All Broadcasters articles – Page 694
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RatingsPeter Capaldi’s Doctor Who debut draws 6.8m
SATURDAY: Peter Capaldi’s debut as Doctor Who helped the sci-fi drama to its best series launch audience since 2010.
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RatingsThe Village stumbles to record low
SUNDAY: BBC1 drama The Village pulled in its lowest audience to date on a quiet evening for television.
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NewsC4 named best channel at Edinburgh TV Awards
Channel 4 picked up a hat trick of gongs at this year’s Edinburgh International TV awards including the prize for channel of the year.
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NewsMoore blames social media for Generation Game mishap
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore has blamed social media for the confusion over Miranda Hart’s involvement in a revival of The Generation Game.
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PodcastTalking TV: Edinburgh special
A special edition of Talking TV heads to the Edinburgh International Television Festival to sort through all the major themes of this year’s conference.
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NewsBen Stephenson urges industry to back BBC
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has called on the TV industry to get behind the corporation as it faces a “worrying time” in the run up to charter renewal.
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NewsBBC3 shows to air in BBC1 peaktime
Some BBC3 shows will play in the heart of peaktime on BBC1 after the youth-skewing channel moves online, as part of a push to better serve young viewers.
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NewsTory MP: government has interfered in BBC Trust hire
Conservative MP Conor Burns had admitted the government has interfered in the appointment of the next BBC Trust chair.
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RatingsSinger Takes It All bows out on 700k low
FRIDAY: The Singer Takes It All bowed out on Channel 4 with a low of fewer than 700,000 viewers as BBC1 pensioner sitcom Boomers dropped by 1m from last week’s debut.
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NewsCohen: BBC in-house will hold onto hit shows
Long-running BBC in-house shows, such as EastEnders and Top Gear, will not be put out for tender as part of plans to scrap quotas and free-up internal producers to pitch to all broadcasters.
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NewsBBC to relaunch e-commissioning system
Danny Cohen has revealed that the BBC will relaunch its e-commissioning system this autumn as he bemoaned the corporation’s commissioning performance.
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NewsDarlow Smithson travels to Victorian workhouse for BBC1
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore is keen to introduce new angles to the channel’s factual programming, kicking off with a series focusing on the poorest members of Victorian society.
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NewsC5 set to renew Big Brother
Channel 5 has fought off interest from rival broadcasters to renew its deal to air Big Brother and its celebrity spin-off.
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NewsPeter Fincham predicts US-style pitching
ITV director of television Peter Fincham believes the consolidation of the British indie sector could lead to the introduction of US-style beauty parade pitching.
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NewsKatie Hopkins to gain four stone for TLC doc
The Apprentice star Katie Hopkins is to gain four stone for a new-two part TLC UK documentary.
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NewsZai Bennett: obliterating BBC3 budget a huge mistake
Former BBC3 controller Zai Bennett has roundly criticised the decision to close down its linear channel.
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NewsDavid Abraham hints at terms of trade vision
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham used his Post MacTaggart Interview to hint at his vision to update the terms of trade via a “stepped approach”.
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NewsSky 1 orders cosplay gameshow
Sky has ordered a cosplay gameshow and a Christmas drama alongside a trio of acquisitions, including The Flash.
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RatingsHonourable Woman bows out with 1.6m
THURSDAY: Hugo Blick’s BBC2 thriller The Honourable Woman bowed out with its second best performance of the run, entertaining a series average of 1.6m.
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NewsUKTV plans VoD pilots
UKTV is planning to pilot TV shows via its online portal and allow visitors to vote on which secure commissions.