All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 151
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RatingsBBC2's Stargazing ends on 3m
WEDNESDAY: Stargazing Live came to out with a series low audience of nearly 3m, as MasterChef went off the boil slightly.
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NewsITV2 acquires NBC’s Love in the Wild
ITV2 has picked up NBC’s jungle dating series Love In The Wild.
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NewsITV commissions second Perspectives run
Comedian David Walliams is to divulge his passion for Roald Dahl and actor David Suchet will provide a snapshot of the world of photography for the second run of ITV1’s arts strand Perspectives.
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NewsKeith Lemon to be nation's agony aunt for ITV1
ITV1 has found a primetime entertainment vehicle for Keith Lemon in its second attempt to create a format for the Celebrity Juice host.
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NewsTinopolis forced to cut jobs on S4C shows
Up to 30 staff on S4C’s flagship magazine shows Wedi 3 and Wedi 7 could lose their jobs after falling foul of the Welsh-language broadcaster’s budget cuts.
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NewsC5 set for landmark move into in-house production
Channel 5 is on the brink of launching an in-house production division.
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NewsSky Atlantic pilots Jack Dee show
Sky Atlantic is developing a comedy panel show with Lead Balloon star Jack Dee.
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RatingsMasterChef return serves up 4.8m
TUESDAY: The eighth series of MasterChef failed to cook up a storm on its launch night.
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NewsLloyd Webber to front ITV1 musical talent hunt
ITV has confirmed it is to embark on an X Factor-like search for the star of Andrew Lloyd Webber’s new arena musical Jesus Christ Superstar.
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NewsDaybreak appoints deputy editor
Daybreak’s night editor Abi Donald has been promoted to deputy editor.
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NewsITV News boosts specialist reporting
ITV News has promoted senior journalists James Mates and Penny Marshall to editors as part of efforts to bolster its specialist reporting.
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RatingsStargazing Live sparkles with 3.8m
MONDAY: The second series of Stargazing Live rocketed into the BBC2 schedule with a stellar performance of nearly 4m viewers.
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NewsITV orders 'journalism idol'
ITV2 is to give six budding reporters the chance to work for consumer magazine giant Bauer Media in a journalism idol-style show.
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NewsITV scores cut-price FA Cup deal
ITV has penned a £90m deal to secure free-to-air broadcast rights to the FA Cup and England internationals for the next two years.
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RatingsCasualty takes Saturday honours
SATURDAY: Casualty was the highest rated show of the day as ITV1 suffered a wretched evening.
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RatingsSherlock arrests 7.9m but Call the Midwife delivers more viewers
SUNDAY: BBC1’s smash hit Sherlock bowed out with its lowest overnight audience of the series, as Call the Midwife made a storming debut on the same channel.
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RatingsHustle returns with 5m
FRIDAY: The final series of Hustle got underway with more than 5m viewers, but it was the lowest debut audience in the drama’s eight-series history.
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NewsITVS to close Norwich base
ITV is to close its production unit in Norwich, putting 35 jobs at risk.
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NewsFremantleMedia UK restructures digital operations
FremantleMedia UK, the company formally known as Talkback Thames, has restructured its digital division and brought in Christian Grobel to head up strategy and operations.
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NewsDave Gorman to host R2 Olympics panel show
Absolute Radio DJ Dave Gorman is to front an Olympic-themed comedy panel show for BBC Radio 2 – while the station has ordered a full series of Jason Byrne sitcom Father Figure.