All Broadcast articles in 18 May 2012
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NewsEndemol UK names new CEO
Endemol UK has re-jigged its senior management team with Lucas Church stepping up to the chief executive role vacated by Tim Hincks.
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RatingsBGT bows out with 14m peak
The Britain’s Got Talent final peaked with nearly 14m viewers as dancing dog Pudsey was crowned victor - but the series was slightly down year on year.
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Comment14 May '12
“Starling generally succeeds where Stella stumbled.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsBBC drama sweeps Bafta Craft awards
Sherlock, Great Expectations and Frozen Planet each picked up a trio of awards at the British Academy Television Craft Awards last night.
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RatingsMan City win nets 3.2m peak
Manchester City’s extraordinary Premier League title-winning victory over Queen’s Park Rangers netted a peak of 3.2m viewers for Sky Sports 1 – but failed to lift Match of the Day to a notable high.
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NewsLondon Mayor calls for Tory DG
Mark Thompson’s successor as the head of the BBC should be a Tory “who knows about the work ethic, and cutting costs”, Boris Johnson has said.
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NewsITV hires Shine's Ruth Clarke
ITV Studios has continued its senior management overhaul, this time hiring Shine International’s Ruth Clarke to head up indie relations for distribution arm Global Entertainment.
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NewsNBCUniversal acquires majority stake in KidsCo
NBCUniversal International has acquired a controlling 51% stake in international children’s channel KidsCo.
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NewsAbsolute hands Frank Skinner extra hour
Frank Skinner has signed to Absolute Radio for another year and will extend his Saturday morning show.
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NewsSurprise Surprise heads to US
Classic ITV entertainment show Surprise Surprise is to be remade for US network NBC – just months after being revived in the UK.
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RatingsEpisodes returns with 1.2m
Matt LeBlanc comedy Episodes returned for a second series but struggle to match the pull of the first.
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NewsABC picks up White Van Man series
Axed BBC3 show White Van Man has been picked up for a full series by US network ABC following a successful pilot.
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NewsRTL partners on first BBC NHU project
RTL is to co-produce BBC Natural History Unit’s new series Hidden Kingdom, in the first deal of its kind for the German broadcaster.
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RatingsVoice results dip to 6.3m
The Voice UK continued to lose viewers for its latest results show – while Planet Earth Live was down more than half a million on its debut.
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NewsC4 slate to tackle social issues
Channel 4 is asking Gordon Ramsay to rehabilitate prisoners and help run a hotel staffed by talent and the young unemployed as part of a PSB-heavy slate that includes a mental health season.
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NewsC4 main channel losses widen - but group profits hold up
Channel 4 has reported a loss of £42.3m on the main channel - six times more than last year – but its overall group profit was only slightly down thanks an improved performance from its digital channels.
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RatingsBlockbusters returns with 250k
Classic quiz show Blockbusters returned after an absence of more than a decade and managed to pull nearly four times the usual audience figures for Challenge.
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Comment15 May '12
“It’s still a lot more real than most so-called reality television. More moving, too, and more important.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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Ratings56 Up draws 4.5m
Michael Apted’s generation-spanning documentary strand 56 Up won the battle of the primetime factual programming for ITV1 with nearly 4.5m viewers.
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News6 Music wins best station at Sony's
BBC Radio 6 Music has become the first digital station to win the Sony Awards UK station of the year in a dramatic turnaround for the once-threatened service.