All Broadcast articles in 13 November 2015 – Page 4
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NewsC4 doc explores Rich Kids of Instagram
Channel 4 Education has commissioned a one-off documentary inspired by the Tumblr blog Rich Kids of Instagram.
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RatingsAldi film helps Dispatches to six-year high
MONDAY: A Nine Lives investigation into Aldi helped Channel 4’s Dispatches ring up its biggest audience in six years.
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NewsVoltage TV lands Undateables producer
Voltage TV has hired the executive producers behind The Undateables and Millenium Children to take responsibility for its factual output.
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CriticsTV Critics: London Spy; Hugh's War On Waste; The Walking Dead
“The thriller has begun and no doubt will be as rich and rewarding in its own way as the love story”
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NewsTrust explores nations & regions for final consultation
The BBC Trust is to look into BBC services in the devolved nations as the final consultation of the current charter period.
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NewsC5 orders fixed-rig family format
Channel 5 has ordered an innovative fixed-rig format from Plimsoll Productions focusing on the lives of six British families.
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NewsITV rides out ratings worries with revenues of £2.3bn
ITV weathered continued audience declines to post revenue growth of 13% in the first nine months of the year.
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NewsJimmy Carr to record Netflix special
Jimmy Carr will become the first UK comedian to record an original stand-up show for Netflix.
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RatingsClass of '92 helps Salford net 3.5m fans
FRIDAY: BBC1’s Class of ’92 documentary helped Salford City’s FA Cup clash with Notts County to a peak of 3.5m viewers.
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NewsBBC Radio host rapped for breastfeeding comments
BBC Radio Solent presenter Alex Dyke has been found in serious breach of Ofcom and BBC Trust editorial guidelines for making derogatory comments about breastfeeding mothers.
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RatingsDownton series finale draws 9m
SUNDAY: The final series of Downton Abbey bowed out with its biggest audience for two years, as Strictly Come Dancing rose to another high.
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CommentHow Downton put UK back on the map
Period drama’s legacy will be that it made the world sit up and take notice of British scripted shows, says Gareth Neame
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RatingsX Factor recovers to 6.5m
SATURDAY: The X Factor recovered from last week’s poor performance – adding almost 1m viewers as the live rounds entered their second week.
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CriticsTV Critics: Downton Abbey; The Hunt; Prison Night; Jekyll & Hyde
“It’s probable that in 20 or 50 years critics will look back and say that this was period drama at its very best.”
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NewsLord Burns doubts benefit of C4 privatisation
Channel 4 chairman Terry Burns has claimed that there is “little financial benefit” in government plans to privatise the broadcaster and revealed concerns over the impact on the industry.
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NewsObjective builds comedy team
Objective Group has hired two development executives as it starts to build its newly-established comedy label.
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NewsITV poaches The Voice: five things you need to know
Why the BBC refused to enter a bidding war for The Voice UK and what the decision might mean for the entertainment industry.