''Broadcast'' is a monthly magazine for the United Kingdom television and

radio industry The "radio industry" is a generic term for any companies or public service providers who are involved with the Broadcasting, broadcast of radio stations or ancillary services. Radio broadcasters can be broken into at least two different groups: ...

, owned by Media Business Insight.

History

''Broadcast'' was started in 1973 by Rod Allen, who went on to work at

LWT London Weekend Television (LWT; now part of the non-franchised ITV London region) was the ITV network franchise holder for Greater London and the Home Counties at weekends, broadcasting from Fridays at 5.15 pm (7:00 pm from 1968 ...

, HTV and HarperCollinsInteractive. He was most recently head of the Department of Journalism at City University, London, until he retired in 2006. The magazine was later owned by Thomson Information Services, EMAP acquired it in 1993.

Ascential Ascential (formerly EMAP) was a British-headquartered global company, specialising in events, intelligence and advisory services for the marketing and financial technology industries. It was listed on the London Stock Exchange until it was acq ...

later sold the magazine as part of a

management buyout A management buyout (MBO) is a form of acquisition in which a company's existing managers acquire a large part, or all, of the company, whether from a parent company or individual. Management- and/or leveraged buyouts became noted phenomena of 19 ...

of Media Business Insight division in 2015.

Description

The magazine covers a wide range of news and issues affecting the professional broadcast market in the UK. It has regular monthly sections covering news, commissioning, facilities, analysis, opinion, interview, platforms, production and ratings. ''Broadcast'' also often has a special feature covering an issue relevant to the industry. It is owned by Media Business Insight, a publishing, events and information business that also includes ''

Screen International ''Screen International'' is a British film magazine covering the international film business. It is published by Media Business Insight, a British B2B media company which also owned '' Broadcast''. The magazine is primarily aimed at those involv ...

''.

Notable former staff

* Dan Wootton (former ''

News of the World The ''News of the World'' was a weekly national "Tabloid journalism#Red tops, red top" Tabloid (newspaper format), tabloid newspaper published every Sunday in the United Kingdom from 1843 to 2011. It was at one time the world's highest-selling ...

'' TV editor)

Awards

Since 1996 the magazine has conferred the annual ''Broadcast Awards'', in a ceremony held at the

Grosvenor House Hotel ] JW Marriott Grosvenor House London, formerly the Grosvenor House Hotel, is a luxury hotel that opened in 1929 in the Mayfair area of London, England. Across from Hyde Park, London, Hyde Park, the hotel is built on the former site of the 19th ...

in London, to recognise and reward excellence in and around the UK television programming industry. Additionally, each June since 2005, the magazine has held the annual ''Broadcast Digital Channel Awards'' specifically for the

digital TV Digital television (DTV) is the transmission of television signals using digital encoding, in contrast to the earlier analog television technology which used analog signals. At the time of its development it was considered an innovative adv ...

industry, recognising and rewarding innovation, creativity and commercial success. In 2019 the ''Broadcast Tech Innovation Awards'' were instituted to celebrate the exceptional teams behind the most outstanding broadcast productions of the year, and 2021 saw the inaugural ''Broadcast Sport Awards''.

Broadcast Awards

2024 nominations and winners

2023 nominations and winners

2022 nominations and winners

2021 nominations and winners

2020 nominations and winners

2019 nominations and winners

2018 nominations and winners

2017 nominations and winners

2016 nominations and winners

2015 nominations and winners

2014 nominations and winners

2013 nominations and winners

2012 nominations and winners

2011 nominations and winners

2001–2010 winners

Best Children's Programme *2010: ''

Bookaboo ''Bookaboo'' is a children's television series created and produced by Lucy Goodman of Happy Films and co-directed by Ian Emes. The show incorporates puppets, celebrities, picture books, songs, and animation. The main character is Bookaboo, a ...

'' *2009: '' Holi Hana / Hana's Helpline'' (

S4C S4C (, ''Sianel Pedwar Cymru'', meaning ''Channel Four Wales'') is a Welsh language free-to-air public broadcast television channel. Launched on 1 November 1982, it was the first television channel to be aimed specifically at a Welsh-speakin ...

/ Channel 5) *2008: ''

My Life as a Popat ''My Life as a Popat'' is a British television series for children which follows the lives of a British-Indian family, through the eyes of their eldest son, Anand. The first series revolves around the teenager fighting the embarrassment his fami ...

