All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 12
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Ratings
Strictly final up 800,000 on last year
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing waltzed off with a peak of more than 12m viewers as boyband star Jay McGuiness took home the trophy.
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News
Channel 4 swoops for Formula One
Channel 4 has swooped for the terrestrial rights to Formula One, beating ITV to take over coverage of the motor racing competition from the BBC.
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BBC2 unveils Civilisations details
Mary Beard, Simon Schama and David Olusoga are to front BBC2’s contemporary take on Kenneth Clark’s classic 1969 series Civilisation.
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Podcast
Talking TV: Christmas quiz 2015
Talking TV gets festive with its third annual telly industry Christmas quiz.
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Peep Show ends on low
WEDNESDAY: Peep Show’s final ever episode went out with a ratings whimper, as The Apprentice semi-final comfortably won the 9pm slot.
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BBC1’s youth task laid bare
BBC1 faces an uphill battle to retain young audiences in the absence of a linear BBC3, with its volume of viewers aged 16-34 on course to fall nearly 10% this year.
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War Of The Worlds set for UK television adaptation
Poldark producer Mammoth Screen is developing a major adaptation of The War Of The Worlds to coincide with the expiration of the copyright on the HG Wells novel next year, Broadcast can reveal.
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Hulu picks up Plebs
US subscription VoD service Hulu has acquired the first two series of ITV2 comedy Plebs.
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BBC entertainment commissioner returns to Talkback
BBC entertainment commissioner Ed Sleeman is to return to Fremantle Media indie Talkback just 18 months after joining the corporation.
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The X Factor final slumps to record low
SUNDAY: The X Factor final crashed to its lowest audience on record as Louisa Johnson triumphed in ITV’s singing competition.
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Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall makes terms of trade plea
Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall has made an eleventh-hour plea to the government to leave the terms of trade untouched.
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Whizz Kid returns to Ingenious for investment
Whizz Kid Entertainment has turned to a familiar partner to secure investment for growth - teaming up with Ingenious Group for a second time.
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Wolf Hall leads Brit charge at Golden Globes
BBC2 drama Wolf Hall will lead the British charge at the Golden Globe Awards after bagging three nominations.
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Heggessey accuses government of being ‘underhand’ over C4
Lorraine Heggessey has attacked the government for the “underhand” way it has handled the potential Channel 4 sell-off and warned that the UK broadcasting ecology could change “very suddenly”.
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BBC confirms News at Ten extension
The BBC has confirmed that the News at Ten will be extended by 10 minutes following a five-month trial in the run-up to the general election.
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Lords pressure government over C4 privatisation
Culture minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe has stressed that Channel 4 is not under threat from a “one-off car boot sale” after Lords raised concerns about the broadcaster being privatised.
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BBC suspends reporter over Tyson Fury remarks
The BBC has suspended a Northern Irish reporter who expressed anger at the corporation’s refusal to remove Tyson Fury from the Sports Personality Of The Year (SPOTY) shortlist.
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Prey stumbles on ITV return
WEDNESDAY: ITV drama Prey was not even close to repeating the success it enjoyed last year after it was locked up by The Apprentice.
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Ofcom: UK TV viewers most advanced in world
The UK is the most sophisticated TV watching nation in the world, with more viewers getting their content fix online than ever before, according to Ofcom research.