All Broadcasters articles – Page 647
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NewsIn brief: Crossing Lines & The Undateables
Alibi has picked up Crossing Lines, while Channel 4 has greenlit a fifth series of The Undateables. Read on for more of the day’s round-up.
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NewsC4 loads up The Jump game
Channel 4 will offer fans of The Jump the chance to get involved in the action via a mobile game.
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RatingsBroadchurch hits halfway point with 5.6m
MONDAY: ITV’s Broadchurch hit its halfway point with its lowest ever audience, but leapfrogged BBC1’s Silent Witness to win the 9pm slot.
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NewsBig Star’s Little Star gets third run
12 Yard Productions’ celebrity parent-and-child format Big Star’s Little Star has been commissioned for a third series by ITV.
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NewsTony Hall: TV watershed won't last
BBC director general Tony Hall has suggested that the TV watershed will become increasingly irrelevant as viewing habits change.
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NewsBear Grylls to front I’m A Celebrity-style format
Bear Grylls will lead a band of eight celebrities through an unforgiving rainforest in a new I’m A Celebrity-style entertainment format for ITV.
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NewsBT Sport confident of landing Gary Lineker
BT Sport is in serious discussions with Gary Lineker over signing the presenter to host its Champions League coverage from next season.
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RatingsTop Gear drives off with 5.3m
SUNDAY: BBC2’s Top Gear drove off with 5.3m for its first episode of a new run, narrowly below last year’s launch, while ITV’s Mr Selfridge returned to its lowest ever audience.
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NewsIn brief: Heather Jones & Project Diamond
Heather Jones lands a promotion and the CDN’s hunt for a training partner are revealed in today’s round-up.
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NewsBBC Scotland appoints drama boss
Gaynor Holmes has been appointed as the permanent head of drama for BBC Scotland.
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NewsAvalon & Hat Trick detail BBC3 plans
Avalon Entertainment and Hat Trick Productions chief executives Jon Thoday and Jimmy Mulville have revealed plans to rebrand BBC3 and run it as an ad-funded service if the corporation accepts their £100m offer for the channel.
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RatingsJonathan Ross returns with 2.3m
SATURDAY: ITV’s The Jonathan Ross Show returned at an earlier time but fell well short of slot average while The Voice continued to dominate primetime on BBC1.
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NewsBBC iPlayer commissions batch of shorts
House of Fools indie Pett Television, Sharon Horgan’s Merman Films and Comedy Unit are among the indies responsible for a slate of iPlayer shorts.
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NewsTV debates: broadcasters threaten to ‘empty chair’ leaders
The UK’s major broadcasters have threatened to ‘empty chair’ any party leader that decides not to participate in its latest proposals for the election debate.
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NewsIn brief: Carnival hire and more Most Haunted
In today’s news round-up, Carnival Films hires an ABC executive and Really orders two more series of Most Haunted.
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NewsAdrian Chiles replaced as ITV's main football host
Adrian Chiles is to be replaced as ITV’s main football anchor by BBC Radio 5 Live presenter Mark Pougatch.
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NewsHungry Bear Media wins ITV2 panel show
Dan Baldwin’s fledgling indie Hungry Bear Media has been commissioned to produce a reality TV panel show for ITV2.
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RatingsCucumber pulls in 1.2m
THURSDAY: Russell T Davies’ drama Cucumber failed to sparkle for Channel 4, finishing in last place in the 9pm slot.