All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 149
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RatingsInside Men clinches 4.5m
THURSDAY: BBC1’s new four-part heist drama Inside Men tracked down an audience of more than 4.5m, thrashing the penultimate Eternal Law.
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RatingsMidsomer reboots with 6m
WEDNESDAY: The first series of Midsomer Murders without Brian True-May at the helm launched with nearly 5.9m viewers.
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CommentWhat next for All3Media?
All3Media may have sounded the firing gun on its hunt for a new chief executive, but Steve Morrison is not hanging up his hat just yet.
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NewsAll3 starts search for chief exec after bumper year
All3Media has kicked off the hunt for a new chief executive and signalled plans to become more bullish with its programming rights after posting record earnings last year.
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NewsITVS eyes Atomic Kitten for Steps-style doc
After reuniting pop band Steps for a Sky Living documentary last year, ITV Studios could now perform the same trick for girl group Atomic Kitten.
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NewsGray makes commentary box return
Andy Gray, the former Sky Sports pundit sacked in the wake of a sexism scandal last year, is being primed for a return to football commentary with TalkSport.
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NewsCBBC partners with ZDF on Wolfblood
CBBC is teaming up with German broadcaster ZDF to produce a werewolf drama.
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The Broadcast InterviewMoz Dee, TalkSport
Hiring Richard Keys and Andy Gray in the middle of a media storm showed that TalkSport’s programme director is not afraid to take a gamble – and it’s paying off.
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NewsITV cuts football commentators
ITV will not renew the contracts of two of its most senior football commentators after moving its Uefa Champions League coverage to Tuesdays.
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NewsUTV appoints news chief
UTV has appointed Darwin Templeton, editor of the unionist-leaning Belfast paper the News Letter, as its executive editor of news.
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NewsSpun Gold goes wild for BBC2
Spun Gold TV is to move into wildlife programming with a Ben Fogle series on crocodiles for BBC2.
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RatingsWhitechapel returns with 6.2m
MONDAY: ITV1’s copycat killer drama Whitechapel returned with its best overnight ratings since its first series in 2009.
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RatingsTop Gear returns with 5.12m
SUNDAY: Top Gear returned with its lowest series debut in 18 months, as Call the Midwife delivered another series high for BBC1.
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NewsTalkback Thames rebrand unveiled
Talkback Thames will cease to exist from today following the launch of a rebrand.
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RatingsLiverpool victory nets 6.2m
SATURDAY: Liverpool’s FA Cup clash with Manchester United peaked with more than 6.2m for ITV1 - but the commercial broadcaster was nearly beaten by BBC2 in primetime.
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RatingsCBB final peaks with 3.5m
FRIDAY: The Celebrity Big Brother final peaked with more than 3.5m viewers as Denise Welch was named winner - beat last year’s concluding episode.
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NewsITV and MTV circle Cowell's DJ talent show
ITV and MTV are understood to be eyeing Simon Cowell’s live DJ talent show.
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NewsITVS America partners with UK indie
ITV Studios America has penned a first look development deal with UK indie Kowalski.
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RatingsCBB semi-final locks in 2.4m
THURSDAY: The semi-final of Celebrity Big Brother fought off competition from BBC2 and Channel 4 to post one of its biggest audiences of the series.