All Broadcasters articles – Page 554
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NewsBT Sport exec steps down
BT Sport executive director Grant Best has stepped down from his role but will continue to work closely with the fledgling channel.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother returns with 2.8m
TUESDAY: Celebrity Big Brother returned to Channel 5 with just under 3m viewers, as ITV’s disaster series Saved lost out to Channel 4’s Big Fat Quiz of Everything.
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NewsNat Geo restructures international division
National Geographic has restructured its international programming division, resulting in more global programming decisions being made from the US.
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NewsUKTV lands live boxing rights
UKTV has made a shock move into live sports, landing the exclusive rights to David Haye’s comeback fight.
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NewsEnders: impact of C4 cannot be underestimated
The impact Channel 4 has on the independent sector “cannot be underestimated” according to a report by Enders Analysis.
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NewsJekyll and Hyde axed by ITV
ITV’s controversial teatime drama Jekyll and Hyde has been cancelled after ratings petered out over the course of the first series.
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RatingsSilent Witness edges Ant and Dec doc
MONDAY: BBC1’s Silent Witness edged Ant and Dec’s Prince Charles documentary on a strong night for TV viewing.
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NewsLoose Women secures sustainability certification
Loose Women has become the first long-running daytime studio show to be certified under Bafta’s Albert+ sustainability scheme.
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NewsUKTV share creeps past C5 & Sky
Storage Hunters UK and Dave Gorman’s Modern Life Is Goodish helped UKTV inch past Channel 5 and Sky to record its most successful year on record.
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RatingsFestive ratings highlights: Sherlock, Dickensian & Fungus
BBC dramas And Then There Were None, Dickensian and Sherlock performed strongly over the festive period, as ITV’s scripted efforts struggled and Fungus The Bogeyman helped Sky 1 to its best audience of 2015.
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NewsDownton finale posts record PVR gain
Downton Abbey triumphed in the Christmas Day ratings battle after gaining a record 4m viewers through recorded viewing.
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VideoVIDEO: Crashing, C4
Big Talk Productions’ sitcom following six 20-something property guardians living together in a disused hospital.
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RatingsWar and Peace starts with over 6m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s flagship period drama War and Peace reeled in over 6m viewers, twice as many as ITV’s Beowulf – as Channel 4’s German-language thriller Deutschland 83 started confidently in a busy night for drama.
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NewsChristmas catch up: what you may have missed
ITV was first past the post for horse racing rights, while the BBC suffered an online blackout and Chris Evans quit TFI Friday. Click for a run-down of the biggest broadcasting headlines from the festive period
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RatingsDownton Abbey wins Christmas Day ratings battle
CHRISTMAS DAY: Downton Abbey’s swansong clinched the Christmas evening ratings battle, but it was the Queen’s Speech that ultimately took the honours.
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NewsOfcom backs terms of trade - but sets out options for reform
Ofcom has ruled that the terms of trade continue to fulfil their purpose - but has offered the government a series of options should it wish to change the existing regulatory framework.
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NewsOfcom opens door for BBC Studios
The launch of BBC Studios is likely to benefit viewers but could result in “tension” for the corporation’s commissioners, according to an Ofcom report.
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RatingsBBC2 triumphs with Dad's Army Story
TUESDAY: We’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story reeled in BBC2’s biggest audience for a single drama of the year.
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NewsBectu: BBC staff 'betrayed' by Studios plan
Bectu has slammed the BBC’s decision to tender its hit shows to the independent sector as a “betrayal” of its responsibilities to in-house production.
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NewsITV2 investigates rise and fall of FHM
1000 Heartbeats indie Hungry Bear Media is moving into factual programming for the first time with a one-off documentary about the rise and fall of lads mag FHM.