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NewsX Factor UK completes international deals
The X Factor UK will be broadcast in 147 territories after Syco Entertainment and FremantleMedia International completed a raft of international distribution deals.
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RatingsThe X Factor live launch hits low note
SATURDAY: The X Factor endured its worst live show launch in seven years, as Strictly Come Dancing remained on top.
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NewsKids’ ‘turning to tablets over TVs’
Tablet devices are quickly replacing televisions as children’s preferred means of consuming video content, according to Ofcom research.
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NewsITV calls for more Catchphrase
STV Productions’ revived classic gameshow Catchphrase has been recommissioned for a third series.
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NewsBBC ups safety measures after attacks on reporters
The BBC has intensified its risk assessment processes for international correspondents following threats to journalists covering conflicts in Ukraine, Syria and Iraq.
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CommentThe battle for male viewers heats up
Can Viacom crack the male audience with the UK launch of Spike TV? Stephen Arnell weighs up the evidence
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RatingsEngland win peaks with 6.6m
THURSDAY: England’s 5-0 win over San Marino peaked with 6.6m - as Who Do You Think You Are?’s latest series was up on last year.
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NewsUS digital indie lifts lid on ITV’s investment
US digital indie Indigenous Media plans to use investment from ITV to create fresh online scripted channels and secure greater international exposure for its content.
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NewsBBC slammed for casting white actor in London Spy
Actor and diversity champion Danny Lee Wynter has criticised the BBC for casting a white actor in a role originally advertised for a “non-Caucasian” on an upcoming BBC2 drama.
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RatingsTOWIE boosts ITV Be launch
WEDNESDAY: The Only Way Is Ibiza helped ITV Be pull in some of the biggest channel launch night ratings in more than a decade – but the scripted reality brand was well down on its last series opener on ITV2.
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NewsRona Fairhead begins work at BBC Trust
Rona Fairhead has formally begun work as the chairman of the BBC Trust, pledging to ensure that the corporation meets the “changing needs of its audiences”.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off final is year's biggest show
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off bowed out with 12.3m last night - the biggest overnight audience of the past twelve months.
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NewsKids’ tax break moves closer
A tax break for live-action kids’ programming has received broad cross-party support and could form part of the chancellor’s autumn statement.
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NewsBBC3 vows to keep Fresh strand if it moves online
BBC3 has pledged to safeguard its fledgling film-maker documentaries scheme Fresh if the channel moves online next year.
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NewsFuture BBC kids’ boss must fight for funding
Joe Godwin’s successor as director of BBC Children’s must “stand up and shout” for the division during next year’s charter renewal negotiations, according to kids’ TV producers.
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NewsViacom pledges budget rise
Viacom has pledged to increase its total £300m UK programming budget and the proportion it spends on original commissions.
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NewsC4 orders raft of one-off docs
Channel 4 will investigate a naturist village in St Albans and prison weddings as part of a raft of one-off documentaries.
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NewsMackie and Haynes indie wins first order
Mainstreet Pictures, the indie established last year by former ITV drama chiefs Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes, has won its first commission: a cold-case police drama for ITV.
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NewsITV reveals digital strategy
ITV plans to supercharge ITV Player as a live-streaming proposition after a number of high-profile outages during major events, according to its online boss.
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NewsDad's Army film cast revealed
Toby Jones and Blake Harrison are among the cast of a long-rumoured film based on classic BBC comedy series Dad’s Army. Toby Jones, best known for roles in The Hunger Games and Harry Potter franchises, will take the leading role of Captain Mainwaring, a stiff-upper-lipped ...