No talking, Jupitus! The great and the good of the TV industry descended on the Broadcast awards last night, with BBC2 and Skins producer Company Pictures emerging as the big winners, picking up channel and independent producer of the year respectively. Despite a "no speeches" rule for winners, Never Mind the Buzzcocks team captain Phil Jupitus couldn't help himself as he went up to collect the show's award for best entertainment programme, declaring: "It has been 11 years, I think I deserve a fucking speech." Referring to the awards host, comedian Dara O'Briain, Jupitus went on: "I have hosted loads of these and you get about £10,000. Dara is on about £12,500 but I need the money."
Undeclared interest O'Briain was glad to see BBC2 win channel of the year. "Who could possibly argue with that?" he laughed. What channel might O'Briain's panel show, Mock the Week, appear on? Oh yes - BBC2.
Mistaken identity When Dancing On Ice was announced as the best international format winner, the cameraman frantically scanned the audience for the winner. Unfortunately, he got the wrong person, projecting a random man who had got up to speak to a friend on to the big screen. The man didn't notice for a while, until he was alerted to the fact that the audience were waiting for him to pick up the award, when he gave an embarrassed wave. In the meantime, Granada International head honcho Nadine Nohr and colleagues had slipped quietly on to the stage to pick up the award.
