All Broadcasters articles – Page 635
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RatingsThe Ark transports 4.3m
MONDAY: Biblical drama The Ark performed solidly for BBC1, transporting an audience of over 4m.
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NewsLenny Henry to sing blues for Sky
Lenny Henry’s indie Douglas Road has picked up its first commission – a 3 x 60-minute documentary about the blues for Sky Arts.
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NewsSky teams with Stan Lee
Spider-Man creator Stan Lee has partnered with Downton Abbey producer Carnival Films to create a mystery crime drama for Sky 1.
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NewsTop Gear showrunner: ‘we left 'em wanting more’
Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman has thanked staff for their work on the show, arguing “at least we left ‘em wanting more” after Jeremy Clarkson was sacked for physically assaulting producer Oisin Tymon.
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NewsBen Stephenson joins Bad Robot
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is to join JJ Abrams indie Bad Robot to lead its television division.
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NewsSky buys stake in US producer
Sky has acquired a majority stake in US production company Jupiter Entertainment.
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NewsC4 orders fast-turnaround Germanwings film
Channel 4 has ordered a fast-turnaround documentary about the safety of flying following last week’s Germanwings air disaster.
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NewsOfcom targets social media in kids' guidelines update
Ensuring child contributors to TV and radio programmes are not subject to bullying on social media is one of the key elements of a new set of Ofcom guidelines.
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RatingsEngland match scores 6.8m peak
FRIDAY: England’s victory over Lithuania in the Euro 2016 qualifier peaked with 6.8m viewers to become the channel’s most popular game of 2015.
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RatingsMr Selfridge sheds 1.2m
SUNDAY: Mr Selfridge bowed out with its biggest audience in seven weeks - but was unable to prevent the third series falling to become the lowest-rated to date.
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NewsOfcom probes C4 Romanian doc
Ofcom is investigating Channel 4’s The Romanians are Coming after it received 120 complaints about how the documentary series portrayed the Romanian community.
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NewsDog House Media embraces cats for C5
Dog House Media has produced two documentaries about cats for Channel 5.
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NewsHBO buys Nick Broomfield murder doc from Sky
US network HBO leads the line-up of international broadcasters that have acquired Sky’s Nick Broomfield documentary Tales of the Grim Sleeper.
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NewsThe Office sequel among BBC Films slate
Ricky Gervais is to resurrect The Office’s David Brent for a feature as part of a slate of BBC Films projects.
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NewsBBC greenlights Steve McQueen drama
The BBC has formally commissioned its “epic” Steve McQueen drama about the experiences of a black community in west London.
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NewsC4 goes behind the scenes at NCA
The National Crime Agency has opened its doors to Blast! Films for Channel 4’s latest access documentary.
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RatingsCoalition polls 1m
SATURDAY: Political drama Coalition entertained an audience of 1m on Channel 4, while The Voice hit a low note for BBC1.
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NewsTony Hall ‘receives death threat over Jeremy Clarkson’
The BBC has laid on security for director general Tony Hall after he received a death threat for not renewing Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear deal.
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NewsUTV to resurrect Virgin Radio
UTV is to resurrect Virgin Radio and launch three TalkSport sister stations as part of a raft of new digital radio services.
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NewsIn brief: Sky Vision; BBC Writersroom; Facebook
Sky Vision has picked up the rights to the TV3 catalogue, while BBC Writersroom has developed an immersive drama. Click for more in today’s news round-up.