All articles by Robin Parker – Page 142
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NewsC4.com launches catch-up service
Channel 4 has made the first step towards winding down its 4oD service ahead of the launch of multi-broadcaster venture Kangaroo by adding free catch-ups on its main channel4.com website.
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NewsC4 website to find best food shops
Channel 4 is to build on its Big Food Fight season with a website that aims to become a people's guide to the UK's favourite food shops and restaurants.
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NewsAirey's return to Five will provide ‘Grade-style boost'
Five's staff could greet Dawn Airey's return with something like the euphoria that enveloped Michael Grade when he rejoined ITV, sources close to the broadcaster predict.
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NewsC4 follows families in gap year travel
Channel 4 is to follow four families who give up their domestic lifestyle to embark on life-changing journeys in a new format from the makers of Brat Camp.
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BBC2 to air fight over wind farm
BBC2 will chart the construction of a controversial wind farm in Devon and its impact upon the local community in a three-part documentary series.
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NewsGuitar heroes to appear in Imagine three-parter
Rock stars Pete Townsend, Johnny Marr and Iggy Pop will wax lyrical about their love of guitars in a three-part special edition of BBC1 arts strand Imagine.
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Century to film Aboriginal ‘musical doc'
Century Films' “documentary musical” format, which includes the likes of Feltham Sings and Songbirds, has won a commission from Australian broadcaster SBS to tackle Aboriginal rights.
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NewsC4 not embarrassed by Bodies
Embarrassing Bodies has eclipsed Hollyoaks to become the biggest driver to Channel 4's website just days after its debut, accounting for more than a third of web traffic.
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C4 education team looking for more games
Channel 4 plans to focus on games for its education slate in 2009 following the launch of this spring's City of Vice web spin-off Bow Street Runners and a game linked to US animation Afterworld.
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Made-for-mobile chat show transfers to ITV2
ITV's first made-for-mobile chat show, The Hot Desk, is to transfer to ITV2, which will premiere 10 new episodes from the end of this month.
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NewsBBC unveils new Imagine series
BBC1 arts strand Imagine has lined up profiles of Japanese author Haruki Murakami, Nobel Prize novelist Doris Lessing and film director Werner Herzog for its latest run.
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NewsLighting's future in doubt
Jane Lighting's future at Five is in doubt after it emerged that Dawn Airey is to take on a combined role of chief executive and chair.
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NewsAirey appointment casts doubt on Lighting's future
Jane Lighting's future at Five is in doubt after it emerged that Dawn Airey is to take on a combined role of chief executive and chair.
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NewsAirey appointment casts doubt on Lighting's future
Jane Lighting's future at Five is in doubt after it emerged that Dawn Airey is to take on a combined role of chief executive and chair.
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NewsDawn Airey quits ITV
Dawn Airey has quit ITV to take a senior role at media group RTL that will see her become chair and chief executive of Five.
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NewsC4 orders teen campaign series
Teenagers are to campaign about local and global issues for a cross-platform project commissioned by Channel 4.
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NewsZattoo signs up terrestrials
Zattoo, the web service that streams live TV on PCs, is offering UK viewers the chance to watch all five terrestrial channels.
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NewsBBC admits misleading interviewee
The BBC has admitted breaching its editorial standards after a “naïve” in-house production team misled a contributor to the BBC3 documentary Amy: My Body for Bucks.
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South Asian VoD set to launch in UK
A video-on-demand service for the UK's 2.2 million South Asians, featuring content from broadcasters such as Star, Sony and Zee TV, is set to launch by the end of this year.
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NewsMultiplatform distribution is media's 'biggest challenge'
Distribution models, funding and creativity are the biggest challenges for broadcasters seeking to work across different platforms and with other media companies, according to a survey commissioned by Broadcast.