All articles by Alex Farber – Page 116
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RatingsHome Fires burns Undercover
SUNDAY: ITV drama Home Fires overturned BBC1’s Undercover – as a peak of 2.5m watched Danny Willet storm to victory at the 2016 Masters.
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NewsSky primes portrait video for Snapchat channel
Sky is refining its Snapchat offering with a drive to feature portrait videos optimised for mobile screens – as Comedy Central unveils plans to beef up its content offering on the messaging service.
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NewsComedy Central hires development chief
Comedy Central has hired the head of Detectorists-producer Channel X North as its development chief.
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NewsPaul Bennun leaves Somethin' Else after 20 years
Somethin’ Else chief creative officer Paul Bennun has left the multiplatform content business after more than 20 years.
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NewsTwitter to stream NFL games
Twitter has landed the global rights to stream the NFL’s Thursday Night Football games for free across the 2016 season.
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RatingsThe Durrells delivers for ITV
SUNDAY: ITV enjoyed a strong night as The Durrells became its biggest launch since Cilla and Home Fires sparked back into life with a respectable 5.2m.
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NewsITV to pilot Talpa’s The Wishing Tree
ITV is piloting its first Talpa format after acquiring John de Mol’s production business last year.
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NewsShotglass ups football game
Fremantle digital arm targets millennials with live pilots for YouTube channel Football Republic
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NewsSky moves into kids' originals with Morph reboot
Sky will begin commissioning kids’ content for the first time after ordering a reboot of iconic animation Morph from Aardman Animations.
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RatingsBoomers beaten by Gogglebox
FRIDAY: Boomers returned to BBC1 with a wobble and was unable to fight off the juggernaut that is Gogglebox.
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RatingsCan’t Touch This leaps into action with 3m
SATURDAY: BBC1’s latest physical gameshow Can’t Touch This was unable to leap past the launches of The Getaway Car or Ninja Warrior UK.
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NewsC4 and Fremantle explain how to win investment
Showing high energy and not overpromising are critical to selling an indie or securing investment, according to acquisitions bosses at Channel 4 and Fremantle Media.
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NewsPioneer lands Red Bull adventure doc
Red Bull has commissioned an Amazonian adventure documentary from Pioneer Productions.
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RatingsThe Tube transports 1.5m for C5
MONDAY: Channel 5’s London Underground documentary set off with a respectable audience as Davina McCall helped ITV to a slot-winning performance.
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RatingsSix Nations finale down on 2015
SATURDAY: BBC1’s Six Nations coverage built to a peak of almost 9m as viewers flocked to England’s grand slam victory over France.
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NewsSky launches sports channel on basic package
A selection of Premier League and World Cup 2018 qualifiers will be made available to all Sky TV subscribers after the broadcaster revealed it is to launch a new sports channel.
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NewsSky establishes virtual reality division
Sky has created a dedicated in-house virtual reality production unit which is to make its debut with two films from this weekend’s Formula 1 launch.
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NewsFresh One exec sets up food and drink indie
Jonathan Almond, the channel manager of Jamie Oliver’s Drinks Tube brand, has left Fresh One to set up a food and drink-themed content company.
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NewsW to broadcast live Dynamo
Magician Dynamo’s stage show, Seeing Is Believing, is to be broadcast live on UKTV’s recently rebranded pay-TV channel W.
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RatingsGogglebox reigns supreme for C4
FRIDAY: Channel 4’s Gogglebox was the most popular show of the evening as 4m settled down in front of the telly-watching format.