All Broadcasters articles – Page 667
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RatingsMartin Lewis banks 500k fewer viewers for ITV
FRIDAY: Martin Lewis returned to ITV with more money-saving tips but 500,000 fewer viewers, as Ben Fogle gained viewers on Channel 5.
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NewsBBC DJ’s Ched Evans rape remarks investigated
Nick Conrad’s controversial comments about the Ched Evans rape row on BBC Radio Norfolk last month are to be investigated by Ofcom.
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RatingsRemember Me scares off 1m
SUNDAY: Remember Me scared 1m viewers away from BBC1 for its second episode as I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here entertained its biggest audience in 11 days.
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NewsIdris Elba races off with Discovery
The Wire and Luther star Idris Elba is to take on the world’s toughest racing challenges in a four-part commission for Discovery.
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NewsBBC shelves Shannon Matthews drama
BBC1 has paused production on a dramatisation of Shannon Matthews’ hoax kidnapping to address “important production and editorial matters”.
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NewsCreative England pumps £3m into West Midlands fund
Creative England has pumped £3m into its fund for high-end TV productions and films shot in the West Midlands.
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RatingsStrictly 2m ahead of The X Factor
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing held a 2m viewer lead over The X Factor, as mythical drama Atlantis continued to underperform.
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PodcastTalking TV: BBC1’s entertainment quest & Charlie Higson
Talking TV returns from a short sabbatical with a bounty of goods, including the story behind BBC1’s forthcoming Harry Hill comedy drama Professor Branestawm.
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NewsBBC2 orders Spanish Armada docudrama
BBC2 is to tell the “untold story” of the Spanish Armada in a forthcoming docudrama.
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RatingsLife Story bows out on low
THURSDAY: David Attenborough’s BBC1 wildlife series Life Story bowed with its worst ratings of the series.
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NewsBBC Children’s may become part of in-house plans
The BBC is considering making its children’s television production department part of its plans for a commercial production arm.
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NewsBBC daytime bailiff show inspires comedy project
Toast of London creator Arthur Mathews is developing a BBC sitcom inspired by BBC1 daytime show The Sheriffs Are Coming.
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NewsC4 plans online One Born Every Minute spin-off
Dragonfly is to deliver an online spin-off of One Born Every Minute for Channel 4’s Shorts platform next spring.
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NewsScotland may be handed BBC charter renewal role
The Scottish government should have a formal voice in BBC charter renewal negotiations, according to Lord Smith’s report aimed at devolving power to the nation.
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RatingsI’m a Celebrity fires The Apprentice
WEDNESDAY: I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! trumped The Apprentice for a second week on the trot, as Sky Arts’ Danish drama The Legacy debuted with 29,000.
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NewsFru Hazlitt to leave ITV
ITV commercial and online managing director Fru Hazlitt is to step down for health reasons after more than four years at the broadcaster.
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NewsOfcom taken to court over complaint handling process
Ofcom may be forced to alter its TV complaint handling process after being accused of treating broadcasters more favourably than the public.
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NewsHollyoaks launches game app
Hollyoaks has become the first UK soap to launch an app-based game as it attempts to build on its online interaction with its audience.
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NewsBBC set for additional £400m cuts
The BBC faces fresh cuts of £400m across the next two years that will take total savings by 2016/17 to £1.5bn.
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Behind The ScenesBritain's Bloodiest Dynasty
A first-time presenter, untested camera rig and the entire history of the Plantagenets. A tall order on a C5 budget, says Dan Gold