All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 146
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NewsDownton Abbey helps PBS to ratings high
The finale of the second series of Downton Abbey helped PBS to a three-year ratings high in the US.
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NewsBBC and ITV resolve Love Life clash
Love has broken out between the BBC and ITV after the two broadcasters resolved a clash that could have seen them air romantic dramas with the same name.
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RatingsC5 nets Europa League high
THURSDAY: Channel 5 scored its best European football ratings in at least six years with Manchester United’s defeat to Ajax, as Kidnap and Ransom returned to ITV1 with its lowest ratings to date.
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NewsITV extends Corrie product placement deal
ITV has extended its product placement deal with Nationwide Building Society to keep a branded cash machine in Coronation Street.
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NewsUTV ousts chairman
UTV has ousted its chairman John B McGuckian because of his “close association” with one of the Northern Irish broadcaster’s biggest shareholders.
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RatingsChampion's League worst since 2009
WEDNESDAY: Inter Milan’s trip to Marseille netted ITV1’s lowest Champions League audience in two-and-a-half years.
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NewsFoyle’s War to return to ITV1
ITV1 is to revisit Foyle’s War after the rights to detective series were rescued from defunct indie Greenlit.
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NewsSTV profits fall 88%
Scottish broadcaster STV saw its profits plummet to £600,000 as the cost of settling its legal dispute with ITV hit home.
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NewsITV set to lose out in HMRC actors dispute
ITV is poised to lose a second court appeal in a long-running legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to avoid paying substantially more tax for hiring high-profile actors.
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NewsC4 orders Springer’s Baggage pilot in deal with Chocolate
Channel 4 is gearing up to pilot a UK version of Game Show Network’s Jerry Springer-fronted dating show Baggage.
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NewsBBC2 buys rights to Ad Hoc’s QPR story
The tempestuous boardroom activities at Queens Park Rangers Football Club are the focus of a documentary acquired by BBC2.
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NewsITV1 plans push on weekend mornings
ITV1 is targeting a major push on original content for weekend mornings and is lining up a rival to BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen plus a fresh stab at Let’s Do Lunch With Gino & Mel.
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RatingsBrits reign with four-year high
TUESDAY: The Brit Awards walked away with its biggest audience in four years, thrashing Big Fat Gyspy Weddings, which posted its lowest overnights to date.
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NewsITV apologises for interrupting Adele’s Brits speech
ITV has apologised after it cut Adele’s acceptance speech short at The Brit Awards last night.
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NewsRussell Tovey to star in ITV comedy pilot
ITV1 has ordered a comedy pilot based in a job centre from the makers of Rev.
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NewsITV axes Eternal Law
Eternal Law, ITV1’s high-concept drama from the makers of Life on Mars, will not be returning for a second series.
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RatingsNearly 2m board The Tube
MONDAY: BBC2 launched a hat trick of new shows, with a documentary on the London Underground proving the biggest draw.
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NewsMark Wright pilots ITV1 show
Former The Only Way is Essex star Mark Wright could be handed his first primetime ITV1 show - an entertainment vehicle based on a hit German format.
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RatingsLet’s Dance returns with 6.5m
SATURDAY: Let’s Dance for Sport Relief returned with 6.5m - around a million viewers down on the equivalent episode last year.
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RatingsMidwife best BBC1 drama in decade
SUNDAY: Call the Midwife bowed out with a series high and Upstairs Downstairs attracted its lowest audience to date, as Homeland performed well for C4.