All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 88
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NewsHollyoaks boss Marquess steps down
Paul Marquess, producer of teen soap Hollyoaks will stand down from his role to work on other Lime Pictures shows, after a year in the role.
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NewsShake-up to see Jain and Oldroyd leave C4
Two long-serving executives are to leave Channel 4 as part of its ongoing management shake-up.
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NewsAmis and Booth to feature in controversial C4 religion strand
Channel 4’s 4thought.tv will feature contributions from Martin Amis and Lauren Booth in the next few months as it shrugs off criticism for airing controversial views.
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FeaturesTV 2011: Channel 4 - the year of experimentation
After a year of upheaval, C4’s latest ‘golden triangle’ of management will officially be completed with next week’s arrival of Jay Hunt as chief creative officer.
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NewsBBC3 orders more Lip Service
Lesbian sex lives and love affairs will return to BBC3 following the recommission Lip Service.
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NewsNUJ oppose Jeremy Hunt's BSkyB duties
The National Union of Journalists (NUJ) has opposed Jeremy Hunt being given the power to decide whether News Corporation should takeover BSkyB.
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RatingsUgly Betty bows out on a high
WEDNESDAY: The final ever episode of Ugly Betty managed to draw its biggest audience of the series on E4 as more than 850,000 said farewell to the US comedy drama.
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NewsITV tops ratings in 2010
ITV outperformed the BBC with six of its programmes appearing in the most-watched shows of the year to date.
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NewsC4 poaches Jimmy Doherty from BBC
Jimmy Doherty, the Suffolk farmer who has fronted a series of shows for the BBC, has been signed to an exclusive three-year deal by Channel 4.
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NewsTony Jordan awards writer prize
Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures has named the winner of its third annual writing competition.
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NewsDaily Show to make way for More 4 investment
Channel 4 is to plough more investment into original commissions and co-productions for digital channel More 4 after cutting back episodes of The Daily Show to just one a week.
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RatingsC4 suffers on Friday night
FRIDAY: Channel 4 struggled with new episodes of The Million Pound Drop and Peep Show.
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NewsAll3Media may be lined up for sale
City sources have suggested that super-indie All3Media could be ready for sale due to the strong financial performance it is predicted to deliver this year.
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NewsMisfits to return for third series
Clerkenwell Films has been recommissioned to make a third series of Misfits.
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NewsPeep Show gets two more series
Channel 4 has greenlit series eight and nine of Peep Show - its longest running originated comedy.
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RatingsDirk Gently pilot draws 744,200
THURSDAY: BBC4’s comedy drama Dirk Gently, based on Douglas Adams’ novels, launched with a strong audience of 744,200 (3%), as Misfits bowed out with its highest ratings of the series.
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NewsC4 and Nat Geo order warrior series
A series recreating the lives and experiences of bygone warriors has been co-commissioned by Channel 4 and National Geographic.
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NewsRenegade hires BBC factual developer
Renegade Pictures, the indie behind Don’t Tell the Bride, is looking to expand its features and factual entertainment output with two new appointments.
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RatingsApprentice draws series high of 7.9m
WEDNESDAY: BBC1’s penultimate episode of The Apprentice, in which the remaining candidates were sent into the lion’s den for final interrogation, attracted the biggest audience of the series to date.
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NewsC4 tries out new comics
Channel 4 has recruited a raft of emerging comedy talent for the first of three live talent-spotting showcases.