All Broadcast articles in 28 August 2014
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Ratings
The X Factor wobbles on second outing
SUNDAY: The X Factor faltered in its second outing after making a promising start on Saturday evening.
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News
Peter Horrocks to leave the BBC
Peter Horrocks, the director of the BBC World Service group, is to leave the corporation next year.
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News
Rona Fairhead to be BBC Trust chair
Rona Fairhead, the former chairman and chief executive of the Financial Times Group, is poised to become the chair of the BBC Trust.
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News
CTBF to host Downton premiere
The Cinema and Television Benevolent Fund (CTBF), the charity best known for its Royal Film Performance, is to premiere the series five opener of ITV drama Downton Abbey at Leicester Square.
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News
Matchlight to exit DCD group
Glasgow-based indie Matchlight is close to leaving beleaguered production group DCD Media, Broadcast understands.
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News
BBC global news traffic rockets
The BBC’s global online news audience has grown by 30% since 2012 to reach over 73m unique monthly browsers.
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Video
VIDEO: Bad Bridesmaid trailer
Click to view the trailer for Bad Bridesmaids, ITV2’s comedy-reality hybrid produced by Fresh One Productions and GroupM Entertainment.
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News
Raw visits the dentist for BBC1
Britain’s worst dental problems are to be examined in a BBC1 series from The Secret Life of Students indie Raw Television.
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UKTV poaches Sky creative exec
UKTV has poached Sky creative executive Scott Russell to oversee creative output across its ten channels.
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Comment
Obituary: Neil Patience
Neil was one of the most positive people you could ever wish to work with, says This Morning sound man Nick Thomas
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Ratings
Mrs Brown sets three year high for WDYTYA
THURSDAY: An appearance by Mrs Brown’s Boys star Brendan O’Carroll helped BBC1 format Who Do You Think You Are? to over 5m viewers - its biggest audience in three years.
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Critics
TV Critics: Stammer School; Attenborough's Fabulous Frogs
“What a lovely, warm story, told respectfully and kindly, full of inspiration and hope”
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News
Bake Off controversy draws 800 complaints
A controversial episode of The Great British Bake Off has sparked more than 800 complaints.
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News
Simon Cowell slams Strictly scheduling
The BBC has been criticised by Simon Cowell following its decision to schedule Strictly Come Dancing against The X Factor.
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News
Discovery boss rejects Abraham fears
Discovery boss JB Perrette has hit back at claims from Channel 4 chief David Abraham that global consolidation will lead to a more risk averse indie sector.
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News
DCD responds to share price drop
DCD Media has issued a statement ahead of its interim results to attempt to calm shareholder nerves over its plummeting share price.
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Ratings
CHARTS: Doctor is back with a bang
Peter Capaldi’s debut draws in the viewers to BBC1, but can’t rise to the challenge of beating Bake Off
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CHARTS: CBB on form for Channel 5
C5’s reality show accounts for five of the top 10 programmes in the table
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CHARTS: Cricket hits a six for Sky
The shortest format of the game drew an audience of 361,000/2% on Sky Sports 2