Fallout from Red Bee Broadcast Centre incident continues
Channel 4 continued to suffer playout issues on its linear TV services today, following an incident …
Channel 4 and Channel 5 lacking some basic resilience
Modern playout centres use hugely advanced technology. When things work well, they work well. Things …
Fire at playout centre knocks out TV services
A fire at Red Bee Media – which provides playout and distribution services for many …
Edward Barnes: the man behind the introduction of in-vision links for children
Richard Marson’s obituary of Edward Barnes shines some light on the introduction of …
Full News Channel countdown sequence for BBC One handover
Another in our occasional series, covering late-night BBC One handovers to the BBC News Channel.
Regional BBC One HD for England coming soon?
Could BBC One in England finally be ready to switch properly to HD? There is speculation English …
Edward Barnes: a key figure in the development of children’s TV
The death of Edward Barnes truly marks the passing of one of the greats of children’s …
Technical fault strikes down overnight BBC News service
Programming on the BBC News Channel and BBC World News was disrupted by technical issues overnight.
Key BBC One marketing role up for grabs just ahead of BBC One refresh
In a little over six weeks from now, BBC One is due to unveil its new on/off-air branding. We …
BBC News sheds the Albanian state TV look in 1985
1985 was a year of relaunches for BBC One. The new globe, EastEnders and Wogan all brought a new …
Channel 4 pulls dating show ad campaign after social media backlash
As far as marketing disasters go, they don’t come much worse than this. Channel 4 has pulled a brand …
Should the BBC be in the business of producing soap operas?
The declining fortunes of EastEnders has reopened an old discussion. Should the BBC show soap …