All articles by Robin Parker – Page 152
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FeaturesC4 raises its provocative voice
Channel 4's 9pm slot has been overhauled as part of its creative renewal, with more campaigning and investigative seasons.
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NewsOnline premiere for Skins
E4 is once again to premiere the second series of teen drama Skins online, with the first episode set to appear on MySpace a week ahead ahead of its TV broadcast.
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NewsOFT kicks off ITV rights review
Ofcom and the Office of Fair Trading have embarked on a year-long review of ITV's contract rights renewal mechanism for advertisers.
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NewsC4 extends lifestyle formats
Channel 4 has commissioned extended runs of hit formats Come Dine With Me and A Place in the Sun: Home or Away for later this year.
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NewsC4 give teens big break
Four teenage first-time documentary makers have secured primetime slots for their shorts on Channel 4 and are now in talks to write for teen drama Skins.
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NewsBroomfield commits to C4
Film-maker Nick Broomfield has signed a first-look deal with Channel 4, cementing a long-standing relationship with the broadcaster.
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NewsOctober Films hires daytime exec
October Films is planning to expand into daytime TV with the appointment of its first production head with a specific remit for the slot.
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NewsBBC1 to give Little Dorrit the Bleak House treatment
BBC1's appetite for period drama is to continue this year with an adaptation of Charles Dickens' Little Dorrit and a second run of Lark Rise to Candleford.
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We Dig TV launches battle-of-the-sexes show
Interactive quiz format website We Dig TV is to launch a battle-of-the-sexes gameshow linked to social networks.
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NewsMacqueen to exit C4
Channel 4 head of documentaries Angus Macqueen is to leave the broadcaster after two years to return to film-making.
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News...as Irish indies lobby government
Independent producers in Northern Ireland are lobbying their government to join forces with the newly established Scottish Broadcasting Commission (SBC) to aid efforts to grow their share of UK network output from 0.1% to 3%.
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NewsC4's Bellamy hints at shift from 9pm for Big Brother
Channel 4 is considering moving Big Brother to a later slot when it returns in the summer following the strong performance of new weeknight shows at 9pm.
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Sky One to join after-dark police patrols
Sky One will hit the streets with police officers on the night beat across the UK in a primetime factual entertainment series later this spring.
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NewsMcCutcheon goes in search of beauty for UKTV Style
Echo Beach star Martine McCutcheon is to travel to Paris to discover why it is home to some of the world's most beautiful women as part of a stripped body image strand for UKTV Style.
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NewsNations' TV orders down almost 25%
The UK's five terrestrial TV channels broadcast almost a quarter fewer programmes from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland in 2006 than in the previous year, according to new research from Pact.
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NewsOfcom to fast-track penalties for major breaches
Ofcom has introduced new rules to ‘fast-track' penalties for the most serious breaches of its code following a spate of record fines last year.
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NewsWorking Title reveals TV plans
Working Title, the company behind hit movies such as Atonement and Bridget Jones' Diary, is planning a return to TV drama.
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NewsBBC Trust kicks off kids' review
The BBC Trust has commissioned a major review of all of the corporation's services for children and young people, from CBeebies to BBC3.
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NewsPut audience first, urges Lyons
BBC Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons has made an impassioned plea to put the audience's needs at the heart of the public service broadcasting debate.
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NewsITV plans major mobile push
ITV is making its biggest push into original content for mobile phones, ordering its first sitcom for the platform and two animated series for later this year.