All Alaska TV articles – Page 3
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NewsBBC3 to follow YouTube hate crime case
Alaska TV has secured access to Markus Meechan’s court case
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CommentIndies face fight to survive
With TV swamped with start-ups, indies need to be savvy or risk going under, says Ian Lamarra
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RatingsJulie Walters steams ahead for C4
WEEKEND: Alaska’s four-part railway travelogue delivers 2.1m, while BBC4’s Witnesses is best foreign drama launch of the year
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VideoCoastal Railways with Julie Walters, Channel 4
Alaska TV production travelling around stretches of coastal railway routes in the UK
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NewsSmall indies face big challenge
Smaller indies are having to forge ties with larger rivals to secure unscripted commissions as broadcasters ramp up their entertainment ambitions. Over recent months, a number of sub-£5m producers have been encouraged to pair up with experienced partners to win work from the likes of Channel 4 ...
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RatingsCircus Kids rolls up with 830k
THURSDAY: C5’s Circus Kids struggled to reach 1m viewers as WDYTYA returned with a slot-winning performance.
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NewsAlaska TV hires head of development
Fishing Impossible indie Alaska TV has hired former Blakeway North and Blast Films exec Georgina Madley as head of development.
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NewsBroad Bean's Joff Powell joins BBCW
BBC Worldwide has hired former Lion executive Joff Powell as commissioning editor for its portfolio of international channels.
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NewsJulie Walters hops aboard C4 railway travelogue
Julie Walters is fronting her first factual series in 17 years after Channel 4 ordered a four-part railway travelogue.
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NewsBBCW doubles order for male-skewing shows
BBC Worldwide is set to double the number of male-skewing, returnable series it commissions for its international channels over the next 12 months.
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NewsAlaska hitches up C5 caravan series
Channel 5 is to get back on the road with a full series of Alaska TV’s Carry on Caravanning.
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RatingsMarcella holds steady ahead of finale
MONDAY: Marcella remained steady as it heads into its final episode, while 24 Hours in A&E and The Great British Sewing Bee both returned.
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RatingsBBC2 raises curtain on Upstart Crow
MONDAY: BBC2 raised the curtain on Ben Elton’s Shakespearian comedy Upstart Crow in front of a healthy audience, as the new look Random Acts returned to Channel 4 with over 200,000 viewers.
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RatingsBarging Round Britain sinks to 2.5m
FRIDAY: John Sergeant returned with fewer viewers for the second series of his barge-based travelogue as Ben Fogle’s latest Channel 5 wildlife documentary struggled to outperform the adventurer’s previous outings for the channel.
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FeaturesThe Word: The Hopefuls
The Hopefuls, a segment in which people offered to do ‘anything to be on TV’, from snogging a granny to licking armpits, is one of the most vividly remembered parts of The Word. Created by Sebastian Scott, it was taken on by Paul Ross.
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RatingsThe Tribe recruits 1.7m
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s latest fixed-rig series The Tribe and BBC2 drama Stonemouth started life with solid audiences.
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Ratings24 Hours In The Past concludes with 3.2m
TUESDAY: 24 Hours In The Past bowed out with an unspectacular 3m viewers, as Sky 1 dram Critical ended with fewer than 200,000 viewers.