All Broadcasters articles – Page 568
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NewsFood Network scoops Paul Hollywood series
The Great British Bake Off judge Paul Hollywood is to front a ten-part Reef Television-produced series for Food Network.
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NewsTony Hall hints that ITV has taken The Voice
Director general Tony Hall has indicated that ITV is to acquire The Voice after BBC1 airs its fifth and final series next year.
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NewsSky names comedy chief amid exec shake-up
Sky has appointed Jon Mountague as head of comedy and promoted Sky 1 director Adam MacDonald in a wide-ranging executive shake-up by new content boss Gary Davey.
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NewsDiscovery & Liberty Global to take stakes in Lionsgate
Discovery and Liberty Global plan to pay $195m (£128m) for separate stakes in the indie studio.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: Supergirl, Sky 1
The superhero series added 1m consolidated viewers to become Sky 1’s highest-rated series launch in three years.
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NewsBBC1 entertainment ‘presses reset’ after losing The Voice
The BBC has already set the wheels in motion to find a new primetime Saturday night entertainment show that could fill the void left by The Voice UK in 2017.
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NewsC4 doc explores Rich Kids of Instagram
Channel 4 Education has commissioned a one-off documentary inspired by the Tumblr blog Rich Kids of Instagram.
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RatingsAldi film helps Dispatches to six-year high
MONDAY: A Nine Lives investigation into Aldi helped Channel 4’s Dispatches ring up its biggest audience in six years.
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NewsC5 orders fixed-rig family format
Channel 5 has ordered an innovative fixed-rig format from Plimsoll Productions focusing on the lives of six British families.
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NewsITV rides out ratings worries with revenues of £2.3bn
ITV weathered continued audience declines to post revenue growth of 13% in the first nine months of the year.
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RatingsClass of '92 helps Salford net 3.5m fans
FRIDAY: BBC1’s Class of ’92 documentary helped Salford City’s FA Cup clash with Notts County to a peak of 3.5m viewers.
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NewsBBC Radio host rapped for breastfeeding comments
BBC Radio Solent presenter Alex Dyke has been found in serious breach of Ofcom and BBC Trust editorial guidelines for making derogatory comments about breastfeeding mothers.
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RatingsDownton series finale draws 9m
SUNDAY: The final series of Downton Abbey bowed out with its biggest audience for two years, as Strictly Come Dancing rose to another high.
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RatingsX Factor recovers to 6.5m
SATURDAY: The X Factor recovered from last week’s poor performance – adding almost 1m viewers as the live rounds entered their second week.
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NewsLord Burns doubts benefit of C4 privatisation
Channel 4 chairman Terry Burns has claimed that there is “little financial benefit” in government plans to privatise the broadcaster and revealed concerns over the impact on the industry.
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NewsITV poaches The Voice: five things you need to know
Why the BBC refused to enter a bidding war for The Voice UK and what the decision might mean for the entertainment industry.
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NewsBBC admits defeat in battle for The Voice UK
The BBC has admitted defeat in the battle with ITV to secure The Voice UK from 2017.
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NewsBBC TV braced for £30m cuts
The BBC’s television division has been tasked with making cuts of up to £30m in 2017/18 as the corporation bids to close the £150m funding gap created by the iPlayer loophole.
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PodcastTalking TV: ITV attacks BBC - plus Kirstie & Phil interview
ITV’s attack on the BBC’s distinctiveness comes under the microscope in the latest edition of Talking TV, which also features an interview with Kirstie & Phil.
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NewsBBC entertainment boss hits out at ITV's ‘cultural prohibition’
Alan Tyler has argued that ITV’s attempt to ban the BBC from importing formats is tantamount to “cultural prohibition”.