'' *2007: ''

Charlie and Lola Charlie and Lola Sonner are fictional children created by the English writer and illustrator Lauren Child in 2000. They were introduced in a series of picture books and later adapted as animated television characters. Lola is an energetic and ...

'' *2006: ''

Serious Arctic ''Serious'', ''Serious Explorers'' in later series, is an observational documentary series made by the BBC and broadcast as part of their children's programming. It encompasses ''Serious Jungle'' (2002), ''Serious Desert'' (2003), ''Serious Arctic ...

'' *2005: '' Tracy Beaker: The Movie of Me'' *2004: ''Balamory:'' "The Lost Letter" *2003: ''

My Parents Are Aliens ''My Parents Are Aliens'' is a British children's television sitcom that was produced for eight series by ITV Yorkshire, Yorkshire Television and aired on ITV (TV network), ITV from 8 November 1999 to 18 December 2006. Overview The show primar ...

'' Best Entertainment Programme *2010: ''

The X Factor ''The X Factor'' is a television music competition franchise created by British producer Simon Cowell and his company Syco Entertainment. It originated in the United Kingdom, where it was devised as a replacement for '' Pop Idol'' (2001–200 ...

'' *2009: ''

The Apprentice An apprentice is someone who is in training for a trade, profession. The Apprentice or Apprentice may also refer to: Television * ''The Apprentice'' (American TV series), the original reality television series * ''The Apprentice'' (franchise), ...

'' *2008: ''

Never Mind the Buzzcocks ''Never Mind the Buzzcocks'' is a British comedy panel game show with a pop music theme. It has aired on Sky Max since September 2021, having originally aired between November 1996 and January 2015 on BBC Two. The original series was first host ...

'' *2007: '' How Do You Solve a Problem like Maria?'' *2006: ''

Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway ''Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway'' (referred to simply as ''Saturday Night Takeaway'', ''Takeaway'' or ''SNT'') is a British television variety show, presented by Anthony McPartlin and Declan Donnelly (colloquially known as Ant & Dec), ...

'' *2005: '' I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!'' *2004: ''

Friday Night with Jonathan Ross ''Friday Night with Jonathan Ross'' is a British chat show presented by Jonathan Ross and broadcast on BBC One between 2001 and 2010. The programme featured Ross' take on current topics of conversation, guest interviews (usually three per show ...

'' *2003: ''

Pop Idol ''Pop Idol'' is a British music competition television series created by Simon Fuller which ran on ITV from 2001 to 2003. The aim of the show was to decide the best new young pop singer (or "pop idol") in the UK based on viewer voting and pa ...

'' Best Daytime Programme *2010: ''

Land Girls Land Girls or variants may refer to: * Women's Land Army (World War II) * Women's Land Army (World War I) *'' The Land Girls'', a 1998 film * ''Land Girls'' (TV series), 2009 {{disambiguation ...

'' *2009: '' The Estate We're In'' (BBC) *2008: ''

The Paul O'Grady Show ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' was a British comedy chat show presented by comedian Paul O'Grady, first shown on 11 October 2004. The programme was a teatime chat show consisting of a mixture of celebrity guests, comic stunts, musical performances ...

'' *2007: ''

Deal or No Deal ''Deal or No Deal'' is the name of several closely related television game shows, the first of which (launching the format) was the Dutch '' Miljoenenjacht'' (''Hunt/Chase for Millions''). The centerpiece of this format is the final round (a ...

'' *2006: ''The Paul O'Grady Show'' Best Music Programme *2010: '' Later Live... with Jools Holland'' *2009: Glastonbury 2008 (BBC) Best Documentary Series *2010: '' Terry Pratchett: Living with Alzheimer's'' (BBC Two) *2009: ''

The Genius of Charles Darwin ''The Genius of Charles Darwin'' is a three-part television documentary, written and presented by evolutionary biologist Richard Dawkins. It was first shown in August 2008 on Channel 4. It won Best TV Documentary Series 2008 at the British Br ...

'' *2008: '' Meet The Natives'' (Channel 4) *2007: ''Planet Earth:'' "From Pole To Pole" *2006: ''

The Power of Nightmares ''The Power of Nightmares: The Rise of the Politics of Fear'' is a BBC television documentary series by Adam Curtis. It mainly consists of archive footage, with Curtis narrating. The series was originally broadcast in the United Kingdom in 2004. ...

'' *2005: ''

Brat Camp ''Brat Camp'' is a reality television show. The first season, featuring RedCliff Ascent, won an International Emmy. Subsequent seasons saw declining viewership. The American version of ''Brat Camp'' was cancelled after its one-season run, but ...

