All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 70
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RatingsDynamo magics up 800,000
THURSDAY: Watch’s new series about street magican Dynamo is going from strength to strength, betwitching more than 800,000 viewers and beating all other multichannels at 9pm
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RatingsTeen drag queen boosts BBC3 audience
WEDNESDAY: A one-off film about a teenage drag queen, from the makers of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, gave BBC3 a boost to its usual audience figures.
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NewsMighty Boosh’s Noel Fielding to launch own indie
Comedian Noel Fielding and animator Nigel Coan, who worked on The Mighty Boosh, have set up a production company called Secret Peter.
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NewsC4 signs up Pappy’s for new run of Comedy Labs
Award-winning sketch group Pappy’s has been snapped up by Channel 4 for its latest run of new comedy talent initiative Comedy Labs.
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NewsBetty to help ‘Undateables’ find love in C4 series
Sufferers of Tourettes, Aspergers and narcolepsy will look for love through a match-making service in a Betty TV series for Channel 4.
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The Broadcast InterviewNerys Evans, Channel 4
With more money to spend this year and potentially a new 9pm primetime slot, C4’s comedy commissioning editor is on the lookout for a broad range of talent.
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NewsBBC must improve science output, says Trust
BBC News is to appoint a science editor and a new forum will be established following a BBC Trust review into the corporation’s science coverage.
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NewsNew recruits join Real Hustle
The Real Hustle, the scam artist series that was investigated by the BBC Trust earlier this year, is to return with two new recruits.
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RatingsBody of Proof breaks Alibi record
TUESDAY: UKTV-owned Alibi has scored its biggest ever audience with the debut of US crime series Body of Proof.
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NewsMichael Crick quits Newsnight for C4 News
Michael Crick, the political editor of Newsnight, is joining Channel 4 News as political correspondent.
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News"Gary Glitter" loses complaint against C4
Disgraced pop star Gary Glitter has lost an 18-month battle against Channel 4 over a drama that portayed him being executed for offences against children.
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NewsC4 working on new Frankie Boyle comedy
Channel 4 is in talks with Frankie Boyle to create a new comedy programme with a topical skew, despite the controversy surrounding the comedian.
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NewsTwo C4 corporate execs exit
Two senior Channel 4 executives dealing with corporate affairs and regulation have resigned.
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NewsMcCloud to build affordable housing for C4 series
Kevin McCloud will aim to build affordable and sustainable homes using his own money for a new Channel 4 series that will tie in with the broadcaster’s housing and homeless season.
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RatingsPeter Andre boosts ITV2 ratings
THURSDAY: Peter Andre’s new series for ITV2, in which the pop star offered a helping hand to members of the public, managed to beat usual audience figures for the digital channel.
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RatingsGlee Project debuts on Sky1
WEDNESDAY: Sky 1 has begun gearing up for the launch of US high school musical Glee with a new spin-off reality show.
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NewsPilkington to head up factual at October Films
Channel 4 specialist factual commissioning editor Lucy Pilkington has joined October Films as head of factual formats.
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NewsProducers defend standards of TV journalism
Current affairs producers and investigative journalists have given TV newsgathering practices a clean bill of health in light of the News Of The World phone-hacking scandal.
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NewsNews Corp: deal off, pressure on
Scrutiny of News Corp, including its existing 39% holding in BSkyB, looks set to continue despite the media giant walking away from a full takeover bid on Wednesday.
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NewsC4 to launch accounts to get closer to viewers
Channel 4 is to ask viewers to sign up to a cross-platform account as it kicks off a drive to establish a direct relationship with them.