All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 80
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RatingsSpiral's dizzying heights for BBC4
SATURDAY: French crime drama Spiral marked its return for a third series on BBC4 by attracting more viewers than watched the conclusion of The Killing last week.
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RatingsBBC4 tops the hit parade with TOTP revival
FRIDAY: BBC4 scored a series of chart topping hits with four helpings of classic Top of the Pops.
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NewsLove Thy Neighbour bumped to More 4
Love Thy Neighbour, Channel 4’s townies-move-to-the-country format, has been bumped to More 4 halfway through its run due to low audience numbers.
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NewsC4 sales chief to step down
Long-serving Channel 4 sales director Andy Barnes, who is responsible for delivering more than £12bn of sales revenue, is leaving the broadcaster after nearly 20 years.
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NewsRamsay locked in for new Channel 4 series
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay is to visiting prisons for a new Channel 4 series that aims to reduce the cost of keeping prisoners behind bars and getting them back to work.
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NewsGypsy Weddings producers come under fire
The producers of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings have been confronted by members of the travelling community angry at their portrayal in the series – in an exchange that has been caught on camera.
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NewsModel Agency final to air online first
Channel 4’s The Model Agency has become the first series to premiere its last episode on 4oD ahead of broadcast – part of its ongoing drive to capture information from its audiences.
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RatingsCelebrity Juice beats terrestrials
THURSDAY: ITV2 panel show Celebrity Show has beaten BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel 5 with its highest audience figures to date.
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RatingsSky1's Runaway audience of 426,000
THURDAY: Sky1’s latest Martina Cole adaptation managed a strong start, but could not match previous hit The Take.
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RatingsKerry Katona returns to ITV2
WEDNESDAY: Kerry Katona returned to ITV2 with nearly 600,000 as part of the digital channel’s night of chatshow and fly on the wall programmes.
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The Broadcast InterviewPlum Pictures: building business brick by brick
Having constructed a house out of Lego for James May’s Toy Stories, the Plum founders are clearly up for a challenge. Balihar Khalsa speaks to the former BBC duo about setting up on their own.
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NewsTiger Aspect co-founder seeks new opportunities at Alaska
Tiger Aspect Productions co-founder Paul Sommers is stepping down after 18 years with the company to start working on projects with new indie Alaska.
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NewsC4 audience interaction plan kicks off with Fern
Daytime series Fern has become the first Channel 4 programme to trial audience interaction after transmission as part of the broadcaster’s wider plans to develop direct relationships with its audience.
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NewsReview urges C4 Education to push web work
A review into Channel 4 Education’s long-term strategy is expected to recommend more cross-platform projects to raise awareness of the department’s web-based work.
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NewsC4 recruits editor for convergent formats
Channel 4 has handed control of its £2m convergent formats fund to ITV Studios digital executive Anna Cronin.
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NewsTom Loosemore to lead gov't website project
Former 4iP boss Tom Loosemore has been recruited to oversee a project to rebuild public services online.
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NewsC4 to serve up more Friday Night Dinner
Channel 4 has ordered second helpings of Robert Popper sitcom Friday Night Dinner.
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RatingsJunior Doctors pulse drops for BBC3 finale
TUESDAY: The health of BBC3 hit Junior Doctors took a turn for the worse, ending on a series low.
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NewsMaverick teams with Brit School on £25m academy
Maverick TV, the indie behind the Model Agency and Embarrassing Bodies, is to partner with the Brit School on a new £25m creative academy.
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RatingsBBC4's Anna Nicole opera draws 70,000
FRIDAY: An opera based on tragic glamour model Anna Nicole Smith struggled to draw viewers to BBC4.