All Broadcast articles in 27 January 2012 – Page 7
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Ratings5* rating for Celebrity BB
This week some Daves in suits launched, BBC4 went to France, the sweaty Mad Dogs returned and 5* got a big boost from the switchover from the live Big Brother house.
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RatingsCBB semi-final locks in 2.4m
THURSDAY: The semi-final of Celebrity Big Brother fought off competition from BBC2 and Channel 4 to post one of its biggest audiences of the series.
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NewsC4 in life-changing pilot
Former Confused.com boss Carlton Hood will front a Channel 4 pilot offering families the opportunity to change their lives.
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NewsITV1 orders more of The Cube
Two more series of The Cube have been ordered for ITV1 and will include three celebrity specials.
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NewsCurrent sells EPG slot
Current UK has hired Canis Media to handle the sale of its Sky entertainment EPG slot.
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NewsC4 orders Gok's Teens web series
Channel 4 has ordered a raft of short-form web videos featuring celebrities including Alesha Dixon, Catherine Tate and members of the Hollyoaks cast to support its forthcoming series Gok’s Teens: The Naked Truth
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NewsTake Me Out dating app launches
ITV1 entertainment show Take Me Out has launched a free dating website and mobile app.
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RatingsMad Dogs take down Manhattan
THURSDAY: A glossy BBC4 drama starring Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan could not quite match the pull of Sky1’s Mad Dogs.
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NewsITVS America partners with UK indie
ITV Studios America has penned a first look development deal with UK indie Kowalski.
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NewsBafta Youth Board assembles
Bafta has held the first meeting of its new Youth Board, created to inform policy around new starters in the TV, film and games industries.
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CommentHunt begins for the next DG
The BBC has done its best to manage the news that Mark Thompson’s time as DG is coming to an end – but the race to succeed him is now really on.
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NewsITV and MTV circle Cowell's DJ talent show
ITV and MTV are understood to be eyeing Simon Cowell’s live DJ talent show.
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