All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 14
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BBC2 celebrates Jeremy Clarkson’s Top Gear years
BBC2 will celebrate the best of the Jeremy Clarkson Top Gear years with a two-part “extravaganza” this Christmas.
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50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy wins Emmy
Sky 1’s 50 Ways to Kill Your Mammy was the only British show to win an International Emmy during a ceremony at the New York Hilton last night.
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TFI Friday in hot water with Ofcom
TFI Friday has only been back on air for several weeks and it is already in trouble with media watchdog Ofcom after guest Nicholas Hoult swore live on air.
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The Bridge builds record audience
SATURDAY: Scandi drama The Bridge returned for a third series on BBC4 with its biggest audience on record.
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Talking TV: BBC cuts & Secret Life Of Four Year Olds
Talking TV analyses the latest BBC content cuts and hears from the producer of Channel 4’s The Secret Life Of Four, Five And Six Year Olds.
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Doctor Who producer joins Lookout Point
Faith Penhale, the boss of the BBC production hub responsible for Doctor Who and Casualty, is to become the joint chief executive of War & Peace co-producer Lookout Point.
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Tom Hollander launches drama indie
Tom Hollander and his Rev collaborator Hannah Pescod have launched a drama production company to take advantage of the “huge appetite” for the genre.
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Chancellor failed to warn BBC about £725m raid
George Osborne failed to warn Tony Hall about a £725m raid on the BBC’s finances at a meeting just three weeks before the chancellor’s plans were announced in parliament.
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ITV ups 2016 pay offer
ITV has decided to increase its pay offer for staff next year following the company’s “good performance”.
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Play To The Whistle scores second run
ITV has ordered a second series of Hungry Bear Media’s sports panel show Play To The Whistle.
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BBC1 plans to revive five classic sitcoms
BBC1 is in talks to revive at least five classic sitcoms, including The Good Life, Are You Being Served? and Porridge, as part of a celebration of the genre next year.
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Viewers flock to news channels after Paris attacks
FRIDAY: The BBC News channel and Sky News both pulled in audiences of over 1.1m viewers as the terrorist attacks in Paris unfolded.
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The Voice fallout prompts entertainment re-think
The high-profile wrangle over The Voice UK is set to herald a major rethink in the entertainment strategies of BBC1 and ITV.
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Tinopolis pulls plug on sale
Tinopolis has pulled the plug on its sale process because none of its potential suitors could “give us what we needed”.
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C4 doc explores Rich Kids of Instagram
Channel 4 Education has commissioned a one-off documentary inspired by the Tumblr blog Rich Kids of Instagram.
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ITV rides out ratings worries with revenues of £2.3bn
ITV weathered continued audience declines to post revenue growth of 13% in the first nine months of the year.
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Jimmy Carr to record Netflix special
Jimmy Carr will become the first UK comedian to record an original stand-up show for Netflix.
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Downton series finale draws 9m
SUNDAY: The final series of Downton Abbey bowed out with its biggest audience for two years, as Strictly Come Dancing rose to another high.
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ITV poaches The Voice: five things you need to know
Why the BBC refused to enter a bidding war for The Voice UK and what the decision might mean for the entertainment industry.
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BBC admits defeat in battle for The Voice UK
The BBC has admitted defeat in the battle with ITV to secure The Voice UK from 2017.