'' *2004: '' Operatunity'' Best Documentary Programme *2010: '' Man on Wire'' *2009: ''My Street'' (Channel 4) *2008: ''Dispatches:'' "China's Stolen Children" *2007: '' True Stories: Sisters in Law'' (

More4 More4 is a British free-to-air television channel, owned by Channel Four Television Corporation. The channel launched on 10 October 2005. Its programming mainly focuses on lifestyle and documentaries, as well as foreign dramas. Content The i ...

) *2006: '' The Real Sex Traffic'' *2005: '' The Secret Policeman'' *2004: ''Cutting Edge:'' "Bad Behaviour" Best Comedy Programme *2010: '' Outnumbered'' *2009: ''

Gavin & Stacey ''Gavin & Stacey'' is a British sitcom created, written by and starring James Corden and Ruth Jones about two families: one from Billericay in Essex, and the other from Barry, Vale of Glamorgan, Barry in the Vale of Glamorgan. Mathew Horne and ...

'' *2008: '' The Thick of It Special'' *2007: '' Extras'' *2006: ''

The Catherine Tate Show ''The Catherine Tate Show'' is a British television comedy sketch programme written by Catherine Tate and Derren Litten featuring a wide range of characters. ''The Catherine Tate Show'' aired on BBC Two and was shown worldwide through the BBC ...

'' *2005: ''

Little Britain Little Britain may refer to: Arts and entertainment * ''Little Britain'' (TV series), a British radio and then television series ** '' Little Britain USA'', an American spin-off * "Little Britain", a song by Dreadzone from the 1995 album ''Second ...

'' *2004: ''

Bo' Selecta! ''Bo' Selecta!'' is a British television sketch show written and performed by Leigh Francis. It was broadcast on Channel 4 from 2002 until 2009 and lampooned popular culture, becoming known for its often surreal, abstract toilet humour. Ser ...

'' Best Multichannel Programme *2010: ''

The Inbetweeners ''The Inbetweeners'' is a British coming-of-age television sitcom, which originally aired on E4 from 2008 to 2010 and was created and written by Damon Beesley and Iain Morris. The series follows the misadventures of suburban teenager Willi ...

'' *2009: '' Ross Kemp in Afghanistan'' *2008: ''Gavin & Stacey'' *2007: ''

The Virgin Diaries ''The Virgin Diaries'' is a reality television show produced by Tiger Aspect Productions for MTV UK MTV is a British pay television channel focusing on reality TV and music programming operated by Paramount Networks UK & Australia. The chann ...

'' *2006: ''

Long Way Round ''Long Way Round'' (''LWR'') is a British television series and book documenting the journey of Ewan McGregor and Charley Boorman from London to New York City on motorcycles. They travelled eastwards through Europe and Asia, flew to Alaska, a ...

'' *2005: '' Brainiac: Science Abuse'' *2004: ''

Monkey Dust ''Monkey Dust'' is a British adult animated satirical sketch comedy series created by Harry Thompson and Shaun Pye. The series is characterised by its dark humour, frequent shifts in animation styles, and handling of taboo topics such ...

'' Best Drama Series or Serial Programme *2010: '' The Street'' *2009: ''

Criminal Justice Criminal justice is the delivery of justice to those who have been accused of committing crimes. The criminal justice system is a series of government agencies and institutions. Goals include the rehabilitation of offenders, preventing other ...

'' *2008: '' Skins'' *2007: ''

Bleak House ''Bleak House'' is a novel by English author Charles Dickens, first published as a 20-episode Serial (literature), serial between 12 March 1852 and 12 September 1853. The novel has many characters and several subplots, and is told partly by th ...

'' *2006: ''

Doctor Who ''Doctor Who'' is a British science fiction television series broadcast by the BBC since 1963. The series, created by Sydney Newman, C. E. Webber and Donald Wilson (writer and producer), Donald Wilson, depicts the adventures of an extraterre ...

'' *2005: '' Shameless'' *2004: '' State of Play'' Best News/Current Affairs Programme *2010: Pakistan: Terror's Frontline (

Sky News Sky News is a British free-to-air television news channel, live stream news network and news organisation. Sky News is distributed via an English-language radio news service, and through online channels. It is owned by Sky Group, a division of ...

) *2009: Zimbabwe: The Stolen Ballots ( GuardianFilms) *2008: Zimbabwe – The Tyranny and the Tragedy (

ITV News ITV News is the branding of news programmes on the British news television channel of ITV (TV network), ITV. ITV has a long tradition of television news. ITN, Independent Television News (ITN) was founded to provide news bulletins for the netwo ...

