All Editorial articles – Page 19
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NewsCharlie Brooker scores global YouTube hit
A segment from BBC4 show Newswipe with Charlie Brooker has become YouTube’s highest-rated clip of all time.
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NewsGavin & Stacey helps iPlayer soar on Virgin
BBC iPlayer now accounts for one in four views of on-demand content on Virgin Media, which reached a record 76 million total in December.
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NewsC4 lines up live game show and real-life soap
C4 is eyeing up a live game show in which contestants compete to hold on to £1m in cash and a real-time ob-doc series filmed in Notting Hill as potential returning shows to fill the gap left by Big Brother.
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RatingsCBB takes final bow with 4.3m
The last ever Celebrity Big Brother delivered 4.3m viewers to Channel 4 on Friday night – half a million more than last year’s finale.
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NewsPact calls for free market on BBC shows
Pact has called for the end of BBC Worldwide’s first look deal for BBC shows, claiming it is stifling competition among TV distributors.
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NewsSeeSaw signs broadcaster and indie deals
Broadcasters Channel 4 and Five, plus indies Talkback Thames and Shed Media, have joined Arqiva’s video-on-demand service SeeSaw.
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NewsMessenger quits Live from Studio Five
Five has lined up guest hosts to replace Melinda Messenger on its underperforming news magazine show Live From Studio Five.
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RatingsSkins back to early glory with 1.1m
Teen drama Skins enjoyed its best E4 audience since its first ever episode last night, with series four opening with 1.1m (6%).
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Returning US shows hit dramatic heights
Desperate Housewives scored its biggest audience in almost two years last night, while Mad Men delivered its best ratings yet for BBC4.
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NewsBBC challenged to improve commissioning of live events
The government’s spending watchdog has tasked the BBC with improving the commissioning of live events such as the Olympics and Wimbledon to ensure value for money.
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NewsJohnson cuts ties with C4
Departing Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has described his time at the broadcaster as “among the most rich and rewarding experiences of my career”.
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NewsSteve Jones to front BBC1 physical game show
The makers of Total Wipeout are to produce another Saturday night BBC1 physical game show from Argentina.
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NewsBBC4 to chart the history and art of maps
BBC4 has ordered two documentary series about the history of maps to coincide with a major British Library exhibition.
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NewsAbsolute sets up interactive teams
Absolute Radio has expanded programme manager Tony Moorey’s role to include leadership of a new interactive division as part of a management restructure.
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RatingsGood Wife debuts with 1.6m
New US legal drama The Good Wife launched with 1.6m viewers on Channel 4 last night, making a bigger splash than BBC2’s import Nurse Jackie.
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NewsTalkback launches web opera spoof
The comedy team behind spoof boyband Toyboize has launched a second pop parody, this time pastiching pop-opera groups such as G4 and Il Divo.
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NewsX Factor put epileptics at risk
Laser lighting effects used in Westlife’s performance on this year’s The X Factor put epileptics at risk by flashing five times faster than permitted, Ofcom has ruled.
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RatingsDel Boy nostalgia trip charms 7.5m
Only Fools and Horses prequel Rock & Chips delivered a knockout blow to ITV1’s Wild at Heart last night, with 7.5m (27.8%) tuning in from 9pm on BBC1.
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RatingsPhil takes 2.5m down under for C4
Channel 4’s second weekly dose of property expert Phil Spencer brought 2.5m viewers to the channel on Friday night.