All Broadcast articles in 15 April 2011 – Page 5
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NewsCrackit open for business; wins MTV order
MTV UK has commissioned Crackit Productions to produce a series looking into the lives of teen dads, with Elaine Hackett continuing to spearhead the company following news that ITV is set to write off its 25% stake (Broadcast 08.04.11).
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NewsCrowe joins Scott Free to manage expanding slate
Misfits producer Kate Crowe is joining Scott Free UK as executive producer of TV.
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NewsMajor Irish indie plans expansion into UK market
The Irish producer of The Apprentice and Popstars is planning a major push into the UK, with a range of developments from its Belfast office being considered by British broadcasters.
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NewsRamsay's Nightmares head north
Optomen International has cooked up deals for Gordon Ramsay’s Kitchen Nightmares in the wake of MipTV.
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Comment14 April '11
“It would be daft to point out that this moody, striking show has a dearth of jokes in it.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV
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RatingsEssex scores biggest audience
WEDNESDAY: The Only Way is Essex pulled its biggest ratings to date for ITV2 with more than a million viewers.
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RatingsJamie’s Dream School ends with 1.2m
WEDNESDAY: Jamie Oliver’s classroom of high profile teachers failed to hold viewers’ attention as Dream School bowed out with its second lowest audience of the series.
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NewsBenidorm writer changes mind over fifth series
ITV1 has commissioned a fifth series of popular comedy drama Benidorm, with creator Derren Litten staying on with the show as one of a team of writers.
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NewsUS Gypsy Weddings unveiled
The Big Fat Gypsy Weddings phenomenon is to be unleashed in the US as TLC picks up the UK version and commissions Firecracker Films to produce a local version featuring travellers in America.
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes
Find out who topped the ratings league table for network programming from 4-10 April and browse the top 100.
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RatingsTop 30 BBC2, Channel 4, Channel 5
Find out the top 30 programmes on BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel 5 from 4-10 April as well as the performance of all the terrestrials across week 14.
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes
Find out the top 30 multichannel programmes for 4-10 April as well as the share of viewing across digital homes.
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RatingsGenre Overview
Browse the top 10 children’s, factual, drama, entertainment, comedy, sport and current affairs programmes from 4-10 April.
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RatingsDemographic Focus
Explore the ratings breakdown demographically across the main terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters for 4-10 April.
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RatingsWomen take the controls
ABBA musical and pink cabs deal a kitsch double whammy, but the Grand National jumps to new peak.
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RatingsLambs to the Slaughter
Did other farm animals, jealous of the lambs’ fame, sabotage BBC2 on Tuesday? Meanwhile, Channel 4 had a muttony kind of week, and Channel 5 will be thanking the dead.
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RatingsGlee won and dreams lost
The gleefulness of high-school dreams is countered this week by the boulevard of broken dreams. Essex meanwhile goes from strength to strength in the same week.
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NewsC5 acquires King's Speech doc
Bedlam Productions, the indie behind Oscar winning film The King’s Speech, has had a follow-up documentary on George VI picked up by Channel 5.
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NewsViewers embracing 'on-demand' TV
More than a third of Britons now watch TV via on-demand services, new research has shown.
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NewsBBC backed on 'right-to-die' broadcast
Right-to-die campaigners have backed the BBC after it was accused of “acting like a cheerleader” for assisted suicide.