All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 161
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RatingsGaddafi death boosts BBC News audience
THURSDAY: The death of Colonel Gaddafi drew BBC News at Six’s biggest audience since the London riots.
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RatingsPaul Merton returns to C5 with 2m
WEDNESDAY: Paul Merton returned to Channel 5 with one of his biggest audiences to date - as Arsenal’s victory in the Champions League stumbled for ITV1.
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NewsITV and Pact back in talks over terms
ITV and Pact are back in negotiations over concerns that the broadcaster is increasingly ignoring the Terms of Trade.
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NewsITV axes online staff in digital restructure
ITV is to cut up to 10% of its online staff and refocus resources on its leading websites as part of its radical digital restructure.
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NewsCurrent affairs hit by BBC2 cost-cutting
Single documentaries about travel and history are likely to suffer after BBC2 confirmed it would cut almost 20% of its current affairs output.
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NewsITV Player set to feature ads on Virgin Media
ITV is gearing up to launch pre-roll advertising around its VoD content on Virgin Media as early as next year.
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NewsAll3 reshuffles senior management
All3Media has reshuffled its senior management and poached a Reveille executive as it targets increased growth in the UK and internationally.
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RatingsBody Farm ends on a low
TUESDAY: BBC1’s Waking the Dead spin-off, The Body Farm, bowed out with a series low audience as the finale of Mary Portas’ latest Channel 4 show cashed in a ratings high.
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NewsITVS hires entertainment exec
ITV Studios has appointed Sarah Harris as an entertainment series editor.
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RatingsOrigins of Us unearths 2m
MONDAY: BBC2’s new series charting the origins of human existence delivered a debut audience of nearly 2m.
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NewsITV acquires Channel Television
ITV has acquired its Channel Islands licence holder Channel Television for an undisclosed amount.
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NewsITV snags Europa League from C5
ITV has snagged improved rights to Uefa Europa League football from Channel 5.
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NewsITV1 set to revive Play Your Cards Right
ITV1 is looking to revive classic gameshow Play Your Cards Right after an absence of nearly a decade.
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RatingsRiver Cottage returns with 1.6m
SUNDAY: Channel 4’s new Sunday night factual line-up of River Cottage Veg and Secret Millionaire got off to a sturdy start.
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RatingsWales defeat peaks at 6.8m
SATURDAY: Nearly 60% of the viewing population watched Wales crash out of the Rugby World Cup in a close fought defeat to France.
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RatingsX Factor beaten by Strictly
SATURDAY: The X Factor continued its slide as the second live sing-off was more than 2m viewers down on last year - and was beaten by Strictly Come Dancing while the two shows were on air at the same time.
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RatingsComic Strip returns with 1.7m
FRIDAY: The Comic Strip returned to Channel 4 with a film noir spoof about a fugitive Tony Blair, tracking down an audience of nearly 1.7m.
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NewsITV1 dusts off Alright on the Night
ITV1 is to dust off TV bloopers show It’ll Be Alright on the Night for the first time in three years.
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ITV lines up Michael Bublé Xmas special
Michael Bublé is to host a special Christmas show for ITV1 that will see the crooner duet with X Factor judge Kelly Rowland.
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RatingsLumley’s Greek Odyssey draws 3.6m
THURSDAY: Joanna Lumley’s latest travelogue was nearly a Greek tragedy for ITV1 after it journeyed with just 3.6m.