All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 111
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NewsRipper Street draws nearly 90 complaints
Nearly 90 viewers have complained about the violent and sexual scenes in BBC1’s new period crime thriller Ripper Street.
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RatingsAfrica makes strong start for BBC1
David Attenborough’s latest natural history series for BBC1, Africa, launched with nearly 6.5m viewers on Wednesday.
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NewsDoctor Who tops iPlayer over Xmas
Doctor Who was again the most watched show on BBC iPlayer over Christmas after racking up nearly 1.5m views.
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RatingsDownton bounces back in Christmas ratings battle
Downton Abbey has stolen a march on Call the Midwife in the Christmas Day ratings stakes after the final set of festive viewing figures were released.
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RatingsPVRs help EastEnders retain Christmas crown
EastEnders retained its Christmas Day crown after recorded viewing pushed its audience up to 11.2m (34% share) – as Call the Midwife was the biggest mover.
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RatingsBBC1's New Year celebrations peak with 13m
More than 13.3m viewers welcomed in the New Year with BBC1 - the celebration’s biggest crowd in at least seven years.
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RatingsEastEnders takes Christmas crown
EastEnders retained its Christmas crown – trouncing Downton Abbey and helping BBC1 clinch seven of the top ten shows of the day.
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NewsBBC opts not to replace in-house drama bosses
Kate Harwood has been promoted to head up all of the BBC’s drama output in England as part of a move that means Nick Brown and John Yorke will not be replaced.
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RatingsMasterChef serves up series high
MasterChef: the Professionals reached its conclusion in front of a series high audience of nearly 3.8m viewers on Thursday.
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NewsTen Alps revenue falls 18%
Ten Alps’ revenue has fallen 18% to £17.1m amid “stressed” economic conditions.
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NewsBBC to broadcast England women’s Euro 2013 campaign
The BBC has committed to broadcasting all of England’s games in the UEFA European Women’s Championship next year.
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NewsBBC bags World Athletics rights from C4
The BBC has bought the rights to air 2013 IAAF World Athletics Championships from Channel 4.
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RatingsBritish Comedy Awards laughs up on 2011
The British Comedy Awards recovered marginally from last year’s low - as ITV1 drama The Town lost a million viewers.
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NewsDiscovery to take 20% stake in Eurosport
Discovery Communications is poised to acquire a 20% stake in TF1’s Eurosport for €170m (£121m).
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NewsSky hops aboard railway series
Cineflix Productions will attempt to reveal the workings of one of the UK’s most complex transport networks in a Sky 1 series about the East Coast rail line.
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NewsTax breaks should drive up quality, say producers
Tax breaks for high-end television and animation are set to bolster the quality of content and grow the industry, according to senior campaigners for the incentives.
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NewsBBC kicks off mentoring plan with a dozen indies
The BBC is to help 12 small indies improve their relationships with its commissioners and win more work under a new business development scheme.
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NewsBBC crowdsourcing ideas from own staff
The BBC’s in-house production arm is aiming to harness the creativity of its 2,500 staff after launching a crowdsourcing system for programming ideas.
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NewsBBC hires Shine’s Wilde to bolster entertainment
Shine TV executive producer Leon Wilde has been hired as the editor of format entertainment for BBC Productions.
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NewsSky 1’s ratings take a tumble
Investment cannot halt 10% audience fall as all main channels bar BBC1 suffer viewer decline