All Broadcast articles in 23 September 2011
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NewsAll3Media sale pulled
Permira has pulled the plug on the sale of All3Media after bidders failed to meet its asking price of up to £750m.
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RatingsDownton Abbey returns with double Spooks' audience
SUNDAY: Downton Abbey enticed nearly double the audience Spooks in a ratings battle billed as one of the biggest of the year.
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Comment19 Sep '11
“It is moreish partly for the obvious reason that Fellowes is deft at keeping a large number of characters and plots in play.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsApproval ratings record for BBC1
Audience approval for BBC1 has hit an all time high but BBC4 has dropped across both internal metrics produced by the corporation.
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NewsHorror Channel nails Hammer season
Chello Zone’s Horror Channel has picked up 30 films from Studio Canal including Christopher Lee’s The Scars of Dracula to form a nostalgic Hammer Horror Halloween Season.
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NewsReuters ties with Dailymotion
Reuters has signed a deal with video site Dailymotion to distribute its live stream and on-demand bulletins.
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RatingsDCI Banks returns with 4.4m
FRIDAY: ITV1’s detective drama DCI Banks returned with its lowest ratings to date in its new Friday night slot.
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RatingsJonathan Ross hits ITV high
SATURDAY: Appearances from Peter Kay and Hugh Jackman helped ITV’s Jonathan Ross Show to its biggest audience yet.
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NewsAlibi acquires online Murdoch
UKTVs crime channel Alibi has acquired an online spin-off series from detective show Murdoch Mysteries that it will air on TV ahead of the fifth run.
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NewsHat Trick reports £4.8m profit
Hat Trick Productions, the indie behind Have I Got News For You, has reported £4.8m pre-tax profit for the 18 months ending on 31 December 2010.
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NewsDownton Abbey triumphs at Emmys
ITV1 drama Downton Abbey has won four Emmy’s at the annual television awards in the US.
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NewsITV Player goes Downton
ITV Player crashed under the weight of users looking to catch up with period drama Downton Abbey on Sunday.
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NewsBBCW taking legal action over dance format
BBC Worldwide is undertaking legal action in Italy over an alleged copy of its Dancing With the Stars format.
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RatingsJinsy debuts with 50k
MONDAY: Surreal comedy This is Jinsy made a low key debut on Sky Atlantic while Made in Chelsea underperformed on its return to E4.
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Comment20 Sep '11
“It offers a slice of oddball humour quite unlike anything else to be found.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsFilm4 records best ever figures
Film4 has recorded its best ever audience across a month, securing a 1.78% share of the audience in August.
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NewsBennett-Jones: reveal extent of schedulers' influence
The founder of Tiger Aspect has called for broadcasters to shed light on the “huge and single minded influence” of schedulers within the commissioning process.
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NewsCoolabi poised for £4.2m sale
Coolabi, the entertainment producer and rights management company, looks set to be taken over by its primary shareholder North Promotions in a deal worth £4.2m.
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RatingsDale Farm doc draws 1.62m
MONDAY: A Dispatches investigation into the relationship between travellers and their local community performed well for Channel 4 on the day gypsies delayed their eviction from Dale Farm.
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NewsCherry Healey goes global
BBC3 documentaries fronted by Cherry Healey have been sold around the world by DRG.