All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 134
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FeaturesSPT chief hails UK’s creativity
President of international production Andrea Wong praises originality of British TV and reiterates objective of buying more UK indies, at the latest Broadcast Business Breakfast.
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NewsITV poised to land access-all-areas Liverpool FC doc
ITV is close to acquiring a high-profile documentary series providing unprecedented access to Liverpool Football Club.
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NewsITV2 eyes sitcom with an Inbetweeners feel
Angela Jain’s vision for ITV2 is falling into place as she closes in on a “channel-defining” sitcom that will seek to emulate the success of The Inbetweeners.
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NewsITV1 gives 71 Degrees North the cold shoulder
ITV1 has frozen out Arctic adventure show 71 Degrees North after having difficulties with celebrity bookings.
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RatingsTrue Love loses 460k
BBC1’s star-studded late night drama True Love lost nearly half a million viewers.
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NewsMemorial to be held for producer Richard Hopkins
TV producer Richard Hopkins’ life will be celebrated at a memorial event in London next month.
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NewsAndrew Scott to star in ITV1 drama The Town
Bafta-winning Sherlock actor Andrew Scott is to star in a three-part ITV1 drama that will examine contemporary Britain through the prism of a small market town.
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NewsHenry Singer to make ITV1 baby death doc
The award-winning director behind Channel 4 doc The Falling Man is to a make an ITV1 documentary about a woman who killed her two year-old son.
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RatingsTrue Love debuts with 3.11m
BBC1’s star-studded improvised drama series True Love got off to a solid start with more than 3m viewers.
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RatingsPrimeval returns with 2.5m
Sci-fi drama Primeval returned to ITV1 with its lowest audience on record.
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RatingsEngland win nets 16.2m peak
England’s thrilling victory over Sweden peaked with more than 16.2m viewers for BBC1, making it the most watched game of the Euro 2012 tournament so far.
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NewsBen Shephard to host ITV1 daytime quiz
Ben Shephard is to return to ITV1’s daytime line-up to host a quiz that will look to build on the success of The Chase.
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NewsFrench Open serves up record ratings for ITV4
ITV4’s coverage of the French Open helped the channel smash a ratings record last week.
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RatingsNetherlands v Germany peaks at 9.8m
Germany all but guaranteed their progress to the Euro 2012 quarter finals in front of nearly 9.8m viewers - the biggest audience for a non-England of the tournament to date.
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NewsThames starts search for development head
FremantleMedia UK’s Thames is on the hunt for a head of development following the departure of Gail Harman.
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NewsFacejacker movie in the works
Facejacker star Kayvan Novak has revealed that he is working on plans to turn his Channel 4 prank show into a film.
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NewsLegal wrangle over BBC4's Room At the Top resolved
A BBC4 adaptation of classic 1950s novel Room At The Top will finally make it to air after being dropped last year because of a legal wrangle over the rights to the story.
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NewsBBC strikes three-year Premier League highlights deal
Match of the Day will be made available on iPlayer for the first time after the BBC struck a £180m deal to hold on to Premier League highlights for another three years.
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NewsMulville: Sky 'shaking up' TV like C4 in 1980s
BSkyB’s content push is “shaking up” the TV industry in the same way Channel 4 did when it launched in the 1980s, comedy producer Jimmy Mulville has claimed.
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NewsC5 drops The Restaurant Inspector until June
Channel 5 has pulled The Restaurant Inspector from its Thursday night home and will not reschedule the factual series until the middle of next month.