All Broadcasters articles – Page 630
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RatingsIndian Summers bows out with 1.6m average
SUNDAY: Channel 4 drama Indian Summers bowed out with a 90-minute special which entertained just over 1m viewers.
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NewsDavid Tennant to host live BBC2 Shakespeare event
BBC2 will mark the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death next year by celebrating his work as part of a live event hosted by David Tennant.
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NewsNat Geo hires commissioner
Nat Geo has hired Richard III: The King In The Car Park exec producer Simon Young as a commissioner in its London production hub.
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RatingsWeekend Escapes with Warwick Davis returns with 2.6m
FRIDAY: Weekend Escapes with Warwick Davis returned with a stable 2.6m, helping it beat the out of sequence Griff Rhys Jones’ Slow Train Through Africa.
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NewsC4 News & Made TV fall foul of Ofcom
Channel 4 News has been found to have broken Ofcom’s broadcasting code, while the regulator has requested a meeting with local TV operator Made Television after a series of breaches.
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NewsBBC scraps plan to combine docs and current affairs roles
The BBC has performed a U-turn on its decision to combine its head of documentaries and current affairs commissioning roles as part of its major factual overhaul.
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NewsC4 unveils election night plans
Jeremy Paxman and David Mitchell will host Channel 4’s election night coverage which will include special episodes of Gogglebox and The Last Leg.
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NewsSky forced to postpone Scientology doc
Sky Atlantic has postponed controversial Scientology documentary, Going Clear, due to British libel laws.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent maintains form
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent maintained its 10m-strong audience while BBC1’s FA Cup semi-final coverage peaked with a crowd of almost 7m.
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NewsDisability exec Alison Walsh exits C4
Channel 4 disability executive Alison Walsh has left the broadcaster after two decades, following a restructure of its diversity team.
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NewsJeremy Clarkson plots new car show
Jeremy Clarkson has promised to create another motoring show after losing his job as the presenter Top Gear for physically assaulting producer Oisin Tymon.
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NewsITV axes Stars in Their Eyes
Harry Hill’s Stars in Their Eyes has been axed by ITV after a single series.
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PodcastTalking TV: Vanessa Engle & Katie Hopkins
Talking TV invites award-winning filmmaker Vanessa Engle into the studio to discuss her BBC2 series Inside Harley Street, while Katie Hopkins’ potential new TLC chat show is on the news agenda.
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NewsMaverick revives dinosaurs for ITV
Maverick Television is to turn Britain into a dinosaur-inhabited island using CGI techniques for an ITV series about the prehistoric creatures.
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RatingsBBC debate turnout falls short of ITV
THURSDAY: BBC1’s Election Debate struggled without the presence of the prime minister, falling short of the audience who turned out for ITV’s leaders’ debate.
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NewsTessa Ross quits National Theatre after five months
The former head of Film4 has resigned from her post as National Theatre chief executive after less than six months in the job.
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NewsC4 establishes mobile games arm
Channel 4 is to promote mobile games from third-party developers across its All 4 platform as part of plans for a games publishing arm.
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NewsPoldark producer eyes sale
Poldark indie Mammoth Screen is courting potential buyers as the gold rush for UK drama production companies continues.
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NewsC4 develops doppelganger format
Irish indie Vision Independent Productions is developing a format for Channel 4 in which individuals will be tasked with tracking down their doppelgangers using social media and word of mouth.
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NewsDave heads on the campaign trail with Al Murray
Al Murray’s South Thanet campaign trail is to be documented in an election night special on Dave.