Published Date:
25 September 2008
By Victoria Thomson
RDF Media, the television production company, yesterday said it had suffered a worse-than-expected hangover from last year's controversy over its re-edited trailer for a documentary about the Queen.
Both the BBC and ITV stopped commissioning material from the firm as a result of the trailer, which was incorrectly edited to show the Queen had stormed out of a photo shoot.
Peter Fincham, the controller of BBC1, was forced to resign over the issue.
The BBC lifted the commissioning ban on 4 March and RDF – which makes Wife Swap and Location, Location, Location for Channel 4 – said UK revenues were down nearly 14 per cent to £27.2 million during its first half as a result. The group's overall operating losses widened to £824,000 during the period.
The full article contains 138 words and appears in The Scotsman newspaper.
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Last Updated:
24 September 2008 8:39 PM
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Source:
The Scotsman
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Location:
Edinburgh
