All Broadcasters articles – Page 549
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RatingsPartridge fails to pep up Sky ratings
TUESDAY: There was no “A-Ha!” moment for Sky Atlantic as Alan Partridge’s Mid Morning Matters returned with a meagre 60,000 viewers.
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NewsBBCW opens Nordic division
BBC Worldwide plans to capitalise on Norway’s growing appetite for British programming by launching BBC Worldwide Productions Nordics.
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NewsTory lords: scrap BBC charter and keep C4 public
The BBC Trust and royal charter should be scrapped and the broadcaster protected from any “government interference”, according to two influential Conservative peers.
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NewsChannel 4 extends property portfolio
Channel 4 is beefing up its property portfolio after ordering a dozen new and returning shows.
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NewsMary Berry prepares BBC2 Easter special
Mary Berry will return to BBC2 with an Easter seasonal special.
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NewsKeeping Up Appearances tops BBCW sales
BBC Worldwide has revealed that classic sitcom Keeping Up Appearances is its most-sold TV programme of the last 40 years, beating the likes of Doctor Who and Top Gear.
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FeaturesThe story behind The Night Manager
John le Carre’s sons and The Ink Factory founders, Stephen and Simon Cornwell, discuss the 23-year journey of The Night Manager from page to BBC1.
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NewsITV confirms Bazalgette as chairman
ITV has confirmed that Sir Peter Bazalgette will replace Archie Norman as its next non-executive chairman.
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NewsBerlin: HBO ramps up European production plans
HBO is to start commissioning original content from the Nordics for the first time.
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NewsITV2 returns to Love Island
ITV2 has commissioned a second series of revived dating show Love Island.
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NewsiPlayer struggles due to lack of Top Gear
The number of iPlayer requests in December fell for the first time in 2015, with the BBC attributing the decline to the absence of some of its biggest shows including Top Gear.
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RatingsC4 feels the love with First Dates ratings
FRIDAY: Channel 4 enjoyed a strong night, as both First Dates and The Last Leg climbed to record ratings highs.
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NewsBazalgette in running to become ITV chair
Sir Peter Bazalgette has been named as the frontrunner to replace Archie Norman as chairman of ITV.
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NewsMilkshake! boss exits C5
Channel 5 children’s boss Jess Symons is to leave the broadcaster after almost a decade.
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NewsBBC2's The Trip heads to Sky
Sky Atlantic has swooped on Steve Coogan and Rob Brydon’s comedy travelogue The Trip after BBC2 opted not to commission a third series.
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RatingsNinja Warrior stays strong for ITV
SATURDAY: Ninja Warrior crossed the finish line with a near identical series average to last year, as The Voice UK continued to underperform.
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NewsTony Hall poised to unveil radical genre commissioning plans
Tony Hall is preparing to unveil one of the most radical structural overhauls in the BBC’s 93-year history by finally confirming the move to genre commissioning.
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NewsKiss FM's Rickie and Melvin to front ITV gameshow
Kiss FM’s Rickie and Melvin are to front a Thames-produced gameshow for ITV.
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NewsIn brief: First Dates; Boomerang; Safeword; Tigerlily; RTS Awards
Twenty Twenty’s dating format First Dates is to launch a social media experiment for tonight’s Valentine’s Special episode. Click for more
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NewsRob Delaney tells government to ‘get filthy hands off’ C4
Catastrophe star Rob Delaney has warned the government to “stay the fuck away” from Channel 4 as the threat of privatisation continues to loom large over the broadcaster.