All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 10
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Ratings
Oscar Pistorius pulls 1m to BBC3
ITV drama Broadchurch maintained a steady audience while a BBC3 doc about the trial of Oscar Pistorius drew over 1m to the channel.
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News
Ceri Thomas hired as BBC News head of programmes
Today programme editor Ceri Thomas is to take over from Stephen Mitchell as head of programmes for BBC News next week.
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Lesley Douglas leaves Lime amid restructure
Lime Pictures chief executive Lesley Douglas is leaving The Only Way is Essex and Hollyoaks-producer as it restructures its senior management team.
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Shetland rises with over 6m
BBC1 drama Shetland stole the shine from Mr Selfridge’s concluding episode, as Call the Midwife finished on a low - on a night of mixed fortunes for drama.
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News
Liz Gibbons lands BBC Global News role
Former deputy Newsnight editor Liz Gibbons, who was in charge of the programme when the erroneous Lord McAlpine report aired, has been appointed as BBC Global News commissioning editor.
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Let's Dance finishes with 4.5m
The finale of BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Comic Relief struggled to hold viewers’ attention, while Ant and Dec continued to lock out the early evening audience for ITV.
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News
Zodiak USA chief Znak to exit
Zodiak USA chief executive Natalka Znak is leaving less than a year after being promoted to the position.
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ITVS London factual boss to exit
ITV Studios London factual creative director Tim Miller is leaving the company after 18 years.
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ITV expands Simon Pitts role as CTO exits
ITV chief technology officer Paul Dale is leaving the broadcaster after nearly three years - as strategy director Simon Pitts’ role is expanded to include the technology department.
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News
C4 looks to fine-tune Dispatches output deals
Channel 4 has begun negotiations with key Dispatches suppliers, with a view to evolving the multiple film output deal structure introduced last year.
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C4 hands Cosgrove indie role
Channel 4 stalwart Stuart Cosgrove has been installed in the new role of indie advocate as part of a raft of measures designed to improve the broadcaster’s relations with the production community.
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C4 set to dish out £10m to charities
Channel 4 is gearing up to hand out £10m to charities, in its biggest ever give away, which will see the Secret Millionaire format evolving to tackle pressing social concerns selected by the public.
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BBC3 hunts for Fresh doc directors
Six fledgling documentary directors are being offered the chance to make their prime-time debut on BBC3 as part of the channel’s Fresh documentary strand.
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Ratings
Manchester United loss scores 11m
Manchester United’s defeat by Real Madrid in the Champions League was watched by a peak audience of 10.9m on ITV.
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News
Rize USA recalls Memory Games for Discovery
DCD Media’s Rize USA has teamed up with Man vs Food producer Sharp Entertainment to provide coverage of The Memory Championships for Discovery’s Science Channel.
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ITVS GE to distribute BBC3's Boom Town
BBC3 structured reality series Boom Town has been picked up ITV Studios Global Entertainment for distribution.
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Derek gets second series
Ricky Gervais’ comedy Derek has been recommissioned for a second series by Channel 4 as the first run comes to an end this week.
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Ratings
Mayday arrives with 6.2m
BBC1 stripped drama thriller Mayday began with a healthy audience - adding nearly 500k to the slot average and stealing a march on ITV’s Mr Selfridge.
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Comment
The view from Brazil: the Rio Content Market
The Rio Content Market is a fascinating trip for intrepid UK indies, writes Balihar Khalsa.
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News
Bectu seeks indie support to improve working conditions
Bectu is contacting nearly 40 factual producers, urging them to engage with its campaign to improve working conditions.