All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 74
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RatingsMOTD kicks off with 4m
The return of Match of the Day lit up an otherwise lacklustre Saturday as 4m (25%) tuned in to BBC1’s first highlights show of the new season.
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RatingsBolt fires BBC2 to the top
BBC2 raced to the top of the ratings pile on Sunday as Usain Bolt’s world record-breaking 100m sprint at the World Athletics Championships was watched by 5m (22.3%).
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NewsVirgin Media cuts customer service jobs
Virgin Media has cut around 250 jobs from its Dudley customer services centre after a consultation with at-risk staff came to an end.
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NewsStars come out for BBC2's Office night
BBC2 will dedicate an entire evening to airing the first series of The Office later this month, including new footage of Ricky Gervais and the team talking about its impact alongside comedy stars such as Friends’ Matthew Perry and Spinal Tap’s Christopher Guest.
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RatingsITV1 wins with football coverage
ITV1 scored with its coverage of England’s football friendly with the Netherlands last night, which peaked at 6.8m (33%) and beat a revitalised Who Do You Think You Are? on BBC1.
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NewsKatie Price launches production company
Katie Price has teamed up with former ITV Studios talent exec Mark Wagman to launch an indie.
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RatingsMitchell murdered by ITV1
ITV1’s Midsomer Murders attracted 5.8m (26.3%) viewers between 8pm and 10pm last night, comfortably outperforming Peep Show comedian David Mitchell’s appearance on BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are?.
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NewsIn-house production falls at ITV
ITV Studios generated significantly more revenue from rival UK broadcasters during the first half of the year – but significantly less from the ITV channels themselves.
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NewsEndemol reshuffles senior team
Endemol has made group head of programming Paul Römer its chief creative officer as part of a re-jig of its senior management team.
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NewsRough Aunties goes global
Kim Longinotto’s African children doc Rough Aunties has been sold to five territories by Rise Films.
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RatingsViewers leave Hotel Babylon
Just 3.1m viewers checked out BBC1’s Hotel Babylon on Friday as it was comfortably beaten at 9pm by a repeat of Doc Martin on ITV1.
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NewsITV shares hold up despite pension problems
ITV’s share price held up well today despite reports that the broadcaster’s pension deficit has surged to around £500m.
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NewsOne Show given hour-long episode
BBC1 is to show a 60-minute episode of The One Show each week from September after trialling the format back in May.
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NewsBBC reveals new local news plans
The BBC is to overhaul its local TV and radio services as an alternative to its rejected proposal for on-demand local video news services.
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NewsESPN team shapes up for new season
Jon Champion, Mark Chapman and Kenny Dalglish’s daughter Kelly are joining ESPN as its commentary and presenting teams for the new season take shape.
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NewsShed upbeat despite downturn
Shed Media suffered a dip in global drama sales for the first half of 2009 but is still outperforming last year in terms of production revenues and pre-tax profit.
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NewsMotive turns back on production after tech deal
Motive Television has given up on buying production companies to focus on technology, after striking a licensing agreement for a revolutionary DTT system.
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NewsFive joins Project Canvas in drive for partnerships
Five has joined IPTV venture Project Canvas in the first of a planned series of major industry partnerships.
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FeaturesSerials and the stripped show making waves
With Torchwood on the BBC and the upcoming Collision on ITV1, highprofile stripped drama is making an impact on the schedules. But TV execs warn getting it right is a balancing act.
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NewsPoliticians fear for BBC NI's Let's Talk
Politicians from the Northern Ireland Assembly fear the BBC’s political panel show Let’s Talk is on the brink of being axed.