All articles by Robert Shepherd – Page 66
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NewsITV board shuffle as Crosby steps up
ITV has named Sir James Crosby as senior independent director and chairman of the board's nomination committee. He replaces Sir George Russell who is stepping down but will remain as a board member.
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NewsDiscovery launches Turbo channel
Discovery Networks UK is launching a new channel aimed at 18 to 54-year-old men who are motor-vehicle fanatics.
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NewsFA Cup TV rights put out to tender
The Football Association has issued an invitation to tender for its TV rights for the UK, covering the four year period from the 2008/09 season.
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NewsSky warns cable viewers they may lose its channels
The battle between BSkyB and Virgin Media has taken yet another twist with the satellite giant launching an advert telling cable customers they risk losing Sky channels if a distribution agreement is not reached.
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NewsFormer England boss launches online sport channel
Sports networking site isporty.com, backed by former England manager Terry Venables, is launching an online TV channel and has lined up ITV Sport pundit Gary Newbon as lead presenter.
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NewsWomen in Film and TV launches work helpline
Women in Film and Television has launched a new confidential advice website and helpline covering work-related issues for anyone working in the film and TV industry.
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NewsUKTV secures EuroMillions deal with Camelot
UKTV has signed an exclusive seven-figure deal with National Lottery operator Camelot to air EuroMillions, poaching the rights from Challenge.
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NewsSky launches pay DTT service ... on the same day Virgin media rebrands
BSkyB is launching a subscription television service on digital terrestrial television (DTT) this summer, offering four channels understood to be Sky Movies, Sky Sports, Sky News and Sky One.
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NewsVirgin Media takes fresh swipe at Ofcom and Sky
Virgin Media chairman Jim Mooney took a fresh swipe at UK regulators today claiming there are 'structural flaws' in the system and pointed to the fact that its rival BSkyB was able 'block' its attempt to buy ITV.
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NewsRicochet secures string of orders
Ricochet has won a raft of orders for Channel 4, E4 and the BBC including a show on people with unusual attitudes to sex.
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NewsWall to Wall goes live with genealogy show
Indie Wall to Wall is building on the success of Who Do You Think You Are?with a live history show based around the hit genealogy series.
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NewsCoogan hosts own themed weekend
UKTV G2 is to screen a Classic Coogan Weekend to be fronted by comedian Steve Coogan himself.
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Ricochet makes board changes
Indie Ricochet, producer of hit series Supernanny, has undergone a restructure of senior staff, with a number of internal promotions and additions to its board.
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NewsVirgin Media eyes big spenders
NTL:Telewest today officially rebranded as Virgin Media and at the same time launched a new top-end media package for£85 a month.
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C4 diverts£4m to multimedia programming
Channel 4 is shifting two thirds of its£6m education budget into multimedia from 2008 after research showed teenagers and teachers find its morning programmes difficult to access.
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Sky ads banned for misleading switchover message
Two Sky adverts have been banned because they misleadingly implied that all terrestrial TV signals would cease following digital switchover.
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NewsLiving TV imports US talent show Top Chef
Living TV has picked up the basic cable rights to the first season of culinary talent search Top Cheffrom NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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NewsITV sells stake in Liverpool FC
ITV has agreed to sell its 9.99% shareholding in Liverpool Football Club and Athletic Grounds to American tycoons George Gillett and Tom Hicks at a price of£5,000 per share.
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NewsFreeview sales soar
Freeview had its best ever Christmas in 2006 with over two million digital boxes and digital televisions sold during the final quarter.
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NewsBroadcasters unite for HD campaign
The BBC, ITV, Channel 4 and Sony have joined forces to launch an HD for All campaign, which is aimed at securing high definition television programming on Freeview.