All articles by Robin Parker – Page 70
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NewsLivity hires Maxwell as head of strategy
KateModern producer Livity has appointed its first head of concept, strategy and digital as it eyes international sales of its formats and plans to mentor young filmmakers and web developers.
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NewsFlight chaos: how TV coped
The TV industry has spent the past week grappling with headaches caused by ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano - and seizing on some creative solutions.
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NewsHincks extends Endemol deal
Key staff at Endemol UK including chief executive Tim Hincks are to stay with the super-indie until at least December 2014 after agreeing new terms.
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NewsC4 pilots teen sex advice show
Channel 4 is piloting a sex advice show for teens that has been developed by the original commissioner of The Sex Education Show.
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RatingsTraffic Cops beats The Bill
BBC1’s Traffic Cops led the way at 9pm last night with 4.2m (17.3%), ousting their fictional Sun Hill counterparts in a night that saw rival channels struggle to reach 3m in the key peaktime slot.
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NewsNutopia scores Obama coup
Jane Root’s indie Nutopia has secured US President Barack Obama’s services for its first commission.
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NewsFive/C4 to air volcano docs
Five has made a last-minute addition to tomorrow’s schedules with a documentary about flying through volcanic ash – while a fast-turnaround documentary is in the works for Channel 4.
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RatingsBlitz Street blasts off with 1.8m
Channel 4’s new factual series Blitz Street landed with a total audience of 1.8m last night, but was eclipsed by the unstoppable rise of US high school musical drama Glee on sister channel E4.
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NewsITV1 lines up live coverage of movie awards
The National Movie Awards will be broadcast live when the event returns to ITV1 next month.
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RatingsCountryfile trumps Survival's return
Iconic wildlife strand Survival returned to ITV1 after 14 years last night with just 2.3m (10.8%) – with BBC1 picking up almost three times as many viewers.
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RatingsGot Talent peaks with 12.2m
Britain’s Got Talent was welcomed back to ITV1’s Saturday night schedule with a peak audience of 12.2m (49%), but less than a quarter of these viewers stuck around for the end of blockbuster drama The Prisoner.
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RatingsElection debate peaks with 10.3m
The UK’s first television election debate peaked with 10.3m viewers last night (40% share) – with ITV1 holding on to an audience of more than 9m for almost all of its 90-minute running time.
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NewsOfcom cuts red tape for local radio
Ofcom has announced a package of measures to deregulate local radio, paving the way for more mergers and more flexibility in the volume of locally-produced content.
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RatingsMidsomer wins again with 4.9m
ITV1 scored another midweek victory last night, with the latest Midsomer Murders investigation striding ahead of Waterloo Road to reach 4.9m (21%).
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NewsCTVC wins EU grants for True Tube trials
Indie CTVC has won EU grants worth Euro 500,000 (£440,000) to support research into ways of improving web speeds and security.
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Lazarus to help resurrect Tales Of The Riverbank for Azure
MIPTV: Children’s classic Tales Of The Riverbank is being primed for a TV comeback by the financers of Ken Loach movie Ae Fond Kiss and a former Celador international commercial director.
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NewsTwo Pints writer teams up with Peep Show duo
The creators of Peep Show and Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps are collaborating on a female-skewing sitcom for Channel 4.
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NewsC4 hires School Of Saatchi’s Knight to boost entertainment
Channel 4 has hired the producer of BBC2’s School Of Saatchi to beef up its entertainment commissioning team.
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NewsInfluential factual producer dies
Sam Organ, the Bafta-nominated executive producer of Tribe and a driving force behind Crimewatch UK, has died of a brain tumour at the age of 52.
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RatingsV helps Syfy inch ahead of ITV2 and E4
Rebooted sci-fi drama V made its UK debut with 325,000 viewers last night on NBCU’s rebranded Syfy.