Category: DN: ATV Today News Archive 2002 – 2019

  American broadcaster Showtime is developing a new drama based around a gay superhero.   According to Variety, the American broadcaster Showtime is developing an hour-long project based around a gay superhero. Comic-book icon Stan Lee is working on the project for Showtime. The project is based on the book Hero by Perry Moore and tells the story of a […]

  A drama series which would have focused on the early live off the Batman character, Robin, has been cancelled.   Warner Brothers TV and The CW has decided to scrap its plans for The Grayson’s, a series which would have focused on the early days of Dick Grayson who becomes Robin in the Batman universe. The series had been […]

  Five’s new chief executive, Dawn Airey, has set her commissioners a tough target by telling them for all peak time output on the channel should have at least one million viewers.   Dawn Airey, Five’s new chief executive, has already been making her presence at the broadcast felt by telling her commissioners that from now on all peaktime output […]

  Michael Crichton, the writer of the best-selling novel Jurassic Park and the long-running television medical drama ER, has passed away at the age of 66.   World famous novelist Michael Crichton has passed away at the age of 66, he died from cancer. Crichton is probably best known for his Jurassic Park and its sequel, The Lost World. Both […]

Sky and Virgin Media have signed a new carriage agreement, for the transmission of some Sky channels on the Virgin Media platform, after months of stalemate between the two companies. The deal will also see ‘key’ Virgin-owned networks return to Sky’s service. Sky and Virgin Media today announced that, following successful negotiations, they have agreed two new channel carriage deals. […]

Frematle Media – owner of Thames Television and Grundy Productions – have urged the House Of Commons ‘Media Select Committee’ to take a look at how BBC Worldwide is operated in the hope the committee will urge a Government review of the commerical arm of the corporation. Broadcast report that Fremantle has joined forces with PACT – the independent trade […]

Fans of Wallace and Gromit are in for a treat as the pair return for a new adventure this Christmas on BBC One. The beeb will premiere A Matter Of Loaf and Death over the festive period – allowing viewers to catch up with the animated duo who are now heading up their own bakery – Top Bun. “I love making […]