All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 130
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RatingsLine of Duty ends on 3.3m
Line of Duty bowed out with its second biggest audience of the series and was again victorious in the 9pm battle for viewers.
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NewsBBCW partners with See-Saw Films
BBC Worldwide has signed a first look deal with the fledgling television arm of The King’s Speech and Shame co-producer See-Saw Films.
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RatingsEastEnders Olympic torch sprint draws 7.3m
A live appearance from the Olympic torch failed to lift EastEnders to a notable high, but helped BBC1 demolish competition from ITV1’s Superstar.
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NewsBBC slams 'misleading' tax reports
The BBC has slammed “inaccurate” newspaper reports that it is railroading presenters and freelancers into being paid through limited companies.
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RatingsHollow Crown ends with 700k
BBC2’s epic run of William Shakespeare adaptations bowed out with its second lowest overnight audience on record.
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RatingsBradley Wiggins triumphs with nearly 3.6m
Bradley Wiggins became the first Brit ever to win the Tour de France in front of nearly 3.6m viewers.
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RatingsTeam GB defeat nets 4.3m
Team GB’s first men’s football game since the 1960 Olympic Games failed to net a substantial audience - peaking with only 4.3m viewers.
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NewsBBC2 riot docs cleared for TX
BBC2 will finally air innovative drama-doc The Riots: In Their Own Words next month after a controversial injunction was lifted.
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NewsMiranda Hart pilots BBC panel show
Miranda Hart is to front a new BBC panel show pilot that will ask questions about groups of people connected by nothing more than their names.
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NewsDick and Dom to celebrate inventors for CBBC
Kids presenters Dick and Dom are to celebrate important inventors as part of a trio of new CBBC commissions.
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RatingsCrimewatch locks out Superstar
Andrew Lloyd Webber’s musical talent show Superstar entertained its biggest audience of the week, but was still beaten by Crimewatch.
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NewsEmmys: how the Brits fared
ITV1 drama Downton Abbey led the British charge in the Emmy Award nominations, picking up 16 different nods.
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NewsITV1 to pilot Catch Phrase
ITV1’s bid to revive Catch Phrase has taken a step forward after the broadcaster ordered a pilot of the classic gameshow hosted by Stephen Mulhern.
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NewsBBC Vision restructure set for September
BBC Vision Production’s factual restructure around genres rather than regional hubs has moved a step closer, with a view to launching in September.
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NewsPatten: BBC in-house commissioning guarantee will stay
Lord Patten has made clear that the BBC has no plans to reduce its in-house commissioning guarantee, despite indies winning a record share of the Window of Creative Competition (WoCC) last year.
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The Broadcast InterviewJan Frouman and James Baker, Red Arrow
After buying stakes in four UK indies in 18 months, Red Arrow has set its sights on joining the ranks of the global giants - but first it needs to nurture its new properties.
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NewsAgents defend BBC tax arrangements
TV agents including Jonathan Shalit have leaped to the defence of the BBC, amid mounting pressure over the broadcaster’s practice of paying talent and freelancers through limited companies.
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NewsBBC2 eyes more Shakespeare in the wake of The Hollow Crown
BBC2 is in talks with producer Neal Street Productions to extend its The Hollow Crown series of Shakespeare adaptations to new plays.
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NewsBBC1 and ITV1 close in on drama adaptations
BBC1 and ITV1 are lining up adaptations of Daphne du Maurier classic Jamaica Inn and Dorothy Koomson’s Ice Cream Girls respectively.
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NewsBBC strikes Olympics rights deal
The BBC has struck a deal to hang on to exclusive UK Olympic Games broadcast rights for the next eight years.