All Broadcast articles in 16 March 2012 – Page 6
-
RatingsDemographic Focus
Explore the ratings breakdown demographically across the main terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters from 5-11 March.
-
RatingsGenre Overview
Browse the top ten children’s, factual, drama, entertainment, sport and current affairs programmes from 5-11 March.
-
FeaturesGently does it for BBC4’s Dirk
As the Large Hadron Collider gears up its latest search for the Higgs Bosun, maybe it can also look out for whatever it was that made Douglas Adams’ brain. His Dirk Gently stories do make you wonder if it was created somewhere other than here.
-
RatingsThat end of term feeling
With Sport Relief and BGT looming, a number of shows ended and football dominated.
-
RatingsAudience cool on White Heat
The vogue for mining recent history continued this week with BBC2’s drama White Heat beginning in the 60s, as one era officially died and a less certain but more thrilling one began.
-
FeaturesYou Deserve This House
Full post for the 40 x 60-minute Channel 4 series in which Amanda Lamb oversees the makeover of an unsung hero’s home.
-
RatingsSpray tans given boost
ITV1’s Benidorm is being recorded by nearly a million viewers while Geordie Shore, the Walking Dead, Glee and Homeland all recieved a PVR boost.
-
RatingsMasterChef final peaks at 6.2m
THURSDAY: The MasterChef final scorched the competition with series high of 5.6m, beating the debut of ITV1’s new drama Love Life.
-
NewsIndies to benefit from BBC pay download plans
The BBC’s plans to create a paid-for download service will open up a new revenue stream for specialist factual and fact ent indies, Pact has said.
-
NewsFormer Daybreak exec joins Icon Films
Daybreak’s former deputy editor Paul Connolly has joined River Monsters indie Icon Films as development series producer.
-
Comment16 March '12
“This is good telly, not least because of its forthright presenter and its frilly subject matter.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
-
NewsBBC pilots sci-fi comedy
The BBC is to pilot a new sci-fi sitcom made by Green Inc and FremantleMedia UK’s Retort - the first alliance between the two indies.
-
NewsBBC4 to profile Chas and Dave
Musical duo Chas and Dave will be profiled in a North One TV doc for BBC4, the indie’s first commission for the channel.
-
RatingsSian Williams leaves BBC Breakfast on a high
THURSDAY: Sian Williams’ final appearance on BBC Breakfast helped the show to its biggest audience of the year.
-
NewsZeebox hires Time Warner exec to lead US push
Zeebox has appointed Time Warner senior vice president Jason Forbes to head the second screen companion app’s business in America.
-
NewsBBC2 orders Volcano Live
Kate Humble will report live from one of the most active volcanoes on the planet for a new BBC2 series.
-
NewsOne World nominations revealed
The One World Media Awards has introduced two new categories for its 2012 ceremony on 8 May, covering hard hitting news and sustainability.
-
NewsLime in talks for US TOWIE
Lime Pictures has held discussions over a US version of The Only Way is Essex.
-
RatingsCelebrity Juice takes 600k dip
THURSDAY: ITV2’s Celebrity Juice has lost 600k viewers since its return last month.
-
NewsITV1 orders Richie and O’Connor specials
ITV1 is to celebrate the careers of Lionel Richie and Des O’Connor in two entertainment specials.