All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 87
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NewsTF1 Production signs up Blumenfeld in search for UK formats
French production company TF1 Production is looking to UK indies to find formats suitable for a French audience and has drafted in Remy Blumenfeld to drive the process forward.
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FeaturesE4: A decade of TV innovation
The launch of E4 in 2001 created a whole new style of youth-skewing TV. In the 10 years since, the channel has proven consistently entertaining, daring and different, says Balihar Khalsa.
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NewsCelebrities to "control" new C4 music show
Stars of the Inbetweeners and Misfits will take control of a new Channel 4 music series, funded by fashion retailer Topman.
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NewsC4 poaches C5 scheduling boss
Richard Brent, head of planning and scheduling at Channel 5, has become the latest executive to join Channel 4 in the wake of Jay Hunt’s appointment.
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NewsFresh One signs with Match.com
Jamie Oliver’s Fresh One Productions is to produce a raft of content for dating website Match.com – including an hour long documentary.
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NewsC4's Abraham rallies for smaller indies
Channel 4 boss David Abraham has announced £4m of funding aimed at reinvigorating the broadcaster’s creative roots, but with a continued focus on digital innovation.
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NewsInbetweeners return for Comic Relief special
The stars of E4 comedy The Inbetweeners will tour the country looking for the rudest and crudest named locations in aid of Red Nose Day.
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NewsPritchard completes C4 top exec team
Channel 4’s new executive management team has been completed with the announcement of Gill Pritchard as director of audience technologies and insight.
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RatingsSky's Got to Dance maintains balance
SUNDAY: Sky1 reality competition Got to Dance has continued to hold its audience - while more than 100,000 stayed up for Living’s red carpet coverage from the Golden Globes.
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RatingsITV's new Jason Manford show struggles
FRIDAY: The debut of ITV’s new stand-up show starring former One Show host Jason Manford was more than 2 million viewers below the broadcaster’s usual figures.
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RatingsBBC3 drugs show tops 500,000
THURSDAY: BBC3’s new series on How Drugs Work managed to pull in more than half a million viewers but was overshadowed by comedy and movie offerings from E4 and ITV2.
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NewsC4 to host diversity week
Channel 4 will host a week of diversity events in March to run in parallel with an initiative being organised by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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NewsBBC reduces Moving On episodes
BBC daytime drama series Moving On is to return - but will only have half the number of episodes from the last series.
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NewsComplaints over Daily Show cuts
Channel 4’s decision to axe all but one edition of The Daily Show has sparked hundreds of complaints, it has been revealed.
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RatingsSky1 holds Louis Spence audience
WEDNESDAY: New Sky1 series Louie Spence’s Showbusiness managed to hold its audience on its second outing, with just a small dip in viewers.
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RatingsBBC3's Snog... breaks ratings record
TUESDAY: BBC3 ‘make-under’ show Snog, Marry, Avoid? drew its biggest ratings to date as it returned with a double bill.
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NewsMillion Pound Drop Live to return
Channel 4 has released details of the next run of Million Pound Drop Live.
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NewsC4 orders regional music show
Channel 4 has commissioned a new four-part music show that will be based in different locations across the country and presented by Gavin & Stacey actor Mathew Horne.
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RatingsGlee returns with best ever performance
MONDAY: E4 was dancing from the rafters as the return of US series Glee drew the show’s biggest audience to date.
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NewsC4 News signs investigations deal
A team dedicated to investigations for Channel 4 News will be funded through a new 12 month deal between Firecrest Films and ITN – the producers of the news programme.