‘TV Industry News’ Archives
Viewing Figures Down On 2011′s GOLDEN GLOBES Telecast!
The Golden Globes managed to pull in another solid audience on Sunday (15th January, 2012), drawing almost 17 million viewers and beating all network competition in its timeslot. The figures however dipped slightly on this time last year! British comedian [Read More]
HPFA To Censor GERVAIS Before The GOLDEN GLOBES?
Ricky Gervais has been instructed that he must submit a script before hosting the Golden Globes this Sunday (15th January, 2012), although the HFPA admits he will be difficult to control! The British comedian sparked controversy with his put-downs and jokes at [Read More]
‘DOWNTON ABBEY’ & ‘KATE WINSLET’ – Brits Shine At 2011 EMMYS!
British talent was honoured in Los Angeles last night, as Kate Winslet and ‘Downton Abbey‘ emerged victorious from the 63rd Primetime Emmy Awards! Winslet received the nod for Best actress in a mini-series or movie, for playing a mother during [Read More]
NEWS CORP. Officially Withdraws BSKYB Takeover Bid!
Media bigwig Rupert Murdoch has officially put the brakes on his bid for world domination (sorry, I meant News Corp.‘s bid to take full control of BSkyB)! The news comes as U.K. lawyers were poised to demand that Murdoch give up his goal of taking [Read More]
ITV Enjoys A Well-Deserved Profit Result!
Commercial broadcasting giant ITV has almost tripled its pre-tax profits last year to £321 million ($523 million) due to a surge in ad revenue – Variety reports! Revenues have increased by 10% to £2.06 billion ($3.3 billion) as a result of a 16% hike in ad revenues [Read More]
Chris Patton Set To Become Chair Of BBC Trust!
Chris Patten, the last British governor of Hong Kong and a former chairman of the U.K’s Conservative Party, is will apparently be appointed chair of the BBC Trust next week – according to Variety. The appointment of Patten, 66, needs to be approved by the Prime [Read More]
Maria Bello To Star In U.S. PRIME SUSPECT Remake!
NBC seem to be on the roll lately, what with them finding their Wonder Woman for a new pilot episode. Now it appears they’ve found a leading lady for another new project – a U.S. remake of Britain’s ’Prime Suspect‘ with Maria Bello set to be [Read More]
Williams Replacing Digby As Part Of ITV Review!
Outgoing Channel 5 sales director Kelly Williams is reportedly joining ITV as head of TV, with group commercial director Gary Digby one of a number of executives leaving the broadcaster as part of the ongoing review – Campaign reports! Simon Daglish, currently vice [Read More]
Zai Bennett Announce As Controller Of BBC Three!
Jana Bennett, Director BBC Vision, today named Zai Bennett as the new Controller of BBC Three! Bennett joins from ITV, where he is currently Director of Digital Channels and Acquisitions, and his start date will be confirmed shortly. In his current role, Zai is the creative [Read More]
Channel 4 Unveils Autumn line up!
As the nights begin to draw in again, our beloved TV networks strive once again to bring an awesome new line up of programmes to keep us entertained, and Channel 4 look like (for once) they have given ITV a run for their money. The new list features major drama serials [Read More]
