Shortlist for 35th BPG Television and Radio Awards
February 26, 2009 by Torin Douglas · 3 Comments
Kenneth Branagh, David Tennant and Ben Whishaw have been shortlisted for the Best Actor award in the 35th annual Broadcasting Press Guild Awards, to be presented next month at the Theatre Royal, Drury Lane. Read more
BPG in the News – February 20, 2009
February 21, 2009 by Julian Clover · Leave a Comment
Jobs In Jeopardy At ITV – 4RFV
While as yet unconfirmed officially, ITV Global Content Managing Director Lee Bartlett told a Broadcasting Press Guild event in late February: “ITV needs to think in a. […] [Read more...]
ITV targets Studios for cuts – Broadcastnow
ITV Global Content managing director Lee Bartlett told a Broadcasting Press Guild event this week that ITVS was set for an overhaul. He said: “ITV needs to. […] [Read more...]
ITV Leeds closure would be ‘killer blow’ to Yorkshire production (Guardian Unlimited)
ITV would deal a “killer blow” to the production sector in Yorkshire and Humberside if it closed its network programming base in the region, which is home to Emmerdale and A Touch of Frost, the broadc. […] [Read more...]
ITV Studios chief admits global revenue target is under review (Media Week Online)
LONDON – Lee Bartlett, managing director of ITV Studios, has admitted that its aim to increase global content annual revenue to £1bn by the end of 2012 is under review, because the original targets w. […] [Read more...]
ITV Studios inks deal with 19 Entertainment – Broadcastnow
There just isn’t enough work and there just enough money for a company of our size to only concentrate
on the UK,” he told a Broadcasting Pr. […] [Read more...]
ITV Studios chief admits global revenue target is under review – Brand Republic
Talking at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch, Bartlett, who took over as managing director from now Five chief Dawn Aire. […] [Read more...]
Smug Ross hit by 25% pay cut: BBC plan to slash deals of its top presenters (Daily Mail)
Jonathan Ross is facing a £1.5m-a-year pay cut if his contract is renewed. The BBC intends to slash his current £18m three-year deal by a quarter if he signs on again. [Read more...]
Salaries of Ross, Wogan and Moyles will remain unaffected as BBC freezes pay of hundreds of staff (Daily Mail)
Hundreds of senior managers at the broadcaster were told their performance bonuses would not be paid until further notice and their salaries frozen. [Read more...]
BPG in the News – February 9, 2009
February 9, 2009 by Julian Clover · Leave a Comment
C4 lines up Genius science series – Broadcastnow
UK- 28 Jan 2009. C4 head of programmes Julian Bellamy unveiled the series at
a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch today. Details of the series come as BBC2.
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The Queen docu-drama to be made by Channel 4 – Telegraph.co.uk
United Kingdom – 27 Jan 2009. By Neil Midgley, TV & Radio Editor [Read more...]
Channel 4 uses off-the-record interviews for Queen doc – Press Gazette
UK – 27 Jan 2009. Announcing the launch at a Broadcasting Press Guild lunch in London
this afternoon, head of Channel 4 Julian Bell. […] [Read more...]
Life On Mars actor John Simm hurt in serious car crash (but avoids … – Daily Mail
UK – 21 Jan 2009. It won two categories, Best Drama Series and the Writers’ Award, at the Broadcasting Press Guild Awa. […] [Read more...]
C4 ‘to be merged into new broadcaster’ – C21Media
UK – 16 Jan 2009. The report comes after Carter used a Broadcasting Press Guild event last month to float the
concept of a new “public service publisher. […] [Read more...]
Protected: Lunch: Lee Bartlett, MD, ITV Global Content – February 17, 2009
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