All Editorial articles – Page 11
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NewsSNP loses BBC debate battle
Scottish and Welsh nationalist parties have lost their battles with Ofcom and the court over their exclusion from the first televised election debate
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NewsSky election debate complaints top 700
Complaints over the second Prime Ministerial debate have swelled to more than 700 in the past week.
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NewsC4 presenter fronts web beauty series
Supersize vs Superskinny presenter Anna Richardson is to front a branded web series funded by the Channel 4 show’s sponsor.
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RatingsBGT wins 48% share
Britain’s Got Talent peaked with 11.6m on Saturday night, a 48% share of viewers, as it entered its second week.
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NewsRoss interviews grounded stars via satellite
Jonathan Ross has secured an appearance from three Hollywood stars on his BBC1 chat show despite the flight ban caused by the Icelandic volcano – with interviews via satellite.
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NewsThe Family honoured at diversity awards
Channel 4 factual series The Family and BBC1 drama Small Island were among the winners at a new awards ceremony recognising diversity in TV production last night.
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RatingsWatchdog hits new low of 3.2m
BBC1 consumer strand Watchdog returned to its lowest ratings in at least four years last night, with 3.2m (13.2%) tuning in from 8pm.
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NewsFlight chaos curbs HBO celebrations
The British Film Institute’s celebration of US cable network HBO has fallen foul of this week’s flight chaos, with Hollywood stars and execs now staying firmly in the US for the weekend.
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NewsEndemol to make cinema debut with Man City doc
Endemol’s sports division has secured its first theatrical release – a film charting a year in the life of Manchester City Football Club.
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NewsFox rejects Torchwood US
US network Fox has passed on a planned remake of Doctor Who spin-off Torchwood.
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NewsITV1 to pay tribute to Goon stars
Former Goon Show stars Spike Milligan and Harry Secombe are among the comedy giants to be celebrated by friends and family in ITV1’s resurrection of biography strand The Unforgettable…
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NewsHincks extends Endemol deal
Key staff at Endemol UK including chief executive Tim Hincks are to stay with the super-indie until at least December 2014 after agreeing new terms.
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NewsC4 pilots teen sex advice show
Channel 4 is piloting a sex advice show for teens that has been developed by the original commissioner of The Sex Education Show.
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RatingsTraffic Cops beats The Bill
BBC1’s Traffic Cops led the way at 9pm last night with 4.2m (17.3%), ousting their fictional Sun Hill counterparts in a night that saw rival channels struggle to reach 3m in the key peaktime slot.
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NewsNutopia scores Obama coup
Jane Root’s indie Nutopia has secured US President Barack Obama’s services for its first commission.
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NewsFive/C4 to air volcano docs
Five has made a last-minute addition to tomorrow’s schedules with a documentary about flying through volcanic ash – while a fast-turnaround documentary is in the works for Channel 4.
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RatingsBlitz Street blasts off with 1.8m
Channel 4’s new factual series Blitz Street landed with a total audience of 1.8m last night, but was eclipsed by the unstoppable rise of US high school musical drama Glee on sister channel E4.
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NewsITV1 lines up live coverage of movie awards
The National Movie Awards will be broadcast live when the event returns to ITV1 next month.
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RatingsGot Talent peaks with 12.2m
Britain’s Got Talent was welcomed back to ITV1’s Saturday night schedule with a peak audience of 12.2m (49%), but less than a quarter of these viewers stuck around for the end of blockbuster drama The Prisoner.
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RatingsElection debate peaks with 10.3m
The UK’s first television election debate peaked with 10.3m viewers last night (40% share) – with ITV1 holding on to an audience of more than 9m for almost all of its 90-minute running time.