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NewsDownton Abbey series finale grips almost 11m
Downton Abbey reeled in a consolidated audience of almost 11m viewers for the climax of its final series – its biggest audience since the penultimate episode of last year’s run.
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NewsChancellor failed to warn BBC about £725m raid
George Osborne failed to warn Tony Hall about a £725m raid on the BBC’s finances at a meeting just three weeks before the chancellor’s plans were announced in parliament.
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NewsIn brief: Runner Up; Objective; ICM; Nat Geo; Reef
RDF is lining up Dutch game show format The Runner Up with two broadcasters and Objective has landed a Channel 4 gadget series. Click for more
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NewsITV ups 2016 pay offer
ITV has decided to increase its pay offer for staff next year following the company’s “good performance”.
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NewsPlay To The Whistle scores second run
ITV has ordered a second series of Hungry Bear Media’s sports panel show Play To The Whistle.
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NewsAbraham: C4 can stand on own two feet
The breakdown of merger talks between Channel 4 and Channel 5 in 2009 point to the incompatibility of the C4 remit with privatisation, chief executive David Abraham has warned.
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RatingsStrictly opens up 3.5m gap over X Factor
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing leapt to a Saturday night series high, opening up a 3.5m gap over rival The X Factor.
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NewsBBC1 plans to revive five classic sitcoms
BBC1 is in talks to revive at least five classic sitcoms, including The Good Life, Are You Being Served? and Porridge, as part of a celebration of the genre next year.
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RatingsViewers flock to news channels after Paris attacks
FRIDAY: The BBC News channel and Sky News both pulled in audiences of over 1.1m viewers as the terrorist attacks in Paris unfolded.
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NewsBBC and Clarkson sued over Top Gear fracas
The Irish Top Gear producer assaulted by Jeremy Clarkson in March is suing the presenter and the BBC for racial discrimination and personal injury.
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NewsUnforgotten secures second series
ITV has ordered a second series of Mainstreet Pictures crime drama Unforgotten.
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NewsBectu challenges BBC over 'disingenuous' bonus scheme
Broadcasting union Bectu has challenged the BBC over £700,000 of bonuses paid to staff after the corporation withdrew discretionary payments in 2009.
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RatingsThe Last Panthers unable to assault Fortitude
THURSDAY: The Last Panthers launched with an audience which almost doubled Sky Atlantic’s slot average – but struggled to outperform the opener of Fortitude.
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NewsBBC1 seeks Who Do You Think You Are? style formats
BBC1 is hunting Who Do You Think You Are? style formats while BBC2 is looking for social experiments following the broadcaster’s factual restructure earlier this year.
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NewsEurosport unveils major rebrand
The sports broadcaster has heralded an ‘exciting new chapter’ with its biggest image overhaul in 26 years.
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RatingsMasterChef carves up ITV
WEDNESDAY: MasterChef: The Professionals helped BBC2 carve up ITV in the 8pm slot, as the final series of Peep Show debuted with 1.2m.
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NewsIn brief: Slow TV heads to US; TV version of Snowpiercer planned
Windfall Films is to produce a slow TV-style train event for US cable network Destination America, while ITV Studios America is remaking feature film Snowpiercer and Endemol Shine Group has promoted its global formats execs.
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NewsBen Frow speaks up for foreign owners
Channel 5 director of programmes Ben Frow has launched a vigorous defence of foreign ownership, arguing it has had little bearing on the broadcaster’s duty to innovate.
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NewsC5 signs off benefits programming
Ben Frow appeared to signal the end of new benefits programming on Channel 5 at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum, as it evolves to keep pace with its viewers.
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NewsBBC3’s online-only plan halts move to Salford
The BBC has confirmed that BBC3 will not be moving to Salford as originally intended under former director general Mark Thompson.