All Broadcast articles in 26 August 2011
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RatingsX Factor returns with second highest launch
SATURDAY: The X Factor returned for its eighth series with its second biggest launch audience on record.
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NewsIndie sector earns 25% of revenues from overseas
International sales of TV shows have risen by 34% year-on-year to account for more than a quarter of the indie sector’s total revenues according to Pact figures released today.
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Comment22 Aug '11
“The constestants have been hand-picked to provide the finest possible combination of looks, talent, arrogance and insanity.” Read on for the verdict on the weekend’s TV.
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NewsFrankie Boyle to make Zeppotron pilot for C4
Channel 4 has revealed Frankie Boyle’s new project will be called the Rehabilitation Programme and is being made by Endemol-owned Zeppotron.
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RatingsThe Bachelor attracts 1.3m
FRIDAY: The Bachelor, starring Welsh rugby player Gavin Henson, launched with more than 1.3m viewers as Channel 5 pulled out all the stops to attract viewers.
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NewsDavid Walliams show cleared over "thick" comment
Channel 4 has been cleared by Ofcom after a former Mastermind contestant branded “astoundingly thick” by David Walliams complained to the regulator.
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NewsITV restructures pension scheme
ITV has reorganised its pension scheme to offset the risk of retired staff living longer than predicted.
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NewsChristian channel rapped over "miracle" cures
Christian channel Believe TV is facing statutory sanctions from Ofcom after broadcasting claims that holy soaps and oils had cured cancer, kidney failure and diabetes.
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NewsUK media expects strong foreign investment
The UK media sector is expecting to benefit from solid growth throughout the next decade driven by investment from abroad, according to research from Barclays Corporate.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother ratings tumble
SUNDAY: Celebrity Big Brother’s first weekend on Channel 5 drew to a close with a series low audience of under 2.2m - a 58% drop on its debut.
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NewsSky’s Murphy to reveal commissioning plans
Sky1 boss Stuart Murphy is to discuss commissioning opportunities across a portfolio of channels at an event in Newcastle this week.
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NewsDaniela Neumann lands content role at Viasat
Former VMTV director of programmes Daniela Neumann has been hired by European broadcaster Viasat to lead a push into more original commissions and acquisitions.
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NewsSky News' Alex Crawford praised for Libyan reports
Alex Crawford, the Sky News journalist who reported live from Tripoli with rebel forces as they drove into the Libyan city last night, has been praised for delivering her first-hand account.
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NewsBBC defends Tripoli coverage
The BBC has defended its coverage of the weekend’s events in Tripoli after critics took to Twitter on Monday.
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NewsFood Network returns to India
Scripps Network-owned Food Network UK has ordered its second UK commission with a gastro-tourism series set in India.
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Comment23 Aug '11
“Oliver was on fine form here, showing us genuinely interesting things.” Read on for the verdict last night’s TV.
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NewsScottish TV and digital media gets funding boost
Channel 4, Scottish Enterprise and Creative Scotland are among the organisations that will work together to deliver a £1.4m TV and digital media funding package over the next three years.
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NewsFawlty Towers producer dies
Veteran comedy producer/director and former head of BBC comedy John Howard Davies has died from cancer at the age of 72.
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RatingsShow Me the Funny stumbles again
MONDAY: The penultimate instalment of ITV1’s Show Me the Funny dived to a new series low as Celebrity Big Brother recovered slightly.
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NewsWaterloo Road moving to Glasgow
Shed Productions’ Waterloo Road is being moved to Glasgow in a £25m deal designed to help establish a sustainable drama base in Scotland.