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RatingsWales win over N. Ireland helps Euros dominate
SATURDAY: BBC1 and ITV’s Euros coverage dominated the day’s schedule while 2m (14.4%) tuned in to watch Adele headline Glastonbury.
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NewsBBC reveals Writersroom award
Playwright Charlotte Josephine has won the inaugural BBC Screenplay First Award, run by BBC Writersroom and BBC Films.
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NewsC5 makes £40m profit after revenue surges
Channel 5 is set to post annual pre-tax profits of around £40m after a massive 35% surge in turnover.
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NewsSimon Cowell to take on Jinx-style crime doc for ITV
Simon Cowell is to swap shiny floor talent shows for true-crime documentaries after winning a four-part series for ITV.
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VideoVIDEO: Fortitude Series 2, Sky Atlantic
Dennis Quaid is heading to Fortitude as Sky Atlantic’s polar crime drama returns for a second series that will air in January 2017.
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NewsAbraham: 'C4 is ready for EU fallout'
Channel 4 is prepared for the “complex and unchartered” implications of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to chief executive David Abraham.
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NewsC4 in director diversity push
Channel 4 has ramped up its diversity initiative by joining forces with the National Film and Television School to fund three bursary schemes for diverse applicants.
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NewsAdam Crozier reassures ITV staff after EU vote
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has reassured staff after the UK’s vote to leave the EU triggered a 19% fall in ITV’s share price.
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NewsBroadcasters tear up schedules following EU referendum
The UK broadcasters have torn up their schedules following the vote to leave the European Union.
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RatingsC4 EU Debate beats BBC1
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s EU Referendum debate edged out BBC1 at 9pm as ITV’s coverage of the Euros dominated.
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NewsVice accelerates global expansion
Vice has struck a tranche of global deals that will see it roll out its linear TV channel to 51 territories.
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RatingsBBC1’s EU debate pulls in 3.8m
TUESDAY: The Wembley Arena setting for BBC1’s EU Referendum: The Great Debate could not help it win the battle of the referendum set pieces.
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NewsITV Encore plots contemporary vigilante drama
ITV Encore has commissioned a special two-hour contemporary crime drama following a series of vigilante paedophile killings.
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NewsBT Sport lands Henley Royal Regatta rights
BT Sport has secured the rights to the Henley Royal Regatta, meaning the rowing event will be televised for the first time in more than 50 years.
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NewsCatastrophe gets French remake
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan’s Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe is set to undergo a French-language re-make in Canada.
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NewsBBC stands by Cliff Richard story
The BBC has stood by its decision to broadcast the raid on Sir Cliff Richard’s house - but apologised if the coverage upset the performer.
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NewsMaggie Brown plans follow up to C4 book
Journalist Maggie Brown is to write a second volume of her history of Channel 4, which will kick off with the decision to drop Big Brother.
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NewsSky Atlantic moves John Oliver show after Brexit rant
Sky Atlantic was forced to delay an episode of Last Week Tonight With John Oliver after the British comedian performed a 15-minute anti-Brexit sketch.
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RatingsEngland draw tops Euro 2016 ratings
MONDAY: England’s 0-0 draw with Slovakia helped ITV score the biggest audience of Euro 2016 so far.
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NewsPenny Dreadful to end after series three
Penny Dreadful creator John Logan has called time on the Sky and Showtime supernatural drama after three series.