All articles by Robin Parker – Page 94
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NewsBBC unveils HD autumn schedule
Hole in the Wall, The Thick of It, Shaun the Sheep and new comedy Home Time are all set to join the BBC’s HD channel this autumn – but Top Gear is still absent.
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NewsDuncan in frame for £585k pay-off
Channel 4 chief executive Andy Duncan is understood to be negotiating a severance package of up to £585,000 as the broadcaster lays the ground for his successor, according to press reports.
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NewsDerren Brown reveals stunt specials
Derren Brown will try to predict the lottery results, control the nation through subliminal messages and take down a casino in his forthcoming series of Channel 4 specials.
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NewsC4 comedies attract more than 200 complaints
Channel 4 received more than 200 complaints last month about flagship comedy programmes such as The Kevin Bishop Show and Alan Carr: Chatty Man.
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NewsC4 says Big Brother cash up for grabs
Channel 4 has launched a rallying cry for producers to pitch for up to 200 hours of peaktime shows for 2011 after axing Big Brother.
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BBC4 Walks format to go global
BBC4 is to expand its Walks format into a global travel strand with three 4 x 30-minute series.
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NewsStudio Lambert’s B&B swap given green light by C4
Channel 4 is to invite Britain’s B&B owners to test each other’s hospitality in a series from Studio Lambert.
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More 4 lands UK rights for HBO’s ‘huge’ comedy
More 4 has picked up the UK rights to the latest HBO hit comedy drama, Hung.
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CommentA new era for Channel 4?
As the broadcaster prepares to wind down Big Brother, summer 2011 can’t come fast enough for Robin Parker.
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NewsChannel 4 unveils autumn slate
Royal drama and documentaries, the modern police force, European and American road trips, 3D spectaculars and the climate crisis all feature in Channel 4’s autumn season.
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NewsBig Brother axe to free up £50m for C4
Channel 4 will free up around £50m of its programming budget in 2011 by bringing Big Brother to an end next year.
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NewsMy Hero director dies at 54
Comedy director John Stroud, best known for BBC1 sitcom My Hero, has died of a brain tumour at the age of 54.
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NewsArqiva names VoD chief
Arqiva has appointed former Eurosport’s UK managing director Pierre-Jean Sebert as chief executive of its video-on-demand business.
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NewsHulu courts broadcasters for 2010 launch
US web-TV service Hulu is unlikely to launch until 2010, according to sources close to the video-on-demand platform.
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NewsEx-Granada head joins Birmingham indie
Birmingham-based indie Isis Media has signed former head of ITV Granada and Central Duncan Rycroft.
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NewsC4 cleared over naked lunch
Channel 4 was justified in broadcasting nudity at lunchtimes in art show Life Class, Ofcom has ruled.
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NewsVirgin rapped over 18-rated X Files
Virgin Media has been censured for showing an unedited 18-rated episode of The X Files at 7pm.
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NewsMore 4 embarks on homeless journey
Rise Films has traced a homeless family’s journey from Alaska to Las Vegas with just $261 in their pockets in a documentary for More 4.
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NewsThe Fallen director enters Good Pitch event
Morgan Matthews, the Bafta-winning director of BBC Iraq documentary The Fallen, and Mat Whitecross, a regular collaborator with Michael Winterbottom, are among eight film-makers appealing for funds at this year’s Good Pitch event.
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Behind The ScenesBig Brother: The house of confrontation
A decade in, Big Brother’s success still depends on cutting-edge design and equipment, as well as running the broadcasts with military precision. Robin Parker reports from Elstree.