) *2007: ''Granada Reports:'' "The Morecambe Bay Cockling Trial" (ITV) *2006: London Bombing 7 July (Sky News) *2005:

Beslan school siege The Beslan school siege, also referred to as the Beslan school hostage crisis or the Beslan massacre, was an Islamic terrorism, Islamic terrorist attack that started on 1 September 2004. It lasted three days, and involved the imprisonment of mo ...

(

ITN Independent Television News (ITN) is a UK-based media production and broadcast journalism company. ITN is based in London, with bureaux and offices in Beijing, Brussels, Jerusalem, Johannesburg, New York City, New York, Paris, Sydney and Washin ...

) *2004: ''Newsnight:'' "Blair Special" Best Original Programme *2010: '' Being Human'' *2009: '' Gordon Ramsay: Cookalong Live'' *2008: ''

Fonejacker Fonejacker is a British sketch comedy show that aired on E4, featuring prank phone calls made by various characters, all voiced by British-Iranian actor Kayvan Novak. The show first debuted in May 2006, with its popularity leading to a full se ...

'' *2007: ''

Life on Mars The possibility of life on Mars is a subject of interest in astrobiology due to the planet's proximity and similarities to Earth. To date, no conclusive evidence of past or present life has been found on Mars. Cumulative evidence suggests that ...

'' *2006: ''The Thick of It'' *2005: ''

Strictly Come Dancing ''Strictly Come Dancing'' (commonly referred to as ''Strictly'') is a British dance contest show in which celebrities partner with professional dancers to compete in mainly Ballroom dance, ballroom and Latin dance, Latin dance. Each couple is ...

'' *2004: '' Wife Swap'' Best Popular Factual Programme *2010: ''

Inside Nature's Giants ''Inside Nature's Giants'' is a British science documentary, first broadcast in June 2009 by Channel 4. The documentary shows experts performing dissection on some of nature's largest animals, including whales and elephants. The programme is pre ...

'' *2009: '' The Choir: Boys Don't Sing'' *2008: ''

Grand Designs ''Grand Designs'' is a British television series that has broadcast on Channel 4 since 29 April 1999 and is presented by Kevin McCloud. Format Episodes generally follow a regular format, with small variations depending on the progress of t ...

'' *2007: ''

Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares ''Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares'' is a television programme featuring British celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay first broadcast on Channel 4 in 2004. In each episode, Ramsay visits a failing restaurant and acts as a troubleshooter to help improve t ...

'' *2006: '' Who Do You Think You Are?'' *2005: ''

Top Gear Top Gear may refer to: * "Top gear", the highest gear available in a vehicle's manual transmission Television * ''Top Gear'' (1977 TV series), a British motoring magazine programme * ''Top Gear'' (2002 TV series), a relaunched version of the ori ...

'' *2004: ''Wife Swap'' Best Pre-School Programme *2010: '' In the Night Garden...'' Best Soap or Continuing Drama *2010: ''

Coronation Street ''Coronation Street'' (colloquially referred to as ''Corrie'') is a British television soap opera created by ITV Granada, Granada Television and shown on ITV (TV network), ITV since 9 December 1960. The programme centres on a cobbled, terraced ...

'' Best Single Drama *2010: ''

A Short Stay in Switzerland ''A Short Stay in Switzerland'' is a 2009 British television film directed by Simon Curtis and written by Frank McGuinness. It stars Julie Walters, who won the International Emmy Award for Best Actress for her performance as Dr Anne Turner. It ...

'' *2009: ''Boy'' (Channel 4) *2008: '' The Relief of Belsen'' *2007: '' See No Evil: The Moors Murders'' *2006: ''

Sex Traffic ''Sex Traffic'' is a two-part British-Canadian television thriller, written by Abi Morgan and directed by David Yates, that first broadcast on Channel 4 on 14 October 2004. The series, produced by Veronica Castillo and Derek Wax, stars John ...

'' *2005: '' Dirty Filthy Love'' *2004: '' The Second Coming'' Best Sports Programme *2010:

Formula 1 Formula One (F1) is the highest class of worldwide racing for open-wheel single-seater formula Auto racing, racing cars sanctioned by the Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile (FIA). The FIA Formula One World Championship has been one ...

