All Broadcast articles in 23 October 2015 – Page 5
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Ratings
Honey I Bought The House makes room for 91,000
MONDAY: Honey I Bought The House got off to strong start for Watch, as The Muppets debuted on Sky 1 with nearly 400,000 viewers.
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Critics
TV Critics: Fargo; The Muppets; The Walking Dead
“It’s bloody, bloody funny, and I can’t bloody wait for more.”
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News
BBC clamps downs on expenses to save £50m
The BBC is to crack down on staff expenses, with bans being introduced on first class train travel and certain alcohol claims as the corporation bids to save £50m.
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News
BBC Trust probing Yentob's Kids Company involvement
The BBC Trust is investigating whether Alan Yentob broke editorial guidelines over his involvement in the corporation’s reporting on failed charity Kids Company.
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News
Jeremy Dear joins Wall to Wall
Jeremy Dear has joined Wall to Wall as director of international factual after only establishing his factual indie The Ideas Room last year.
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News
RTS introduces new categories to TV Journalism Awards
The RTS has introduced two new categories to its Television Journalism Awards to reflect the changes in the industry.
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Behind The Scenes
Bull, Gold
With no gallery and no audience to play to, UKTV’s new sitcom tried to take a more naturalistic approach to studio filming. Robin Parker reports
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News
Fairhead: ‘not a huge appetite’ for BBC local press plans
BBC Trust chairman Rona Fairhead has admitted that there is “not a huge appetite” for one of the corporation’s central plans to partner with local newspapers.
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Ratings
Strictly climbs to series high of 9.7m
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing rocketed to a series high and continued to boost Doctor Who.
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News
Discovery opts not to replace Phil Craig
Phil Craig will not be replaced as the chief creative officer of Discovery Networks International (DNI), as new boss Marjorie Kaplan bids to build relationships with the UK indie sector.
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Ratings
Downton hits series high as Lord Grantham collapses
SUNDAY: Lord Grantham’s dining table collapse help Downton Abbey to its largest audience since last year’s finale.
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News
BBC Sport app gets personal
BBC Sport will allow fans to follow the progress of their favourite teams more closely as part of personalised functionality being introduced to its app.
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ITV ordered to pay millions for cancelled Peter Andre reality show
ITV has been ordered to pay multi-million pound damages to a production company after pulling out of reality series it had commissioned starring Peter Andre and Kerry Katona.
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News
Public back BBC’s universal funding model
Nearly 60% of the UK support the BBC’s universal funding model, with more than a third of this group being in favour of a household levy, according to findings from the BBC Trust.
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Ratings
TFI Friday returns with 2.1m
FRIDAY: TFI Friday returned with almost half the audience that tuned in to June’s special - but Chris Evans’ show still doubled C4’s slot average.
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Critics
TV Critics: Downton Abbey; Homeland; Earth’s Wildest Waters; Treasures of the Jade Empire
“An episode that had all the finesse of a pig in a tutu.”
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News
Steve Regan set for C5 secondment
MTV commissioner Steve Regan is to move to Channel 5 for a six-month secondment to boost the free-to-air broadcaster’s move into entertainment.
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ITV acquires UTV Television for £100m
ITV has snapped up the television division of Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media for £100m.
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