All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 68
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NewsC4 launches 'My 4oD' account service
Channel 4’s online catch-up service 4oD will re-launch with a range of additional features allowing users to personalise their viewing from 31 August.
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RatingsMount Pleasant gets strong start on Sky1
WEDNESDAY: Mount Pleasant, Sky1’s new comedy drama entertained a healthy 506,700 (2.1%) significantly building on the slot average.
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NewsLime eyes second structured reality show in Liverpool
The Only Way Is Essex indie Lime Pictures is developing a Liverpool-based structured reality series for ITV1.
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NewsEndemol UK auditor warns on group debt
Financial restructuring has led Endemol UK to post a profit of £92m for 2010 - but its auditor has warned that its parent group remains likely to breach its loan covenants.
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NewsC4 links off-peak and daytime commissioning
Channel 4 off-peak commissioning will now sit in the daytime department to make commissioning for the slots more coherent.
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FeaturesStructured reality
The popularity of TOWIE and Made In Chelsea has put structured reality on the TV map, but will terrestrial audiences embrace the genre?
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NewsC4 to plough millions into viewer research
Channel 4 has made a multi-million pound investment in a major audience research project and has named the senior team that will drive it forward.
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NewsDavid Walliams show cleared over "thick" comment
Channel 4 has been cleared by Ofcom after a former Mastermind contestant branded “astoundingly thick” by David Walliams complained to the regulator.
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NewsFrankie Boyle to make Zeppotron pilot for C4
Channel 4 has revealed Frankie Boyle’s new project will be called the Rehabilitation Programme and is being made by Endemol-owned Zeppotron.
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NewsC4 Barb board director to exit
Claire Grimmond, Channel 4 controller of research and insight, is leaving the broadcaster after 18 years.
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NewsCharity Commission starts inquiry after C4 Dispatches
A Channel 4 Dispatches has triggered a Charity Commission investigation into housing charity, the Meridian Foundation.
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RatingsBBC4 British Pathé debut informs 479,000
THURSDAY: The debut of The Story of British Pathé, a look back at the history of the newsreel organisation using its archive, won BBC4’s biggest audience of the day.
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NewsJeremy Hunt kicks off local TV summits
Sangat TV, the Sikh community broadcaster, is among the media stakeholders set to attend Jeremy Hunt’s first local TV summit in Birmingham.
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RatingsThe Pendle Witch Child enchants 424,000
WEDNESDAY: The Pendle Witch Child intrigued an audience of 424,100 (1.8%) for BBC4 lifting the audience for the slot.
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NewsEndemol launches US studio for scripted TV
Endemol has launched an in-house scripted TV studio operation, which will fund the production of pilots and series through deficit-financing.
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NewsRadio 1 back on SiriusXM
Radio 1 will return to US satelite radio service SiriusXM after the American broadcaster struck a deal with BBC Worldwide this week.
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NewsOfcom counts Starkey complaints
Ofcom has received 77 complaints about David Starkey’s comments on Newsnight about the riots last week.
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RatingsBBC3's Wilfred befriends 640,000
TUESDAY: BBC3 series Wilfred, with Lord of the Rings star Elijah Wood, kicked off with a strong audience on its first outing.
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CommentStreet Season points to C4's future
After a week of riots, Channel 4’s celebration of urban culture was well-timed and good step in its drive for distinctive content, writes Balihar Khalsa.
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RatingsOnly Connect unites 600,000
MONDAY: BBC4’s audience almost doubled with over 600,000 viewers tuning in for the return of hit gameshow Only Connect.