All Broadcasters articles – Page 678
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RatingsI’m A Celebrity… sinks to five year low
SUNDAY: I’m A Celebrity …Get Me Out Of Here! returned with its lowest launch audience for ITV in five years.
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RatingsStrictly records series high
SATURDAY: BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing hit a series high as ITV’s coverage of England v Slovenia became the channel’s lowest-rated Euro 2016 qualifier.
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NewsTony Hall commits to tackling ageism
Director general Tony Hall has renewed the BBC’s commitment to tackling the ageism which has been encountered by some of its female presenters.
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RatingsChildren in Need draws 10m peak
FRIDAY: Children in Need drew 1.4m fewer viewers than last year, but still managed to raise a record £32.6m.
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NewsC4 makes fifth Growth Fund investment
Glue producer Eleven Film has become the first drama indie to win investment from Channel 4.
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NewsBBC1 axes Tumble after first series flop
The BBC has axed its latest in-house Saturday night entertainment format, Tumble.
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NewsC4 reels in fixed-rig fishing doc
Blast! Films is to give deep-sea fishing the fixed-rig treatment for Channel 4 in a series executive produced by the broadcaster’s outgoing features commissioner Nick Hornby.
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NewsBBC back for more Peaky Blinders
Birmingham-based gangster drama Peaky Blinders is to return to BBC2 for a third series.
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NewsITV Encore orders supernatural drama
ITV Encore has ordered a supernatural drama based on the novels of Phil Rickman.
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NewsArrow lands C4 extreme weather doc
Channel 4 has ordered a one-off weather documentary from Arrow Media, the first time that the broadcaster has commissioned a show from one of its Growth Fund indies.
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RatingsBabylon and The Fall shed viewers
THURSDAY: Danny Boyle’s Babylon returned for a full series with 1m fewer viewers than it locked up for its debut as the second series of The Fall also lost around 1m.
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NewsHat Trick in HIGNFY Twitter trial
Hat Trick Productions is trialling transforming Have I Got News For You’s Twitter account into an ongoing satirical profile.
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NewsSuspects set for third series
Channel 5 is lining up more Suspects after renewing the Newman Street-produced drama for a third series.
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NewsPlayground hires C4 commissioner
Channel 4 drama commissioner Sophie Gardiner is joining the UK division of Colin Callender’s indie Playground Entertainment.
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NewsGold to order five scripted series in 2015
UKTV plans to commission five scripted series for Gold in 2015 as part of its increased £125m commitment to content.
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NewsITV orders Studio Lambert holiday format
Studio Lambert has won its first order from ITV’s flagship channel in five years with a four-part holiday format.
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NewsSky finalises European mega-merger
BSkyB has been renamed as Sky after it completed its £7bn acquisition of Sky Italia and purchase of a majority stake in Sky Deutschland.
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NewsBBC3 reloads People Just Do Nothing
Roughcut Television’s pirate radio mockumentary People Just Do Nothing is to return to BBC3 for an extended run.
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NewsC4 commissioner heads to Blast! Films
The Hoarder Next Door commissioner Nick Hornby is leaving Channel 4 to join Blast! Films as head of programmes.
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RatingsFake Sheikh Panorama uncovers 2.5m
WEDNESDAY: The controversy around Panorama’s Fake Sheikh film nudged it to an above average performance and the strand’s best outing since a Nigel Farage special.