All Broadcasters articles – Page 596
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NewsNBC renews Premier League deal
US network NBC has scored the rights to air Premier League football in the US for the next six years.
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NewsITV takes stake in YouTube network for mums
ITV has taken a minority stake in Channel Mum, the YouTube multichannel network aimed at mothers.
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NewsThe X Factor live director exits
Bafta-winning director Phil Heyes is to leave The X Factor ahead of its 12th series.
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RatingsDragon's Den hits four-year high as Javone Prince struggles
SUNDAY: BBC2 experienced a mixed evening as Dragon’s Den pulled in its biggest audience in four years but Javone Prince’s comedy show bowed out with a series average under 350,000.
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NewsE4 acquires TV reboot of Rush Hour
E4 has acquired the TV reboot of buddy cop drama Rush Hour and Containment, the US remake of Belgian plague thriller Cordon.
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NewsBetty launches US arm
The Undateables producer Betty has launched a US production arm headed up by Discovery exec Jon Sechrist as it attempts to crack America.
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VideoVIDEO: Hunted, C4
Channel 4 unveils the trailer for the Shine TV format in which 14 people go on the run from a team of expert hunters.
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RatingsRipper Street and BBQ Champ suffer declines
FRIDAY: Ripper Street continued on BBC1 with 300,000 fewer viewers than tuned in for last week’s opener – as ITV’s BBQ Champ lost half a million people.
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RatingsC5's Football League Tonight kicks off with 600k
SATURDAY: Football League Tonight’s maiden outing on Channel 5 failed to net a larger audience than the previous season’s highlights show on BBC1 – despite its primetime slot.
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NewsPact attacks EU stance on content-blocking
Pact has hit back at European Commission claims that Sky and the US studios are acting illegally by preventing consumers across the continent from accessing content in other territories.
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NewsC4 sets sail with Twofour Navy doc
Royal Marines Commando School producer Twofour is to turn its attention to the Royal Navy for its latest fixed-rig series for Channel 4.
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PodcastTalking TV: C4’s future & Amazon’s Top Gear deal
The latest edition of Talking TV ponders Channel 4’s future amid increased fears of privatisation and runs the rule over Amazon’s deal with the former Top Gear team.
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NewsBroadcast launches WhatsApp alerts for Edinburgh
Sign up to Broadcast’s WhatsApp messaging list for the latest Edinburgh news
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RatingsKatie Hopkins' TLC show fails to rule the world
THURSDAY: Katie Hopkins’ much-publicised TLC talk show failed to rule the world, scraping slot average and falling well short of her previous project for the channel.
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NewsBBC1 developing Mark Duggan drama
BBC1 is in the early stages of developing a factual drama about Mark Duggan, the Tottenham resident killed by police in 2011 whose death sparked riots across the country.
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NewsModern Life Is Goodish lands two more series
Dave has commissioned a further two series of Dave Gorman Modern Life Is Goodish before series three has aired.
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NewsITVS ties with Weinstein Company for USSR drama
ITV Studios and The Weinstein Company have boarded Archery Pictures’ big-budget drama set in the USSR.
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NewsSport and films drive TV spend to £6.4bn
Total broadcaster spend on UK content grew by 9% in 2014 to £6.4bn, with an 18% surge in film and sport responsible for the rise.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off peaks with 10m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off got off to a strong start on BBC1 - peaking with more than 10m viewers as the first competitor was knocked out of the show.