All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 136
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NewsHartswood ties with Serena Cullen
Sherlock producer Hartswood Films has signed a first look development deal with comedy and drama producer Serena Cullen Productions.
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NewsITV reveals Euro 2012 plans
ITV has unveiled its plans for Euro 2012 signing former bitter rivals Patrick Vieira and Roy Keane to its roster of pundits.
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RatingsITV1's Long Lost Family halts ratings decline
Long Lost Family arrested its slide in ratings following a week’s break for Britain’s Got Talent.
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RatingsLewis returns with 5.2m
A new series of Lewis got underway with its lowest overnight audience on record - comfortably beaten by The Apprentice.
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NewsITV hands reality show to Keith Lemon
ITV continues to be sweet on Keith Lemon – handing the comedy character his own reality show.
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NewsPlayalong helps Millionaire to tweak format
Who Wants To Be A Millionaire?’s ‘Ask the Audience’ lifeline will become ‘Ask the Nation’ as part of a ground-breaking playalong game for the ITV1 quiz.
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NewsEPG slots concern local TV bidders
Boris Johnson has waded into the local TV debate as bidders in London voiced concerns about BSkyB and Virgin Media’s reluctance to offer local stations prominent EPG positions.
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The Broadcast InterviewDan Baldwin, Talkback
Talkback’s new managing director tells Jake Kanter why the recession has been good for the Celebrity Juice producer.
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NewsBroadcasters claim Comms Act has lost momentum
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt’s plans to overhaul broadcasting and communications policy in the UK are currently in the political wilderness, according to high-level sources across the industry.
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RatingsBBC1's Silk returns with 5.6m
Legal drama Silk returned to BBC1 with more than 5.6m viewers – its biggest overnight audience to date.
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NewsR1 and Somethin’ Else producers launch indie
Former BBC Radio 1 and Somethin’ Else producers have launched their own multiplatform radio indie and have already won a slate of commissions.
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Ratings56 Up draws 4.5m
Michael Apted’s generation-spanning documentary strand 56 Up won the battle of the primetime factual programming for ITV1 with nearly 4.5m viewers.
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NewsABC picks up White Van Man series
Axed BBC3 show White Van Man has been picked up for a full series by US network ABC following a successful pilot.
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NewsSurprise Surprise heads to US
Classic ITV entertainment show Surprise Surprise is to be remade for US network NBC – just months after being revived in the UK.
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NewsITV hires Shine's Ruth Clarke
ITV Studios has continued its senior management overhaul, this time hiring Shine International’s Ruth Clarke to head up indie relations for distribution arm Global Entertainment.
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RatingsMan City win nets 3.2m peak
Manchester City’s extraordinary Premier League title-winning victory over Queen’s Park Rangers netted a peak of 3.2m viewers for Sky Sports 1 – but failed to lift Match of the Day to a notable high.
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RatingsBGT bows out with 14m peak
The Britain’s Got Talent final peaked with nearly 14m viewers as dancing dog Pudsey was crowned victor - but the series was slightly down year on year.
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NewsClunes and Norris to star in ITV1 murder drama
Hermione Norris and Martin Clunes are set to star in an ITV1 drama about a mother who suspects her son has committed murder.
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NewsPortillo boards BBC2 railway show
BBC2 is to push daytime format Great British Railway Journeys into peak as host Michael Portillo broadens his horizons to the rest of Europe.
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NewsITV1 orders second helping of Let’s Do Lunch
ITV1 has commissioned a second series of Let’s Do Lunch…With Gino and Mel after a solid first outing last year.