All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 143
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RatingsScott & Bailey conquers Empire
MONDAY: ITV1 drama Scott & Bailey lost around half a million viewers but continued to conquer BBC1 factual series Empire.
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NewsThompson's tenure: highs and lows
Scandals and resignations, scraps with government and competitors. Just what has kept Mark Thompson busy in the last eight years?
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NewsITV relaunches news website
ITV has relaunched its news website as part of plans to compete with BBC and Sky’s online news output.
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NewsVorderman to host ITV1 gameshow
Former Countdown co-host Carol Vorderman is to front an interactive gameshow pilot for ITV1.
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NewsHill eyes TV Burp U-turn
Harry Hill is in talks with ITV over a new series of TV Burp - potentially reversing his decision to end the show.
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RatingsWales's grand slam tackles 5.88m
SATURDAY: Wales clinched a historic grand slam in the Six Nations in front of a peak audience of 5.88m, as the Let’s Dance final wiped the floor with the competition.
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RatingsCelebrity Bank Job locks in 1.08m
FRIDAY: Guest appearances from the likes of Amy Childs and Alex James failed to lift The Bank Job to a notable high.
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NewsITV1 orders Richie and O’Connor specials
ITV1 is to celebrate the careers of Lionel Richie and Des O’Connor in two entertainment specials.
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RatingsSian Williams leaves BBC Breakfast on a high
THURSDAY: Sian Williams’ final appearance on BBC Breakfast helped the show to its biggest audience of the year.
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NewsFormer Daybreak exec joins Icon Films
Daybreak’s former deputy editor Paul Connolly has joined River Monsters indie Icon Films as development series producer.
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RatingsMasterChef final peaks at 6.2m
THURSDAY: The MasterChef final scorched the competition with series high of 5.6m, beating the debut of ITV1’s new drama Love Life.
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RatingsChelsea lifts ITV1's Champions League coverage
WEDNESDAY: ITV1 secured its biggest Champions League audience of the season as Chelsea progressed to the quarter final of the tournament.
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Behind The ScenesTitanic, ITV1
Recreating the Titanic’s fateful voyage for TV had its challenges. Jake Kanter went on set to find out how the project was steered.
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NewsDiscovery gearing up for TLC UK launch
Discovery Communications’ plans to launch US lifestyle channel TLC in the UK are gathering momentum, according to industry sources.
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NewsConrad takes reins in Shine restructure
Princess Productions chief executive Henrietta Conrad has emerged as the big winner in Shine Group’s UK overhaul.
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NewsITV1 orders Morrison adaptation from Carnival Films
ITV1 has ordered its first drama from Carnival Films since Downton Abbey, commissioning an adaptation of Blake Morrison novel The Last Weekend.
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NewsITV1 heads to Corfu for Brits abroad series
ITV1 will continue to mine its Brits abroad agenda with a new series about expats on the Greek island of Corfu.
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NewsThe Voice and BGT to overlap... just
BBC1 entertainment show The Voice will launch with a 20 minute overlap with the returning Britain’s Got Talent on ITV1.
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RatingsScott & Bailey returns with 6.8m
MONDAY: ITV1 crime drama Scott & Bailey returned with its second biggest audience on record - more than double the crowd of BBC1’s Empire.
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NewsRed or Black? gets second spin
ITV1 has commissioned a second series of Simon Cowell’s big-money roulette gameshow Red or Black? – ending months of rumours about the show’s return.