All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 89
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The Broadcast InterviewCamilla Campbell, drama, Channel 4
With a £20m cash injection to help plug the gap left by the end of Big Brother, C4’s head of drama is looking for works of “scale, social conscience and joy”.
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NewsC4 renews three Studio Lambert series
Factual entertainment series Fairy Jobmother, Undercover Boss and Four in a Bed have all been recommissioned by Channel 4.
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NewsComplaints over Million Pound Drop confusion revealed
Channel 4 figures have revealed that 106 people contacted the broadcaster over the Million Pound Drop confusion involving a Doctor Who question.
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RatingsBBC2's Pompeii defrosts ITV
TUESDAY: BBC2’s snapshot of life before the destruction of Pompeii managed to beat a primetime repeat of ITV1 detective drama A Touch of Frost.
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RatingsITV2 keeps X Factor alive
MONDAY: ITV is sticking to the old showbiz adage that the show must go on and is continuing to wring a few more drops out of the X Factor with an ITV2 highlights series
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NewsC4 should boost regional spend, say MPs
Channel 4 should aim to spend 15% of its network budget on original shows from the UK’s nations and regions, the House of Commons Culture, Media and Sport Committee has recommended.
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RatingsCorriegeddon week concludes with 12.3m
FRIDAY: Coronation Street rounded off its 50th anniversary week of carnage on ITV1 with a strongly-performing double bill.
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RatingsCoronation Street Live records seven-year high
THURSDAY: ITV1’s live episode of Coronation Street drew a massive peak audience of 14.86m (52.8% share) – the highest figures for the soap in seven years.
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NewsChannel 4 News to be revamped
Channel 4 News will undergo a restructure in 2011 which will include the introduction of a new presenter, social affairs editor and science editor.
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RatingsApprentice tackles Arsenal clash
WEDNESDAY: ITV1’s Champions League clash between Arsenal and Partizan Belgrade was no match for the latest instalment of BBC1’s The Apprentice.
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NewsC4 film to lift the lid on the 2006 foiled bomb plot
The story behind the foiled bomb plot that permanently changed air travel security has been commissioned as a Raw TV drama documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsT4/Cast Offs stars in C4 comedy pilot
T4 presenter Rick Edwards will be given a crash course in political correctness by Cast Offs actor Peter Mitchell in a satirical comedy pilot for Channel 4.
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NewsBlast! to profile Alexander McQueen for C4
The tumultuous relationship between the late Alexander McQueen and his muse Isabella Blow will come under the spotlight in a 90-minute documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsThis is England to return set in 1990
This Is England is to return to Channel 4 in a series that will follow the main characters - Shaun, Woody, Lol and Milky - four years later in a snapshot of the 1990s.
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NewsC4 seeks fresh faces for Paralympics team
Channel 4’s pledge to take the Paralympics into the mainstream has entered a new stage with the commission of two more series of That Paralympics Show and a boot camp to identify new presenters for 2012.
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NewsC4 compiles data to prove value of VoD
Channel 4 is capturing data from online viewers in an attempt to create its own database of information to help advertisers better understand online viewing habits.
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NewsPillars of the Earth sequel greenlit
A sequel to the epic history drama The Pillars of the Earth is to go into production next year.
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NewsC4 education editor exits
Alice Taylor, Channel 4’s commissioning editor of education, is to leave the broadcaster and set up her own company.
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NewsC4 unveils hotel docusoap details
Channel 4 has revealed further details of a new fly-on-the wall series based in a hotel that promises a marriage proposal, family tensions and difficult customers.
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NewsJamie Oliver recruits talent for C4 education series
Celebrity chef Jamie Oliver is back on the campaign trail for Channel 4 in a bid to get teens back in school and has Cherie Blair, Alastair Campbell and David Starkey lined up to help.