All Broadcast articles in 10 February 2017
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RatingsThis week's top 10 ratings by genre
The top 10 music & arts, comedy and entertainment programmes.
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RatingsNostalgia pays off for ITV
Tina & Bobby, Endeavour and The Halcyon proved to be ratings winners for ITV.
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RatingsGood karma for ITV
Hospital drama launches well against BBC1’s Apple Tree Yard but Not Going Out beats Piers Morgan
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RatingsPotters beat Bargain Brits
BBC2’s The Great Pottery Throw Down returned with 1.8 million beating C4’s The Secret Life Of 5 Year-Olds and C5’s Bargain Loving Brits In The Sun.
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RatingsFibbing pays off for BBC4
In this era of ‘fake news’ and ‘alternative facts’, BBC4’s fibbing series is striking the right chord. Meanwhile, even Stephen Fry couldn’t help ITV2’s new American sitcom capitalise on Family Guy’s largesse.The second episode of BBC4’s British History’s Biggest Fibs With Lucy Worsley achieved 950,000/4% on ...
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RatingsFortitude frozen out
The second episode of Sky Atlantic’s Fortitude achieved just 69,000/0.2% on Thursday at 9pm, its lowest overnight ever.
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RatingsNo recovery for Let It Shine
SATURDAY: Let It Shine dipped to a series low as it entered its live stage as The Voice UK matched its best performance to date.
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NewsBroadcast’s Pick of the Week
A live stand-up show from up-and-coming comedian Luisa Omielan and Trevor McDonald’s latest ITV crime doc are coming up this week.
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NewsC4 comedy shake-up revealed
Channel 4’s comedy commissioning team is set for a major shake-up, Broadcast can reveal.
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CommentBafta must get tougher on diversity
Why are TV and film bodies are dragging their heels over this crucial issue, asks Michael Foster
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NewsRussell Brand leaves manager John Noel
Russell Brand has left his manager John Noel after 15 years to move to Hannah Chambers Management.
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RatingsLegion storms onto Fox
THURSDAY: Heavily-marketed X-Men spin-off drama Legion made a solid start for Fox – more than doubling the channel’s slot average.
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NewsC4 to lift lid on cabbies taking 'The Knowledge'
Channel 4 is taking The Knowledge with London black cab drivers and watching the greatest kids movies, in two separate one-off docs.
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NewsA+E creates original series for Snapchat
Snapchat has partnered with A+E Networks to create an original unscripted show on the messaging platform.
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NewsEmmerson & Hungate exit Warner Bros
Claire Hungate and Nick Emmerson are leaving Warner Bros Television Production UK after two years in charge of the super-indie.
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PodcastTalking TV: Apple Tree Yard & Sky dumps docs
Talking TV heads to Apple Tree Yard – exploring BBC1’s Kudos-produced psychological thriller.
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NewsLast chance for early bird tickets to Indie Summit
Stephen Lambert, Alan Hayling and Leanne Klein will discuss shows changing broadcasters and indie / channel relations at the Broadcast Indie Summit next month.
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NewsEndemol Shine to cut digital staff
Endemol Shine UK has placed around 20 staff into consultation as it repositions its digital arm.
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CriticsTV Critics: Unforgotten; Inside Dior; After Brexit; The Cruise
“All those strands come together in a satisfying knot.”
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NewsViacom reveals global turnaround plans
Viacom boss Bob Bakish has introduced a five point plan to turn around the global channels firm including rebranding US cable network Spike as the drama-focused Paramount Network.