All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 169
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RatingsBishop takes Corbett in comedy face-off
SATURDAY: John Bishop’s sideways glance at Britain for BBC1 outgunned Ronnie Corbett’s comedy tour of the country for ITV1.
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NewsChristopher Lunn considers HMRC legal action
Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC) and HM Revenue & Customs’ (HMRC) could be set for another legal battle after the media accountancy was blacklisted for a second time last week.
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RatingsITV4 records best week ever
ITV4 hit the bullseye last week, recording its highest ever weekly share of viewing.
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RatingsC5 Amy Winehouse tribute draws 1.2m
THURSDAY: An exclusive interview with Amy Winehouse’s former husband helped a Channel 5 documentary on the singer’s life to a bumper audience.
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NewsITV to distribute Australian drama
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has won the rights to distribute the fourth series of popular Australian drama Underbelly.
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RatingsC4's A&E draws series high
WEDNESDAY: 24 Hours in A&E posted another series high as it continued to take advantage of drama repeats on BBC1 and ITV1.
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NewsHammond takes the helm at Gallowgate
Ant and Dec’s production company Gallowgate TV has appointed Tim Hammond as its interim managing director after the sudden death of Ed Forsdick in June.
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NewsTrio firm up micropayment plans
Micropayment strategies are emerging for UKTV, MTV and ITV as they develop ways to monetise content ranging from South Park to archive titles that could include the likes of Inspector Morse.
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NewsBBC producers join C4 commissioning team
Channel 4 has poached two senior BBC producers for fresh factual commissioning roles and has bolstered its fact-ent team with a new development executive.
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NewsITV2 eye Perez Hilton show
STV Productions is developing an ITV2 entertainment show starring US blogger and TV star Perez Hilton.
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The Broadcast InterviewMark Austin and Tim Singleton, ITV News
ITV News has won a hat-trick of Baftas in the past three years despite limited resources. News At Ten’s anchor and assistant editor tell Jake Kanter how it has triumphed against adversity.
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NewsITV confirms Inspector Morse prequel
ITV1 has confirmed that Inspector Morse will return to UK television in a prequel drama charting the origins of the iconic detective.
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NewsLeopard exec returns to Talkback
Talkback Thames has bolstered its factual features department by luring back an exec who spent less than a year at Leopard Films.
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News12 Yard wins second run of Perfection
12 Yard has won a second series of BBC2 quiz Perfection after it was forced to re-record the majority of the first run.
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RatingsBBC1's DIY SOS hammers ITV1's Homes from Hell
TUESDAY: The return of BBC1’s established DIY show outmanoeuvred ITV1’s Homes from Hell in the battle of the housing shows.
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NewsITV1 eyes return to The Dales
ITV1 is on the brink of commissioning a second series of domestic travelogue The Dales.
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NewsFormer ITV boss Charles Allen to lead Labour review
Charles Allen, the former chief executive of ITV, is to lead a management and commercial review of the Labour party.
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RatingsShow Me the Funny loses 500,000
MONDAY: ITV1 comedy vehicle Show Me the Funny lost another half a million viewers as BBC1’s New Tricks continued to bulldoze the competition.
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NewsITV orders period thriller
ITV has ordered an adaptation of a post-Second World War novel by the writer of Goodnight Mister Tom.
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RatingsITV1 royal wedding doc draws 3m
FRIDAY: A documentary examining the wedding of Prince Charles and Lady Diana Spencer tied the knot with an audience of nearly 3m for ITV1.