All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 150
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RatingsNational Television Awards draw 6.2m
WEDNESDAY: The National Television Awards celebrated the best of the industry in front of its lowest audience in four years.
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NewsX Factor beats Strictly to NTA
The X Factor outmanoeuvred Strictly Come Dancing to be crowned best entertainment show at the National Television Awards.
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NewsITV1 orders army wives drama
Military wives are to be the focus of an ITV1 drama created by former Birds of a Feather writer Sue Teddern.
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NewsITV3 looks to ride Danish wave with Those Who Kill
ITV is planning to capitalise on the popularity of The Killing and Borgen by acquiring its own Danish drama.
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NewsCPL on brink of Red Arrow deal
A League of Their Own producer CPL Productions is poised to become part of Red Arrow Entertainment.
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NewsITV moves back micropayment launch date
ITV’s much-anticipated micropayments system now looks set to launch as late as this summer.
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NewsBBC reveals iPlayer data usage plans
OXFORD: The BBC is working on “ambitious” plans to use licence fee payer data to serve online audiences better.
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NewsVaizey: EPG reward for broadcasters that invest
OXFORD: The government is considering a major shake-up of the electronic programme guide to reward broadcasters that invest in UK content.
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NewsHarry Hill confirms TV Burp likely to end in March
Harry Hill has confirmed that the next series of TV Burp is likely to be the last.
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NewsITV1 orders Dom Joly prank show
ITV1 has confirmed that is has signed Trigger Happy TV star Dom Joly to front a fresh hidden camera show.
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NewsUTV news beats BBC rival
ITV’s Northern Irish licence holder UTV has claimed that its daily news show consistently beat its BBC rival last year.
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RatingsBecky McDonald's Corrie exit draws 11.5m
MONDAY: Becky McDonald’s dramatic departure from Coronation Street helped the soap to its best ratings in nearly a year.
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NewsITV commercial director joins sports rights firm
ITV commercial director Jonathan Rogers is to step down after 12 years to join sports rights company Pitch International.
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NewsX Factor cleared over Tulisa tattoo but Xtra Factor broke rules
The X Factor has been cleared of promoting judge Tulisa Contostavlos’ perfume through her signature arm gesture, but its sister show The Xtra Factor breached regulations in a related incident.
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NewsOfcom slams ITV over IRA doc blunder
Ofcom has delivered a damning verdict of the blunder that led ITV1 to include video game footage in a hard-hitting documentary about the IRA.
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RatingsTake Me Out loses admirers
SATURDAY: More controversy around Take Me Out failed to halt the show’s ratings slide on another bad Saturday night for ITV1.
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RatingsRoom 101 returns with 3.7m
FRIDAY: Room 101 returned from the doldrums with one of the biggest audiences in its 18-year history.
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NewsSimon Cowell takes aim at BBC
Simon Cowell has accused the BBC of trying to undermine his juggernaut ITV1 entertainment shows by acquiring The Voice.
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NewsSTV appoints Pearson exec to board
STV has appointed former Penguin books’ digital chief Genevieve Shore as a non-executive director and restructured its bank loans.
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RatingsGypsy Blood draws 2m
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s latest gypsy doc, looking at the more visceral side of traveller life, picked up more than 2m viewers.