All Broadcasters articles – Page 502
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NewsHistory cues up Ronnie O'Sullivan doc
Snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan is to hustle pool players across the USA in a four-part series for History after the pay-TV channel reignited its talent strategy.
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NewsITV Studios strategy pays off
ITV Studios has underlined its importance to its parent company after reporting a surge in revenues that will help insulate the broadcaster from the anticipated shockwaves of Brexit.
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NewsAdvertising giants back TV content fund
Advertising giants including Omnicom, Publicis and Interpublic are beginning to fund TV programming via a multimillion-pound fund created by Krempelwood.
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RatingsBig Brother bows out with series high
TUESDAY: Big Brother bowed out with a series average of 1.2m as E4 comedy Wasted got underway with a below par performance.
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NewsITV prepares for £25m Brexit cuts
ITV is preparing to make redundanies as it looks to make £25m of cuts in the wake of the EU referendum but has stressed that programming budgets will not be affected.
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NewsEuro 2016 boosts iPlayer
Wimbledon and Euro 2016 helped boost BBC iPlayer to 290m requests in June, well above the 250m generated the previous year.
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NewsITV Studios revenue surges
A strong performance by ITV Studios helped the broadcaster weather the post-Brexit storm, as net advertising revenue remained flat in the wake of the referendum.
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NewsSky Sports scores Chinese football
Sky Sports has looked east for its latest set of football rights – acquiring the Ping An Chinese Football Association Super League competition.
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RatingsC4's Naked Attraction pulls in viewers
MONDAY: Channel 4’s risqué new dating show Naked Attraction almost doubled slot average as it grew its audience to peak with 1.7m.
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NewsC4 founder warns against privatisation
Channel 4’s first chief executive Jeremy Isaacs has warned against the privatisation of the broadcaster.
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NewsITV strikes AwesomenessTV deal for youth shows
ITV is to launch a youth programming block in association with AwesomenessTV after striking a wide-ranging partnership with the US multiplatform video network.
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RatingsFriday Night Dinner serves 1m
FRIDAY: Big Talk Productions’ kosher sitcom Friday Night Dinner served up over 1m viewers as it returned to Channel 4 after a two-year hiatus.
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NewsITV tracks Devon and Cornwall police
Potato is to tail Devon and Cornwall police force across its enormous beat for a blue light documentary for ITV.
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RatingsRobot Wars recruits 2m
SUNDAY: Robot Wars overcame BBC2’s slot average as Mentorn programmes dominated the 8pm slot – responsible for reeling in 4m viewers across three channels.
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RatingsMrs Brown's Boys live special hooks 6.5m
SATURDAY: Mrs Brown’s Boys Live scooped the biggest audience of the night as Alan Carr’s Grease Night failed to impress.
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NewsSky recruits comedy commissioner
Sky has hired BBC comedy commissioner Tilusha Ghelani as part of its latest push into comedy.
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NewsC5 to launch on-demand style linear channel
Channel 5 is to launch a free-air-channel inspired by its on-demand catch up service My5.
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NewsITV and BBC partner on disability drive
ITV is to search for more disabled actors for Emmerdale and Coronation Street, while the BBC is to ring fence 10% of apprentice opportunities for people with disabilities as part of a dual diversity drive.
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RatingsRDF dominates the 8pm slot
WEDNESDAY: RDF dominated the evening for a second week in a row with BBC1’s Eat Well For Less beating the final part of ITV’s 100 Year Old Drivers.