All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 155
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NewsBenidorm creator developing BBC1 comedy
The creator of comedy drama Benidorm is developing a sitcom for BBC1.
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RatingsWithout You drama hit for ITV1
THURSDAY: Bleak drama Without You got off to an impressive start - becoming ITV1’s second best drama launch of the year.
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RatingsFinal Frozen Planet draws 6.8m
WEDNESDAY: Frozen Planet bowed out with its third biggest audience of the series, meaning Manchester United’s Champions League exit felt the chill.
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NewsYearly ratings plummet
This year’s ratings reveal some major headaches for the commercial PSBs: Channel 4 is on course to miss its 7% share target, Channel 5’s gamble on Big Brother has not paid off and ITV1’s 2010 ratings renaissance is over.
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NewsZig Zag goes to Hollywood for push into ent
Zig Zag Productions is targeting a major push into entertainment after hiring former Sky 1 and Living commissioner Clare Hollywood.
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NewsDaybreak deputy ed to leave
Less than a week after taking up the mantle of Daybreak editor and David Kermode has already made his mark – overseeing the departure of deputy editor Paul Connolly.
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NewsSky Atlantic ups content push
Sky Atlantic has commissioned its highest-profile UK content yet, including an adaptation of Robert Wilson’s Javier Falcón novels and two landmark series on Britain from Jane Root’s Nutopia and Morgan Spurlock.
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NewsHealey seeks answers in first major BBC3 series
BBC3 has handed immersive doc specialist Cherry Healey her first major series, in which she will examine the challenges faced by women in modern Britain.
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NewsITV to expand pay-TV offering
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has hinted at the possibility of launching more international pay-TV channels while detailing how the broadcaster’s transformation is ahead of schedule.
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NewsSomethin’ Else expands Brit Awards deal
Somethin’ Else is to manage the social media strategy and website overhaul for the 2012 Brit Awards.
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RatingsChiles and Bleakley leave Daybreak with 800k
MONDAY: Adrian Chiles and Christine Bleakley’s final appearance on Daybreak failed to raise a notable crowd.
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News5 News takes shape under ITN
ITN has no plans to cut the number of staff working on 5 News but is set to replace around a third of employees on the service.
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NewsClare Hollywood resurfaces at Zig Zag
Former Sky 1 commissioner Clare Hollywood has resurfaced in a newly created role at Zig Zag Productions.
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RatingsC4's Peter Kay clip show tops 2.5m
FRIDAY: A collection of Peter Kay’s best comedy moments beat both BBC2 and Channel 5 combined.
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NewsITV rapped over Downton Abbey sponsorship
ITV has been censured by Ofcom after it allowed Aviva’s sponsorship of Downton Abbey to stray too close to advertising.
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RatingsC4's Black Mirror reflects 1.6m
SUNDAY: Charlie Brooker’s new dark comedy drama Black Mirror was outshone by an interview with Facebook’s founder Mark Zuckerberg at 9pm - but made up the numbers an hour later.
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RatingsI’m a Celebrity final worst since 2008
SATURDAY: I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! bowed out with its lowest finale audience in three years - while The X Factor was again outmanoeuvred by Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsGoodies star to front BBC animal show
The Goodies star Tim Brooke-Taylor and comedian Charlie Baker are to star in a BBC1 entertainment pilot about animals.
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RatingsTOWIE's Amy Childs' struggles on C5 debut
THURSDAY: Channel 5’s new ob doc about reality TV star Amy Childs’ got off to a poor start.
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NewsC4 loses drama bosses to ITVS
Channel 4’s drama supremos Camilla Campbell and Robert Wulff-Cochrane are stepping down to establish their own scripted production company in conjunction with ITV Studios.