All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 158
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NewsBBC comedy exec joins Avalon’s Edinburgh office
Avalon Television has expanded its presence in Scotland after appointing a former Have I Got News For You and Room 101 producer.
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NewsCLAC crash could affect clients under HMRC probe
TV freelancers rushing to make disclosures as part of the Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC) investigation could face delays in securing records after the accountancy firm’s IT systems crashed.
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Mercury takes QPR film to IDFA
Distributor Mercury Media is gearing up to take an “unprecedented” slate to the International Documentary Festival Amsterdam, including a film on Queens Park Rangers’ turbulent rise to the Premier League.
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RatingsEngland victory nets 7.3m
TUESDAY: England’s international friendly victory over Sweden overturned all competition at primetime with an audience of nearly 5.8m.
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NewsSTV forecasts tough Christmas
STV has followed ITV in forecasting a bleak Christmas for advertising revenues.
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RatingsFreddie Starr hospital dash draws 9.5m
MONDAY: ITV1 reality show I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! continued with more than 9.5m viewers - beating the equivalent edition last year and all competition on Monday night.
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NewsITV confirms more Poirot
ITV is to adapt the five remaining Poirot novels and short stories, as well as three more Miss Marple tales.
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RatingsX Factor scores high despite power cut
SATURDAY: A power cut at the BT Tower could not prevent The X Factor from posting its biggest audience for a Saturday live show this year.
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RatingsI'm a Celebrity returns with 11.5m
SUNDAY: I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! clawed in its biggest ever launch audience on the back of a series high for The X Factor.
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RatingsBig Brother ends with 2m
FRIDAY: Channel 5’s Big Brother bowed out with its second biggest audience of the series, but failed to punch through in the same way as its celebrity sister show.
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NewsITV predicts difficult Christmas
ITV is on course to outperform the television advertising market this year but is braced for a difficult Christmas period.
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NewsX Factor hit by power cut
The X Factor was beset with embarrassing technical difficulties on Saturday night.
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NewsBSkyB board backs James Murdoch
BSkyB’s management board has leapt to the defence of James Murdoch after the company’s chairman faced a barrage of criticism in recent days over the phone hacking scandal.
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NewsMark Austin: journalists under unprecedented 'assault'
ITV News anchor Mark Austin has blamed “rigorous cost cutting” and increasing competitive demands for exposing foreign affairs journalists to “unnecessary” dangers.
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NewsChallenge to revive Blockbusters
Challenge is set to revive iconic gameshow Blockbusters for the first time in a decade.
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NewsFacebook boss to discuss privacy in BBC2 doc
BBC2 has gained exclusive access to Facebook and its chief executive Mark Zuckerberg for a one-off documentary.
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RatingsLife’s Too Short debuts with 2.4m
THURSDAY: Ricky Gervais’ new comedy Life’s Too Short pulled in a sizeable audience for BBC2 as part of a comedy hour that saw the return of religious sitcom Rev post record ratings.
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RatingsFrozen Planet feels chill from The Jury
WEDNESDAY: Frozen Planet’s audience felt the chill from The Jury, which steadied after losing more than 2m viewers on Tuesday.
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NewsC4 dedicates show to Turner Prize ‘reveal’
Channel 4 will reveal the winner of the Turner Prize in a dedicated live programme for the first time, as part of the broadcaster’s arts push.
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NewsPlayboy TV fined £110k over 'offensive' ads
Playboy TV has been fined £110,000 by Ofcom for broadcasting a series of adverts for adult sex chat services featuring “unsuitable” footage of women mimicking sexual intercourse.