All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 35
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NewsSeptember to film Pregnant Man for C4
September Films has won the worldwide documentary rights to make a one-off programme about the first man in the world to give birth, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsYorke expands role in drama reshuffle
BBC Drama has expanded the role of drama production studios controller John Yorke to include new talent as part of a senior-level restructure.
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NewsBBC comedy chief Allen to join Hot Fuzz indie
Kenton Allen will leave his role as BBC creative head of comedy and Comedy North to join the company behind Shaun of the Dead and Black Books.
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NewsZig Zag opens LA office to expand in US
Zig Zag has expanded its US presence and opened a Los Angeles base after securing over $6m worth of American business in the past six months.
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NewsBarham made buying head for all Virgin TV channels
Virgin Media TV has restructured its acquisitions team, promoting head of acquisitions for Living, Living 2 and Virgin 1 Amy Barham to head of acquisitions for the whole channel portfolio.
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NewsDamazer puts forward Polish option for R4
BBC Radio 4 is considering a Polish-language service to make the station more representative of multicultural Britain.
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NewsTalent could defect to net, says Whale
Veteran broadcaster James Whale has predicted that commercial radio stations risk losing their major talent to self-produced shows on the internet.
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NewsSomethin' Else unveils fashion radio
Cross-platform specialist Somethin' Else is to broadcast a dedicated radio fashion station and has even lined up supermodel Naomi Campbell to appear behind the mic.
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NewsPulse unveils Martial Arts TV
Satellite gaming channel Pulse is launching a series of programmes dedicated to martial arts.
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NewsMagic reigns at radio awards
London's Magic 105.4 claimed the major station of the year award at the 13th annual Arqiva Commercial Radio Awards.
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NewsSpice Girl fronts Nick Jr contest
Nick Jr and Spice Girl Geri Halliwell have teamed up to give aspiring writers the chance to have their own bedtime story featured on the channel via its nationwide campaign Once Upon a Bedtime.
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NewsBSkyB mulls Spanish pay-TV bid
BSkyB is considering a bid of more than£2m for Spanish pay-TV platform Digital Plus.
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NewsIndustry divided over Davie's top job
The BBC's appointment of Tim Davie as its new director of audio and music is a statement of the corporation's desire to take a more commercial approach to radio, said industry figures.
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NewsNissan pays Tarrant£1m in US-style radio deal
Chris Tarrant's new show on GMG Radio is based on a radical business model from the US, with the presenter being paid£1m a year by car manufacturer Nissan.
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NewsRadio struggling to battle online listening
Radio Festival: The explosion in online listening over the internet and new media devices is making it difficult for commercial radio broadcasters to differentiate themselves.
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NewsBBC news execs clash over celebrity coverage
Radio Festival: Two senior BBC news executives have locked horns over the prominence given to its entertainment news coverage.
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NewsTarrant to take on BBC radio dominance
GMG will use Chris Tarrant as a weapon to take on the BBC, according to GMG group programme director John Simons.
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NewsTarrant lured back to radio
Chris Tarrant is to make a suprise return to radio, hosting a Saturday morning show on the GMG network that will go head to head with Jonathan Ross.
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NewsDavie to take over from Abramsky
Tim Davie has been named the new director of BBC audio and music.
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NewsPact seeks to cut ‘holdback' time for PSB indie content
Pact is calling for a reduction in the time UK broadcasters are granted exclusive control of content made by indies as part of it submission to Ofcom on the future of PSB.