All Broadcasters articles – Page 622
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RatingsMasterChef final cooks up four-year high
FRIDAY: The MasterChef final served up its biggest audience for BBC1 in four years.
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NewsJulian Fellowes adapts Anthony Trollope novel for ITV
Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes will renew acquaintances with ITV by adapting 19th century novel Doctor Thorne.
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NewsITV committed to live Sound of Music event
ITV remains committed to celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Sound of Music amid suggestions that it was originally eyeing an Easter TX date for the live extravaganza.
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RatingsW1A beats ITV’s Ice Rink on the Estate
THURSDAY: W1A returned to BBC2 with 1.5m viewers, beating the final part of ITV’s Ice Rink on the Estate.
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NewsDiscovery to examine Churchill's secret weapons
The British bazooka and the limpet mine are among Winston Churchill’s secret military inventions to be explored in a documentary from Discovery and Sky Vision.
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NewsTop Gear executive producer resigns
Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman has resigned from the BBC a month after Jeremy Clarkson’s contract was not renewed.
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NewsC5 follows Kellie Maloney transformation
Initial is to follow the transformation of boxing promoter Kellie Maloney as she physically becomes a woman in a one-off film for Channel 5.
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RatingsNigel Farage triumphs in Leader Interviews
WEDNESDAY: Nigel Farage triumphed over the main political party leaders in Evan Davis’ series of general election interviews, as ITV’s comedy line-up lost more than a million viewers.
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Newsi-D lands first commission from C4
Vice Media’s fashion magazine i-D has landed its first TV series, weeks after hiring Ravi Amaratungara as its head of video.
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NewsC4 News creates GIF wall
Channel 4 has launched a news site that features short stories supported by shareable animated GIFs.
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NewsE4 shuts down for general election
Channel 4 will shut down its youth-skewing digital channel E4 on the day of the general election to encourage young people to go out and vote.
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NewsC5 in Comedy Central link-up
Channel 5 and Comedy Central have outlined plans to co-commission comedy content, laying out a two-year strategy that includes prank shows, sketch shows and other scripted series.
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NewsBBC Studios battle lines drawn
The BBC has been warned by some of the UK’s biggest production companies that it will face fierce opposition to plans to commercialise its in-house production division unless it puts its biggest shows up for tender.
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NewsITV2 takes a hit from ITVBe
The launch of ITVBe has helped the ITV family grow its share of audience – but has put a sizeable dent in the ratings of sister channel ITV2.
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NewsEd Vaizey: no plans to privatise C4
The Conservative Party has “no plans” to privatise Channel 4 according to Ed Vaizey, former minister for culture, communication and the creative industries.
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RatingsAlmost 1m vote for Ballot Monkeys
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s quick-turnaround political comedy Ballot Monkeys narrowly failed to break the 1m mark for its opening episode.
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NewsINFOGRAPHIC: Game of Thrones, Sky Atlantic
Click to view the consolidated ratings data for the first episode of the fantasy drama
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NewsTurner UK managing director departs
Turner UK general manager Anthony Lukom has left the broadcaster, handing his responsibilities to Northern Europe managing director Ian McDonough.
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Behind The ScenesUK Election Debate, CNN
CNN has ambitions for McLaren’s ‘Thought Leadership’ hub beyond its election debates. Alex Farber paid a visit
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NewsBBC2 to air unused Top Gear footage
Kim Shillinglaw has promised to salvage unused footage from Top Gear series 22 in a move that will return Jeremy Clarkson to BBC2’s airwaves.