–

Monaco Grand Prix The Monaco Grand Prix () is a Formula One motor racing event held annually on the Circuit de Monaco, in late May or early June. Run since 1929, it is widely considered to be one of the most important and prestigious automobile races in the wo ...

(BBC One) *2009: John Smith's Grand National Meeting 2008 (BBC One) *2008:

Match of the Day 2 ''Match of the Day 2'' is a Premier League football highlights programme. It is a companion show to ''Match of the Day'', usually broadcast on BBC One on Sunday evenings, thus facilitating coverage of the respective week's PL matches that were p ...

(BBC Two) *2007: 2006 FIFA World Cup Final (BBC One) *2006:

The Ashes The Ashes is a Test cricket series played biennially between England and Australia. The term originated in a satirical obituary published in a British newspaper, '' The Sporting Times'', immediately after Australia's 1882 victory at The Oval, ...

(Channel 4) *2005: Olympic Grandstand with

Matthew Pinsent Sir Matthew Clive Pinsent, (; born 10 October 1970) is an English rower and broadcaster. During his rowing career, he won 10 world championship gold medals and four consecutive Olympic gold medals. Since retiring, he has worked as a sports b ...

(BBC Two) *2004:

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ITV2 ITV2 is a Television in the United Kingdom, British free-to-air television channel owned by ITV Digital Channels, a division of ITV plc. It was launched on 7 December 1998. For a number of years, it had the largest audience share after the fiv ...

) Channel of the Year *2010:

ITV1 ITV1 (formerly known as ITV) is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the British media company ITV plc. It provides the ITV (TV network), Channel 3 ...

*2009:

Channel 4 Channel 4 is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by Channel Four Television Corporation. It is state-owned enterprise, publicly owned but, unlike the BBC, it receives no public funding and is funded en ...

*2008:

BBC Two BBC Two is a British free-to-air Public service broadcasting in the United Kingdom, public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's second flagship channel, and it covers a wide range of subject matte ...

*2007:

BBC One BBC One is a British free-to-air public broadcast television channel owned and operated by the BBC. It is the corporation's oldest and flagship channel, and is known for broadcasting mainstream programming, which includes BBC News television b ...

*2006: Channel 4 *2005:

Living TV Sky Witness is a British pay television tv channel, channel owned and operated by Sky Limited, Sky, a division of Comcast. The channel primarily broadcasts procedural dramas from the United States aimed at the 18–45 age demographic. Sky Ital ...

*2004: BBC Two International Programme Sales *2010: ''Top Gear'' *2009: ''

Come Dine with Me ''Come Dine with Me'' is a British reality series that has aired on Channel 4 since 10 January 2005 and is narrated by Dave Lamb. Format The original format features five amateur chefs who live in the same town or area, who each host a three-c ...

'' *2008: ''

Dancing on Ice ''Dancing on Ice'' is a British television series broadcast from 2006 to 2014 and then from 2018 to 2025. It was presented by Holly Willoughby and Stephen Mulhern. Other previous hosts include Phillip Schofield and Christine Lampard. The series ...

'' *2007: ''

Dancing with the Stars ''Strictly Come Dancing (widely known as Dancing with the Stars)'' is an international television franchise based on the format of the British TV series '' Strictly Come Dancing,'' itself a successor to the show ''Come Dancing'' (1950–1998) ...

'' *2006: ''Strictly Come Dancing'' *2005: '' Idols'' *2004: ''Wife Swap'' Independent Production Company *2010:

Twofour Twofour Broadcast Limited, trading as Twofour, is a British television and digital media group founded in 1989 by Charles Wace, a former BBC news producer, and Christopher Slade, a BBC presenter. With its headquarters in Plymouth, Twofour ha ...

*2009:

Talkback Thames Talkback Thames is a British television production company, a division of Fremantle (company), FremantleMedia (now Fremantle), part of the RTL Group, which in turn is owned by Bertelsmann. It was formed by the merger of Talkback (production com ...

*2008:

Company Pictures Company Pictures is a British television production company which has produced drama programming for many broadcasters. It was set up in 1998 by Charles Pattinson and George S. J. Faber, George Faber, colleagues at BBC Films. Their first film wa ...

*2007: Kudos Film and Television *2006: RDF Media *2005: Company Pictures *2004: RDF Media *2003: Ideal World *2002: RDF *2001: Lion Television Post-Production House *2010: Envy *2009: Envy *2008: Envy *2007: Evolutions Television *2006: The Farm *2005: The Farm *2004: The Farm *2003: Blue Post Production *2002: The Farm *2001: The Farm

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