All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 166
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RatingsPage Eight turns over 4m
SUNDAY: Star-studded spy thriller Page Eight caputured BBC2’s second biggest audience for a single drama in five years.
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RatingsDoctor Who returns with 6.23m
SATURDAY: A controversial return for Doctor Who could not save it from a dip in audience numbers.
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NewsUTV profits up 15%
TalkSport owner UTV enjoyed a strong first half of the year with profits and revenue rising against a “subdued” advertising market.
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RatingsSally Bercow's CBB eviction draws 3.2m
FRIDAY: A peak of more than 3.2m viewers watched Sally Bercow become the first person to be evicted from Channel 5’s Big Brother house
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NewsAlex Crawford defends Sky News independence
EDINBURGH: Sky News foreign correspondent Alex Crawford has fiercely defended the organisation’s editorial independence while recounting her experiences of reporting from Libya.
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NewsVirgin: YouView “missed the boat”
EDINBURGH: A Virgin Media executive has slammed YouView for “missing the boat” as a result of the numerous delays to the internet connected TV project.
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NewsITV to launch Red or Black? online games
ITV has struck deals to launch a raft of games around new million pound, Simon Cowell-produced gameshow Red or Black?.
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NewsConnock resurfaces at Pretend
Alex Connock has resurfaced to take ownership of a Manchester-based indie he established in his final year as chief executive of Ten Alps.
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NewsITV eyes comedy season
EDINBURGH: ITV is considering the launch of a comedy season that could potentially help it tackle its Friday night ratings drought.
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NewsFormer Thames Television exec dies
Ian Martin, the former editor of ITV’s This Week and factual executive at Thames Television, has died aged 75.
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RatingsArsenal victory draws 6m peak
WEDNESDAY: ITV1 scored a peak audience of nearly 6m viewers as Arsenal scraped through to the Champions League group stage.
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NewsSTV to launch Scottish Newsnight
STV is to launch a Scottish equivalent of Newsnight later this year as it ramps up its news content.
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NewsScottish ad market puts pressure on STV
STV has reported a 5% decline in revenues and a marginal decrease in profits as a challenging Scottish advertising market took its toll.
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NewsSurge in viewers checking PVR and VoD options first
Viewers are increasingly turning to content recorded on their PVRs and to on-demand options before exploring their linear TV guide, a Deloitte study has found.
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NewsLeft Bank hires Luther exec
Left Bank Pictures has snapped up the services of Luther producer Katie Swinden and is targeting a push into the US on the back of Sky 1/HBO co-pro Strike Back.
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NewsSTV Productions aims to double revenue with closer indie ties
STV will consider indie acquisitions and is targeting closer ties with the production community as part of ambitious plans to double its production arm’s revenue by 2015.
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NewsITV unveils heavyweight Saturday night schedule
ITV1 has unveiled an heavyweight Saturday night line-up, with Simon Cowell’s Red or Black? and Jonathan Ross’ new chat show scheduled to launch on the same night.
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NewsSocial networks drive TV viewing
A fifth of television’s key commercial demographic regularly discover new shows through social networking websites, a study has found.
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RatingsPrince Harry reigns with 4.4m
TUESDAY: Prince Harry’s mission to the North Pole with four disabled Afghanistan veterans helped BBC1 claim the 9pm slot but slipped below the broadcaster’s usual figures.
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NewsOnline TV dwarfed by porn
Viewing of television VoD services comprises a tiny proportion of total online video consumption in the UK, according to new research seen by Broadcast.