All Genre articles – Page 29
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NewsKate Maddigan leaves ITV
ITV entertainment commissioning editor Kate Maddigan has left the broadcaster after her role was made redundant as part of Brexit-related cost savings.
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NewsE4 supersizes Celebs Go Dating
E4 has doubled down on Lime Pictures’ dating format Celebs Go Dating with a bumper recommission.
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RatingsDamilola drama loses out to Dark Angel
MONDAY: The final instalment of ITV drama Dark Angel eclipsed BBC1’s one-off factual drama Damilola: Our Loved Boy.
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NewsITV cancels Brief Encounters
ITV has cancelled Ann Summers-inspired comedy drama Brief Encounters after just one series.
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NewsC4 to document MS medical trials
A British patient’s ground-breaking multiple sclerosis medical trial will be recorded for a Cutting Edge documentary.
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NewsRDF to track transgender journeys
RDF is to document a series of transgender journeys across two years for Channel 4.
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RatingsPlanet Earth peaks with 10m
SUNDAY: BBC1 enjoyed a successful night as Planet Earth II returned with a peak of almost 10m, while Poldark bowed out on a series high.
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NewsC4: we are open for post-Bake Off business
The Great British Bake Off will not eat into Channel 4’s programming budget or result in a dearth of available slots, its head of factual entertainment has told producers.
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NewsBBC joins public science campaign
The BBC has joined forces with the Royal Society and the Wellcome Trust to promote science to schoolchildren as part of a public campaign.
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NewsE4 revives Roughcut comedy short
E4 has commissioned People Just Do Nothing indie Roughcut TV to make a comedy series following the success of one of its online shorts.
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NewsCPL preps C4 social experiment
Channel 4 will unite a group of elderly care home residents with a group of four year olds as part of a six-week social experiment.
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NewsFleabag indie eyes new writers
Fleabag indie Two Brothers Pictures is to become a “creative incubator” for fledgling writers and has hired its first chief operating officer to help it follow up the success of the BBC3 comedy.
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NewsLa Plante exits Prime Suspect sequel
Lynda La Plante is understood to have walked away from ITV’s Prime Suspect prequel after disputes over casting and how the story should be told.
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NewsGrayson Perry returns to C4
Grayson Perry is to front a series of shorts for Channel 4 after Swan Films tied with the broadcaster’s in-house creative agency 4Creative.
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NewsCarnival hires head of development
Kudos’ head of development Joanna Strevens is to join Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films in the same role.
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NewsBBC4 focuses in on photography season
BBC4 is to take a snapshot of British photography over the years with a season of programming celebrating the art.
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NewsWhisper recruits C4 commissioning executive
Channel 4 TV events and sport commissioning executive Andy Stevenson has joined sports indie Whisper Films as a development producer.
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RatingsDark Angel picks up 5m
Monday: ITV’s Victorian drama Dark Angel dominated the evening, pulling in 5m (25.2%) from 9pm-10.30pm.
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NewsBBC3 breaks into prison with Antidote series
Filmmaker Livvy Haydock is to front a three-part doc series investigating UK prison conditions for BBC3.
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RatingsHumans reboots with 2m
WEEKEND: The second series of sci-fi drama Humans gripped half the audience of the debut as Strictly extended its lead over The X Factor.