All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 6
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NewsNovember lands ITV drama role
ITV has confirmed acting drama director Steve November will take up the position permanently.
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NewsNickelodeon picks up more Tickety Toc
Nickelodeon has picked up another batch of Zodiak Kids’ series Tickety Toc which it will air internationally including via Nick Jr. in the US and UK.
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NewsC4 launches factual TV training scheme
Channel 4 is bolstering its training initiatives with a new scheme directed at youngsters keen to develop careers in factual TV production which will see 60 selected for a media bootcamp.
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NewsOfcom takes ITV to task over Patsy Kensit interview
ITV has been summoned to meet Ofcom to ensure it understands the rules around promotional references after breaching them for the third time in two years.
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NewsITV orders Broadchurch seconds
ITV has ordered a second series of hit murder mystery Broadchurch.
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NewsITV orders fourth Vera helping
Brenda Blethyn’s detective drama Vera, which originally started life based on Ann Cleeves’ character is returning for another four part series.
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NewsBBC1's By Any Means set to be UK's first tax credit drama
Tony Jordan’s BBC1 drama By Any Means has become the first production to pass the cultural test to qualify for high-end TV tax breaks.
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RatingsLondon Marathon improves performance by 100k
Coverage of the London Marathon added 100,000 to last year’s viewing figures, as Morse prequel Endeavour continued to steal the shine from BBC1’s The Village.
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NewsITV Studios buys The Garden
ITV Studios has bought 24 Hours in A&E indie The Garden Productions for an initial £18m.
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NewsITV buys The Garden
ITV Studios has bought 24 Hours in A&E indie The Garden Productions, Broadcast understands.
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NewsMurdoch and Freud make Sunday Times Rich List media debut
Elisabeth Murdoch and Matthew Freud will make their first appearance in the media section of the Sunday Times Rich List this weekend, which will also reveal that Richard Desmond’s previously £1bn fortune has fallen by £140m.
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NewsITV shares out £20m origination pot
ITV has allocated the extra £20m it has set aside for originations, as a result of a budget boost that was announced at the broadcaster’s results.
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NewsCineflix and Wood set up indie
Former Lime Pictures creative director Tony Wood has teamed up with Cineflix Studios to launch joint venture production company Buccaneer Media.
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NewsITV's Jeff Pope preps Appropriate Adult follow up
ITV is working on a follow up drama to Appropriate Adult based on the life of Malcolm Webster, who was convicted of murdering his first wife and attempting to kill his second wife.
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RatingsViewers drop off during Bedtime Live
Channel 4’s Bedtime Live bowed out with a series low of just over 500,000 viewers, as one-off documentary Secrets of the Shoplifters went on to steal a march at 9pm.
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NewsDate set for DG select committee appearance
BBC director general Tony Hall and BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten are to appear in front of the culture, media and sport select committee on 25 April.
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NewsC4 orders second helping of Chicken Shop
Channel 4 is returning to Clapham’s Rooster Spot for three more episodes looking at the day-to-day workings of a fried chicken shop.
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NewsClerkenwell's Wood joins Tiger Aspect
Clerkenwell Films’ Ellie Wood is joining Tiger Aspect Productions as executive producer, marking Will Gould’s first major hire since he was appointed head of drama.
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RatingsEndeavour fails to outperform pilot
The launch of Inspector Morse prequel, Endeavour, struggled to match the success of its pilot for ITV, as Channel 4’s My Big Fat Gypsy Fortune drew just 3m.
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RatingsSecurity Men locks in 5m to ITV
ITV one-off comedy The Security Men locked in 1m viewers more than the slot average for ITV on Friday night.