All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 20
-
The Broadcast InterviewJeremy Darroch, BSkyB
As BSkyB celebrates 20 years, its chief executive talks to Robert Shepherd about how teamwork and a willingness to take risks help it keep pace with a fast-changing market.
-
News
Darren Gough quits 5 Live for Talksport
England and Yorkshire cricketing legend Darren Gough has quit BBC Radio 5 Live to join TalkSport as a presenter on its popular Bowtime drivetime show.
-
News
DCMS throws weight behind digital radio
Digital Britain: The DCMS has given a shot in the arm to DAB digital radio by promoting it as a primary way of listening to the medium in the future.
-
News
Vaughan retains London crown
RAJAR 4Q08: 95.8 Capital FM DJ Johnny Vaughan is still the most popular commercial radio host in London, according to Q4 Rajar figures.
-
News
Moyles wins back listeners
RAJAR 4Q08: BBC Radio 1 breakfast host Chris Moyles regained some of the listeners he lost over recent quarters, by clocking 7.3m listeners in the latest set of Rajar figures.
-
News
Chaos and cost fuel VoD piracy
A fragmented video-on-demand (VoD) market, combined with overpriced content, is pushing viewers towards illegal downloads, according to new research.
-
News
Digital radio figures up 35%
RAJAR Q408: Take up of DAB has increased by 35% year-on-year during Q4 2008, according to Rajar figures for Q4 2008.
-
News
Barack Obama boosts R4
RAJAR 4Q08: BBC Radio 4's breakfast show boosted its listenership by 490,000 in the last three months, partly credited to its coverage of US president Barack Obama and the global recession.
-
News
GMG Radio lines up six blasts from music's past
GMG Radio has ordered six major music documentaries from three indies. Smooth Operations will make The Pacific Coast Sound, a nine-part series about the influence of the US west coast on music over the years. It will air from 18 April.
-
News
Zig Zag lands Five doc deal
Five has signed a fast turnaround output deal with Zig Zag Productions for six popular culture documentaries, three of which are for the Where Did it All Go Right? strand.
-
News
Ballard builds team for 10 Star indie
Bea Ballard has hired three “core team members” for her recently launched indie 10 Star Enter-tainment.
-
News
Paul Jackson to run Eyeworks UK
Former ITV director of entertainment and comedy Paul Jackson is to be parachuted in as chief executive officer of indie Eyeworks UK.
-
News
BSkyB to create 1,000 jobs
BSkyB beat forecasts with 171,000 net new customers in the second quarter of 2008 and said it would create around 1,000 jobs as a result.
-
News
Launch date set for Blighty
UKTV has revealed the launch date of Blighty, the brand that will replace UKTV People.
-
News
More than 100 complaints for Ross' OAP gag
Jonathan Ross's controversial OAP sex joke on his return to Radio 2 last Saturday (24 January) led to just over 100 complaints, the BBC said.
-
News
Shennan named Radio 2 boss
Former Radio 5 Live controller Bob Shennan is to return to the BBC as controller of Radio 2 and 6 Music, following the resignation of Lesley Douglas in the wake of the Sachsgate scandal last year.
-
News
Sci Fi HD prepares for launch
NBC Universal will tonight (26 January) launch a high-definition version of the Sci Fi channel in the UK.
-
News
BBC under pressure to air Gaza appeal
The BBC has come under renewed pressure yesterday (25 Jan) to broadcast an emergency appeal for Gaza after senior politicians urged a review of the decision.
-
News
Sky joins BBC in Gaza appeal ban
Sky News has joined the BBC in its decision not broadcast the proposed charity appeal for Gaza tonight.
-
News
BBC NHU boss returns to programme-making
Neil Nightingale is to stand down as head of the BBC's Natural History Unit to return to programme-making.