All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 121
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NewsNottingham local TV licence awarded
A consortium backed by former ITV News editor Nigel Dacre has won a local TV licence in Nottingham.
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NewsBBC1's Jim’ll Fix It revival shelved prior to abuse allegations
BBC1’s plans to revive Jim’ll Fix as a full series were shelved before the recent allegations of sexual abuse against Jimmy Savile, it has emerged.
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RatingsBake Off whips up record audience
The Great British Bake Off pulled its biggest audience on record - helping to strengthen Ian Hislop’s Stiff Upper Lip.
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NewsBBC1 drama to examine controversial murder law
Jimmy McGovern is to pen a BBC1 drama about a divisive legal tool used to combat gang violence.
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NewsBBC to support Jimmy Savile probe
The BBC has offered its “full support” to police investigating allegations that Sir Jimmy Savile sexually abused teenage girls.
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NewsAttentional to launch US ratings service
Ratings provider Attentional has signed a deal with US audience measurement company Rentrak to provide an American TV ratings service.
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NewsC4 raises "serious concerns" over Barb ratings gaffe
Channel 4 has written to Barb raising “serious concerns” after the audience measurement body misreported its ratings last month.
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NewsBBC News Channel boss unveiled
BBC News’ head of editorial development Sam Taylor has been named as the controller of the BBC News Channel.
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NewsBarb reveals ITV1 and C4 ratings errors
Barb has apologised for a number of high-profile gaffes in its ratings reports for ITV1 and Channel 4 late last month.
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RatingsX Factor invites 9.5m to judges' houses
The X Factor pulled in its second biggest audience of the series as the show’s judges decided on their finalists.
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RatingsRyder Cup triumph scores 2.2m
Europe’s extraordinary comeback in the Ryder Cup teed up a peak audience of more than 2.2m for Sky Sports 1.
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RatingsRed or Black? ends on low
Red or Black? bowed out with its lowest audience ever, as the judges’ houses round failed to lift The X Factor to a notable high.
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NewsSir Terry Pratchett launches indie
Sir Terry Pratchett has joined forces with former Prime Focus Productions boss Rod Brown to launch a television and film production company.
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NewsTop Gear hosts sign three-year deal
BBC Worldwide has struck new deals with Top Gear hosts Jeremy Clarkson, James May and Richard Hammond which are likely to secure the future of the show for three years.
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NewsHorrible Histories team to make world records show
The team behind Horrible Histories has created a new CBBC format that will aim to bring fresh insight into world record attempts.
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NewsOlympics smashes iPlayer records
The Olympics ratings halo effect has continued to glow – by helping to smash viewing records on the BBC iPlayer.
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RatingsDrugs Live scores 1.6m
Channel 4’s scored a high with the debut of its live two-part study into ecstasy’s effects on the brain.
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NewsDRG’s Jackson quashes sale talk with ‘business as usual’
New DRG managing director Jonathan Jackson has insisted that the distributor is not up for sale, and has set out his initial strategy for growth.
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NewsWilliam Hurt to star in Challenger disaster drama for BBC2
William Hurt is to star as pioneering American scientist Richard Feynman in an ambitious BBC2 co-pro drama about the 1986 Challenger space shuttle disaster.
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NewsCitizen Khan to return for second outing on BBC1
BBC1 has handed sitcom Citizen Khan a second series – a week before the first has finished broadcasting.