All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 16
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NewsC4: Schedule needs successful returners
Channel 4 enters 2013 on the back of the success of the Paralympics – but with a major row over the failure to strike a commercial deal with the powerful GroupM.
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NewsDavina McCall to host C4 daytime series
Davina McCallD is being lined up for Channel 4 daytime competition expected to be broadcast in the 5pm slot.
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NewsJohn McCririck sues C4 for £3m
Former Channel 4 racing pundit John McCririck has kicked off legal proceedings against Channel 4 – seeking up to £3m of damages - after being dropped from its racing coverage.
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RatingsOld Skool weekend draws CITV's biggest ever audience
A nostalgic weekend of children’s programmes from the CITV archive proved to be a ratings hit for the commercial broadcaster’s kids channel.
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NewsBGT exec producer heads to America's Got Talent
Britain’s Got Talent executive producer Sam Donnelly is heading to America to executive produce the US version of the show.
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NewsDoctor Who heads NTA nominations
BBC1’s Doctor Who is leading the National Television Awards with three nominations in different categories.
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NewsTom Daley named in half of Splash! tweets
ITV entertainment diving format Splash! drew the highest number of TV-related tweets on the day of its launch - with mentor Tom Daley generating the most amount of conversation.
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Ratings8 Out of 10 Cats victorious in C4 Mash Up
The second year of the Channel 4 Mash Up, which saw the broadcaster’s talent swapping programmes for an evening, drew its biggest audience as the 8 Out of 10 Cats stars played Deal or No Deal.
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NewsOfcom investigates C4 News over hoax call
Channel 4 News is being investigated by Ofcom after broadcasting the hoax call made by Australian radio presenters to the hospital where Kate Middleton was being treated.
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RatingsBorgen returns with best ever audience
BBC4 Danish political drama Borgen secured its highest ever audience for the return of its second series - drawing close to 1m viewers.
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NewsDancing on Ice scores product placement deal
Highland Spring bottled water is to become the first brand to feature in ITV entertainment show, Dancing on Ice, when it returns this weekend.
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NewsC4 eyes multiplatform profit
Channel 4 plans to “re-establish a reputation for commerciality” in multiplatform content in 2013 as it opens its next commissioning round.
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NewsMorrisons to sponsor ITV entertainment shows
Morrisons, the UK’s fourth largest supermarket, will sponsor Britain’s Got Talent and Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway after signing a multi-million pound deal.
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NewsJim Davidson out of CBB
Comedian Jim Davidson, widely tipped to appear in the latest series of Celebrity Big Brother on Channel 5, will not now feature further to his arrest yesterday.
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NewsGroupM and C4 ad stand-off tips into 2013
Channel 4 and advertising agency Group M’s failure to renew a deal at the end of 2012 has resulted in a raft of ads from top brands being pulled from the broadcaster.
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NewsMicky Flanagan deal with C4 expires
Comedian Mick Flanagan’s Channel 4 golden handcuffs deal will not be renewed after it expired at the end of 2012.
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NewsITV4 kicks off football-themed animation
Men Behaving Badly creator Simon Nye is working on an animated sitcom about a die-hard Brainsford United fan for ITV4.
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RatingsMiranda scores 9m on New Years Day
Miranda looks set to become one of BBC1’s biggest comedies of the year after it attracted 9m viewers to its second outing on the channel as part of a day of top ratings for the broadcaster.
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NewsITV buys US indie Gurney; Christmas news round-up
ITV has spent almost £25m to take a controlling stake in US fact ent indie Gurney Productions, plus click through for a round-up of the news from the Christmas period.