformers meets Thunderbirds on an immense scale”.
-
NewsKemp signs Sky 1’s first golden handcuffs deal
Sky 1 has signed its first golden handcuffs deal with channel face Ross Kemp, who will front 12 x 60-minute programmes over the next two years.
-
News
Motive names digital CEO
Motive Television has appointed Leonard Fertig as an executive director and founding CEO of its DTT technology acquisitions arm Motive Digital with immediate effect.
-
NewsNBC plans to ditch Hallmark UK brand
NBC Universal is working on plans to replace Hallmark Channel in the UK with Universal Channel as part of a shake-up of its portfolio.
-
The Broadcast InterviewNick Southgate, Shed Media
The Shed Media boss talks to Robert Shepherd about ‘flying’ on both sides of the Atlantic, working with a US television legend and whether a management buyout is still on the cards.
-
NewsBroadcast preview: Nick Southgate, Shed Media
The Shed Media boss talks to Robert Shepherd about ‘flying’ on both sides of the Atlantic, working with a US television legend and whether a management buyout is still on the cards