All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 172
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NewsDaybreak boss Rumsey to step down
Ian Rumsey will step down as editor of Daybreak at the end of 2011 after little more than a year in the post.
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NewsITV1 and BBC1 order phone hacking docs
ITV1 and BBC1 have ordered fast turnaround specials on the phone hacking scandal for their current affairs strands Tonight and Panorama.
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NewsCorrie gets online spin-off
Coronation Street will shift location from Manchester to London for an online spin-off of the long-running soap.
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RatingsStrictly Kosher draws 3.26m
MONDAY: ITV1’s documentary about a Jewish community in Manchester took some of the shine off BBC1 drama New Tricks.
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NewsJeff Henry joins FilmFlex Movies
Former ITV exec Jeff Henry has been named the new boss of film-on-demand service FilmFlex Movies.
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NewsITV1 orders circus ob doc
ITV Studios daytime team has won its first primetime ITV1 commission with a documentary about a family-run circus.
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NewsMarriage Ref pushed back to 10pm
The Marriage Ref, ITV1’s underperforming Saturday night show, is being moved to a 10pm slot for the remainder of the series.
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RatingsLaw & Order returns with 5.9m
SUNDAY: Law & Order: UK returned to ITV1 with its biggest overnight audience since March 2009.
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RatingsBritish Grand Prix peaks with 6.7m
SUNDAY: Fernando Alonso’s victory in the British Grand Prix took the chequered flag with a peak audience of more than 6.7m.
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RatingsEngland women's football defeat scores 3.2m
SATURDAY: The England women’s football team crashed out the World Cup on penalties in front of a peak audience of more than 3.2m.
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RatingsSteve Coogan helps NotW Newsnight top 1m
FRIDAY: Another day of revelations in the phone hacking scandal helped Newsnight top a million viewers for the third time in a week.
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NewsUTV boosts reach with online content deals
UTV is in talks with MSN, Yahoo! and The Telegraph about distributing its archive of content.
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RatingsNotW closure delivers 3.6m to Question Time
THURSDAY: Question Time secured its third biggest audience in five years in the wake of the News of the World’s closure.
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NewsITV poaches Fremantle exec to boost value of brands
ITV has hired FremantleMedia executive Paul Kanareck to head up its efforts to wring value out of content.
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RatingsApprentice scores series high
WEDNESDAY: The Apprentice hired its biggest audience of the current series as the candidates were narrowed down to the final five.
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NewsHeggessey eyes Pulse spree
Lorraine Heggessey is in talks to use Pulse Films as the springboard for an indie acquisition spree.
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NewsFellowes urges government to offer tax breaks for UK drama
Julian Fellowes is to call on the government to introduce tax breaks for television drama to avoid further losses to the UK’s creative economy.
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NewsDisney tie-up takes Fort Boyard global
Zodiak Media Group’s revival of Fort Boyard is set to go global after being picked up by Disney.
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NewsTalkback hires BBC’s Rolph to build scripted comedy slate
BBC sitcom producer Jon Rolph has been appointed Talkback Thames’ first head of scripted comedy.
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NewsShine’s Biggest Loser back for longer second run
ITV1 weight loss series The Biggest Loser is to return for an extended run in its primetime home.