All Broadcast articles in 21 January 2011 – Page 7
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RatingsDemographic Focus
Explore the ratings breakdown demographically across the main terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters for 10-16 January.
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RatingsHattie carries on with biggest ever BBC4 audience
WEDNESDAY: BBC4 has recorded its highest audience to date with a drama about late Carry On actress Hattie Jacques.
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RatingsMary Portas' C4 debut draws 3m
WEDNESDAY: Mary Portas’ first outing for Channel 4 since defecting from BBC2 drew more than 2.7m viewers.
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Comment10 O'Clock Live: the verdict
Channel 4’s 10 O’Clock Live nearly broke Twitter with mixed audience reaction. Robin Parker gives the Broadcast verdict.
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CommentHunt's proposed online TV crackdown
Reports of the Oxford Media Convention suggest that Jeremy Hunt holds strong views about the regulation of online TV but it is not clear what they are. Informal hints from officials, however, suggest that content regulation may be extended beyond the new AVMS framework, writes Tony Ballard.
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NewsShaun the Sheep to go 3D
Bristol-based Aardman Animations is creating a series of one minute shorts of Shaun the Sheep in 3D for Nintendo’s forthcoming 3DS console.
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NewsRise to debut Storyville docs at Sundance
BBC Storyville has commissioned two new films from Rise Films that will offer unprecedented access to the Irish traveller community and modern day heroes on the streets of Chicago.
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NewsPrincess promotes execs
Princess Productions has named its new heads of entertainment and daytime.
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NewsCountrywise gets an hour
Countrywise is to be extended into hour-long episodes and receive a budget boost as ITV looks to capitalise on the show’s popularity.
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Comment21 Jan '11
“I learned a lot about ancient cement, but rather less about ancient Rome.” Read on for the verdict on last night’s TV.
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NewsTCI round-up: BBC1 fills daytime schedule
Four indies will tackle issues such as consumer scams and dangerous roads for BBC1, while Topman finances a music show over on Channel 4 and ITV1 orders a drama about murderer Fred West.
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NewsMcGovern’s Accused sold abroad
BBC1 drama Accused has been sold to broadcasters in Australia and Canada as part of a new raft of deals by All3Media International.
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NewsClassic to deliver five more years of Postman Pat
CBeebies has extended its deal with Classic Media to air Postman Pat for another five years.
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NewsC4 launches drama writing course
Channel 4 drama is launching a new screenwriting course for 12 aspiring writers, helped by the creator of Misfits and a director of This is England ’86.
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NewsMPs to grill prospective BBC Trust chair
The prospective chairman of the BBC Trust will face a grilling from MPs before taking the job.
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NewsITV online commissioner latest departure
Kate Bradshaw, ITV.com’s deputy managing director and head of online commissioning, has left the commercial broadcaster as it continues a restructure of its commercial and digital divisions.
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NewsC4 extending news following Coulson resignation
Channel 4 is to extend tonight’s news programme and repeat an investigation into phone hacking following Andy Coulson’s resignation as the prime minister’s communications chief.
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Ratings10 O’Clock Live launches with 1.4m
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s satirical news show 10 O’Clock Live made a decent debut with 1.41m viewers – but was no match for Question Time.
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RatingsAmerican Idol struggles without Cowell
THURSDAY: American Idol returned to ITV2 for the launch of its tenth season, without Simon Cowell, and drew less than half the audience of the previous series.
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