Small MPU – Page 286
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NewsBBC3 lines up Friday night entertainment
BBC3 controller Danny Cohen is lining up a Friday Night Live-style entertainment show as part of a strategy to attract younger viewers to the channel.
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NewsMore 4 doubles doc output
More 4 has reasserted its commitment to international documentaries by doubling the number of new films in the True Storiesstrand to 40 over the next year.
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NewsHomegrown revamp for aspirational Five
Five has pledged to step up its original commissions and spend less on US imports as part of a move to make the channel feel more British.
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NewsC4 goes back to basics
Edinburgh:Channel 4 chose attack as the best form of defence at the Edinburgh TV Festival, firing its opening salvo with the announcement that Celebrity Big Brotherwould be rested in 2008 after this year's troubled show.
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NewsRTL marks Five's value down£83m
Higher than expected programming costs have contributed to Five owner RTL slicing£83m from the value it puts on the broadcaster.
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NewsNAB Show Focus: VFX stands create impact
The buzz of NAB - and the clamour for visual effects kit - was unaffected by a slight drop in visitor numbers this year.
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NewsPlenty of questions over trust - but few answers
Edinburgh:Trust in TV was the inevitable central theme of this year's Edinburgh TV Festival, but solutions to the crisis in viewer confidence were few and far between.
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NewsNews chiefs clash over questions of judgement
Edinburgh:BBC News head Peter Horrocks and Commons media select committee chair John Whittingdale have launched a blistering attack on head of Sky News John Ryley.
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NewsPaxman fights corner against budget cuts
Edinburgh:'So are you going to sack Paxo?' the BBC chairman Sir Michael Lyons was asked by a fellow Edinburgh festival-goer following Jeremy Paxman's hard-hitting MacTaggart lecture.
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NewsSupernanny outsmarts BBC2's Restaurant
BBC2's new reality show The Restaurantserved up a decent enough first serving at 8pm with 2m viewers, a share of 9.5%, but was no match for the return of Channel 4's Supernannywhich drew 2.9m (14%).
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NewsAvid develops 3D stereo tools
Avid Technology is researching enhancements to its key Media Composer technology for the production of stereoscopic 3D content.
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NewsUTV grows profits by 4%
TalkSport owner UTV was upbeat after posting a 4% rise in profits for the six months to 30 June, but has warned that TV advertising revenues are set to fall. [ALL]
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NewsCarnival to make hotel comedy for ITV1
ITV1 will follow the trials and tribulations of an assistant manager left in charge of a hotel over the Christmas period in a Fawlty Towers-esque one-off comedy drama. [ALL]
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NewsTruelight enhancement
FilmLight has improved its Truelight colour management system so that it works with selected third-party colour correction and monitoring tools.
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NewsPEER POLL: MacTaggart
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Did Paxman's MacTaggart hit the right note? [ALL]
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NewsBroadcast is moving
Broadcastis moving offices today so we will not be updating our site much. Normal online service will resume on Monday. Our new offices will be based at Greater London House, Hampstead Road, London NW1 7EJ. Telephone numbers will remain the same. Reception can be contacted on 020 7728 5000.
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NewsSky News opts out of live Diana coverage
Sky News has opted out of broadcasting live coverage of the Princess Diana service of thanksgiving - a move that has stunned rival newscasters. [ALL]
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NewsGCap poaches Paul Jackson
Virgin Radio boss Paul Jackson has quit to join GCap as managing director of Capital Radio. [ALL]
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NewsRajar to trial online diaries
Rajar is planning to introduce an online survey for recording radio listening and give up on its trial of electronic devices as an alternative to its traditional diary system.
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