All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 83
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NewsTime Team revamps production set-up in wake of Cardiff move
Time Team is overhauling its production team as it prepares to make its first series since moving to Cardiff.
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NewsStudio Lambert to create co-pro network after Nutopia deal
Studio Lambert plans to establish a network of UK indies to be its US co-production partners after striking a deal with Nutopia.
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RatingsJunior Doctors treat 1.1m
TUESDAY: New BBC3 series Junior Doctors: Your Life in Their Hands broadly held its audience, following a strong debut last week.
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RatingsGrade's variety doc draws 600,000
MONDAY: BBC4’s doc about the decline of variety theatre, presented by Michael Grade, packed in audiences on its debut.
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NewsGuru-Murthy joins BME initiative
Channel 4 News broadcasters have thrown their support behind Bectu’s initiative Move on Up to encourage more black and minority ethnic (BME)professionals to join the industry.
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RatingsBiggest Loser finale serves 4.7m
MONDAY: ITV1 weight loss show The Biggest Loser piled on viewers for the series finale - more than a million ahead on its debut.
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RatingsOscars draw late night fans
A hardcore audience of film fans stayed up until the early hours of the morning to catch the red carpet action and the Oscars ceremony.
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RatingsGot to Dance final tops 1m
SUNDAY: The final of Sky1 competition Got To Dance drew more than a million viewers - its biggest audience of the second series.
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RatingsOutcasts down to 1.5m after move
SUNDAY: BBC1’s decision to reschedule struggling sci-fi drama Outcasts led to a drop of 3 million viewers, compared to its debuted.
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NewsMatt Locke plans to leave Channel 4
Acting head of cross-platform Matt Locke is set to leave Channel 4, Broadcast understands.
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NewsContent remains king in product placement
Audiences are happy to see product placement but editorial content must still lead programming, according to research ordered by Channel 4.
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RatingsSix Nations peaks with over 9.5m
SATURDAY: England’s victory over France in the Six Nations Rugby tournament gave BBC1 a peak audience of more than 9.5m.
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NewsC4 prepares to submit for local TV network
Channel 4 is understood to be preparing a submission to host the new national TV channel delivering local content.
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NewsKeo signs first international Landshare deal
Keo Digital has secured its first international digital rights deal, licensing its Landshare website in Australia
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NewsC4 to shake up supply base
Channel 4 plans to fling open its doors to small, first-time and regional producers after admitting its supplier base has become too narrow.
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew Newman, Objective Productions
Objective Productions’ new chief exec wants the indie to branch out from comedy and fact ent and work with a range of broadcasters, just so long as it’s ‘good telly’.
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NewsDiscovery orders longer second run of Raw’s Gold Rush
UK indie Raw Television has won an extended recommission for its doc series Gold Rush: Alaska from Discovery Channel US.
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NewsFinance gurus to front Superscrimpers on C4
Channel 4 will ask Financial Times columnist Mrs Moneypenny to help people budget and provide practical financial advice in a series from Endemol’s Remarkable Television.
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NewsNewman takes over as Objective CEO
Objective Productions chief creative officer Andrew Newman has stepped up to the role of chief executive.
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RatingsRoss Kemp returns with 450,000
MONDAY: Ross Kemp’s new investigation series for Sky1 launched with his best performance for the broadcaster since 2009.