All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 170
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RatingsDragons' Den returns with best ever ratings
SUNDAY: Dragons’ Den roared back into action with its biggest audience ever for BBC2.
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RatingsMarriage Ref ends on 1.79m
SATURDAY: The Marriage Ref bowed out with its biggest audience in three weeks but it could not help the series recover from a poor run.
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NewsComedian and MasterChef finalist to front ITV travelogues
ITV has ordered two daytime travelogues fronted by Adrian Edmondson and Dick Strawbridge.
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NewsInclusive backs local TV
Multiplatform production company Inclusive Digital has established a Local Digital News spin-off to offer digital, editorial and management support to organisations launching local TV channels.
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NewsITV launches Rugby World Cup iPhone app
Rugby fans will be able to stream World Cup games on their iPhone through a new ITV app.
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FeaturesITVS: the low-key revolution
Kevin Lygo’s transformation of the production arm has been steady, rather than spectacular.
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NewsITV to pump investment into US
ITV is to pour resources into its production operations in the US as it looks to capitalise on winning nearly 30 international commissions in the first half of 2011.
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NewsCLAC hits out at HMRC over second blacklisting
Christopher Lunn, the boss of embattled media accountancy firm Christopher Lunn & Company (CLAC), has reacted furiously to being blacklisted for a second time by HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC).
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NewsTen Alps puts hunt for new exec on ice
Ten Alps is in no rush to appoint Alex Connock’s successor as chief executive as the super-indie seeks to recover from a “bad year”.
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NewsPaul Buccieri to lead ITVS international
Paul Buccieri, ITV Studios America’s president and chief executive, is to become the production company’s new international supremo.
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NewsITV to launch online micropayments in January
ITV will launch its micropayments system for online content in January 2012 with Coronation Street and The Only Way is Essex being lined up for trials.
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NewsITV hails first steps on transformation plan
ITV’s five-year transformation plan is starting to make progress after the broadcaster posted revenues of more than £1bn.
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NewsITV to report stable start to year
ITV is set to report steady trading for the first half of the year and will be handed an advertising boost by Red or Black? in the autumn.
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NewsITV1 crime dramas to return
ITV has ordered second series of Scott & Bailey and Monroe as part of a slew of drama recommissions.
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NewsChristopher Lunn blacklisted by HMRC again
Christopher Lunn & Company has been blacklisted for a second time by HM Revenue & Customs.
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NewsKate Little to leave ITV Studios
ITV Studios’ director of business affairs Kate Little has become the second senior manager to announce their departure from the company in recent weeks.
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NewsOptomen pilots ‘biggest gameshow ever’
Optomen Television is to pilot what it claims to be the “biggest gameshow ever” - taking inspiration from a theoretical book by American writer James Surowiecki.
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NewsITVS lures Holby City producer
ITV Studios has snared Holby City series producer Myar Craig-Brown as it continues to bolster its drama team.
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NewsSTV to air Downton Abbey
STV is to broadcast the first and second series of Downton Abbey this autumn after opting out of the drama when it aired on ITV1 last year.
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RatingsC4's A&E scores series high
WEDNESDAY: Drama repeats on the BBC and ITV helped Channel 4’s 24 Hours in A&E to its biggest audience of the series.