Category: DN: ATV Today News Archive 2002 – 2019

  After 72 years of broadcasting the longest running soap in the world, Guiding Light, will draw to a close on Friday as the American daytime soap enters its final week.       This week marks the end of the longest running soap in the world as American daytime series Guiding Light, originally The Guiding Light, draws to a […]

  American broadcaster CBS will launch six branded channels in the UK later this year as its international arm strikes a deal with multi-channel operator Chellomedia.       American broadcaster CBS will launch six new branded channels in the UK later this year. It’s international arm has struck a joint venture deal with multi-channel operator Chellomedia. The deal means […]

Following the success of How Do You Solve A Problem Like Maria?, I’d Do Anything and Any Dream Will Do, Jay Hunt, Controller, BBC One, today announces the commission of The Wizard Of Oz which will search for Dorothy and Toto for the forthcoming Andrew Lloyd Webber West End production.   The Wizard Of Oz has been commissioned by Jay […]

Tiger Aspect and Bafta award-winning writer Abi Morgan (White Girl, Sex Traffic) re-unite to produce Royal Wedding, a 90-minute single drama for BBC Two.   Jodie Whittaker (St Trinian’s, Cranford) and Darren Boyd (Little Dorrit, Kiss Me Kate) head up the cast in a story set against the backdrop of 1981’s much-celebrated marriage of the then Lady Diana Spencer to […]

  New Tricks drew to a close of 7.7 million viewers last night while ITV’s The Bill continued its ratings recovery with 3.6 million viewers tuning in.     The sixth series of New Tricks ended impressively last night for BBC One with 7.7 million viewers tuning in. The audience peaked at one point with 7.9 million viewers but the […]

  The Wire actor Idris Elba is to star in a new BBC thriller series, Luther, in which he will play the title character – a brilliant genius and detective with a dark side he struggles to contain.   Idris Elba is to star in Neil Cross’s first thrilling six-part series Luther, it was announced today, made by BBC Drama […]

  Reports suggest that Channel Four is hoping to lure Mary Portas away from BBC Two where she has fronted popular series Mary Queen of Shops.     The Sun is reporting that Channel Four are hoping to sign up Mary Portas for an exclusive two year deal. Portas currently fronts popular BBC Two series Mary Queen Of Shops in […]

  American broadcaster AMC has renewed its critically acclaimed 1960s advertising based drama Mad Men for a fourth season. The broadcaster has re-commissioned the series following record ratings for its current third series. Critically acclaimed American drama Mad Men has been given an early renewal by its broadcaster AMC. The 1960s based advertising drama has won record ratings for its […]