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RatingsThe Jump ends with 2m
MONDAY: Channel 4’s The Jump finished in line with its first series average, as Channel 5’s Benefits Britain: Life on the Dole smashed competition from Heston Blumenthal.
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NewsITV explores Bargain Fever Britain
ITV is to investigate consumers’ insatiable appetite for deals and discounts in a documentary series from Twofour Group’s Boomerang.
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RatingsITV suffers 26% Saturday night share drop
ITV’s share of Saturday night peak-time audiences fell by 26% year-on-year in January, with weekend primetime as a whole down 22%.
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NewsBBC BAME resignations hit five-year high
The BBC’s diversity push has been put in the spotlight after more black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) staff resigned last year than since at least 2009.
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NewsIn brief: Benidorm; Directors UK; Simplestream
ITV returns to Benidorm and Beryl Richards becomes Directors UK chair. Click for more in today’s round-up.
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NewsBBCW strikes Wolf Hall deals
Thomas Cromwell is set to travel the world after BBC Worldwide struck a slew of international sales for period drama Wolf Hall.
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RatingsBafta Film Awards walk away with 4.9m
SUNDAY: The British Academy Film Awards recovered from last year’s four-year low to entertain a crowd of 4.9m.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother finale scores 2.7m
FRIDAY: The finale of Celebrity Big Brother outperformed the climax of the previous series in the face of tough competition from England’s Six Nation rugby clash with Wales.
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RatingsThe Voice hits three-year high
SATURDAY: The Voice UK performed to its biggest crowd in nearly three years.
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NewsBen Stephenson in talks to leave the BBC
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is in talks over a high-profile move to the US, Broadcast can reveal.
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RatingsKeith Lemon sketch show squeezes rivals
THURSDAY: Keith Lemon’s new ITV2 sketch show got off to a strong start, as Fortitude remained reasonably stable for Sky Atlantic.
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NewsSky appoints entertainment commisisoner
Former Chatty Man exec producer Richard Ackerman has joined Sky as a non-scripted commissioner.
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NewsBodyshockers and Three Day Nanny return to C4
Channel 4 has shored up its factual slate with the recommission of Liberty Bell’s Three Day Nanny and Remarkable Television’s Bodyshockers.
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NewsSetback for government licence fee decriminalisation plans
Government efforts to decriminalise licence fee evasion ahead of BBC charter renewal have been thwarted by the House of Lords.
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NewsManchester local TV station in doubt
The future of the Sir Michael Lyons-backed local television station YourTV Manchester has been thrown into doubt after it has failed to get on air two years after receiving a licence.
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PodcastTalking TV: Broadcast Awards special
Talking TV goes behind the scenes at the 20th annual Broadcast Awards to catch up with some of the winners.
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NewsSky Arts acquires Italian political thriller
Sky Arts has picked up edgy Italian political thriller 1992 as part of a deal that will mark the latest series to launch in all five of Sky’s European territories.
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RatingsWolf Hall usurped by Celebrity Big Brother
WEDNESDAY: Wolf Hall was just shaded by the live Celebrity Big Brother eviction, as The Jump continued to perform well for Channel 4.
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CommentChannel 4’s drama push isn’t working
Broadcaster is struggling to get the balance right, says Maggie Brown
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NewsRona Fairhead sets out Trust vision
BBC Trust chair Rona Fairhead this week delivered her first major speech since taking office.