All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 145
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RatingsBank Job locks in series high
SATURDAY: The Bank Job locked in its biggest audience of the series, as Let’s Dance for Sport Relief held its ratings.
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NewsITV strikes 'landmark' agreements with STV and UTV
ITV will transform its commercial relationship with STV and UTV after the broadcasters negotiated new Channel 3 networking arrangements.
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NewsITVS developing Pineapple-style dance show
ITV Studios is developing an observational documentary about an elite female burlesque dance troupe led by the sister of Doctor Who’s Matt Smith.
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CommentThe drama behind ITV's results - and the challenge ahead
Broadcast’s Jake Kanter analyses ITV Studios’ performance and the progress the broadcaster is making on its transformation plan.
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NewsITVS surges – but ent misses out
ITV has heralded its production arm as a key driver of revenue growth last year – but has admitted it must boost its entertainment format output.
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NewsGambling Commission to call for tighter control
The Gambling Commission (GC) is to recommend a tightening up of TV game show regulations as ITV prepares to ditch the giant roulette wheel that forms the centrepiece of Simon Cowell’s Red Or Black?.
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NewsC5 orders upbeat Twofour business show
Channel 5 is to put ambitious chefs and estate agents through stunt job interviews for an upbeat Twofour business show.
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NewsITV1 seeks ‘escapist’ ideas for teatime slot
ITV1 has called for ideas for its weekday 4pm slot following the success of in-house shows such as Ade in Britain.
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NewsO’Grady explores love of dogs in return to ITV1
Paul O’Grady is to front a six-part ITV1 series on the Battersea Dogs & Cats Home just months after his talk show was axed by the channel.
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NewsRed Arrow completes CPL deal
Red Arrow Entertainment has completed the acquisition of a controlling stake in A League of Their Own producer CPL Productions.
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NewsCrozier: product placement rules 'too restrictive'
ITV is being prevented from making serious money on product placement deals as a result of overly restrictive regulations, Adam Crozier has said.
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NewsOxford Union debates to be televised
Oxford Union debates, which attract speakers as diverse as Johnny Depp and David Cameron, could be televised after a new production company clinched the rights to broadcast the events.
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NewsITV orders Selfridges drama
ITV is looking to replicate the success of Downton Abbey with a new period drama charting the story of high-end retailer Selfridges.
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NewsITV profits up as production grows
ITV’s annual profits have increased by nearly a quarter as its five-year transformation plan has begun to show signs of traction.
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RatingsBBC1's Empire conquered by Whitechapel
MONDAY: Jeremy Paxman’s new series about the British Empire failed to conquer primetime for BBC1, losing out to ITV1 crime drama Whitechapel.
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RatingsLet’s Dance loses 1m
SATURDAY: BBC1’s Let’s Dance for Sport Relief lost nearly a million viewers, as ITV1’s Take Me Out posted its second biggest audience of the series.
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RatingsLiverpool triumph nets 10.5m
SUNDAY: Liverpool and Cardiff’s tense League Cup final penalty shoot-out peaked with an impressive 10.45m, as Top Gear and Wild at Heart benefited from the absence of Call the Midwife.
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RatingsBenidorm returns with 6.24m
FRIDAY: Benidorm returned with a slot winning audience of 6.24m viewers, but was more than a million below last year’s series debut.
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NewsMicropayments on agenda as ITV results loom
Adam Crozier is expected to provide an update on ITV’s long-awaited micropayments strategy this week, as the broadcaster looks set to report a relatively flat 2011.
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NewsSTV plots major data drive
STV is plotting a major audience data collection drive as part of plans to bolster its digital revenues and make more informed commissioning decisions.