All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 179
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RatingsStrangeways locks in 5.5m
MONDAY: ITV has recorded one of its highest-rated documentaries in a decade with new prison series Strangeways, as Channel 5’s Hotel Inspector beat Gordon Ramsay’s latest outing for Channel 4.
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RatingsBBC1's Atlantis draws 5m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s epic CGI drama-documentary charting the greatest natural disaster of the ancient world pulled in more than 5m viewers.
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RatingsGot Talent records series high
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent recorded its biggest audience of the current series but was still more than 500,000 viewers down on last year.
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NewsJaney Walker resurfaces at Ofcom
Janey Walker, Channel 4’s former managing editor of commissioning, is to join Ofcom to help set and enforce television and radio standards.
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NewsITV eyes Inspector Morse prequel
Inspector Morse could be set for an unlikely return to ITV after creator Colin Dexter confirmed he is developing a prequel to the much-cherished series.
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RatingsShadow Line debuts with 3m
THURSDAY: Hugo Blick’s new crime thriller The Shadow Line made an impressive start for BBC2, gripping more than 3m viewers.
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NewsKidnap and Ransom to return
ITV has recommissioned hostage negotiation drama Kidnap and Ransom, starring Trevor Eve.
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RatingsManchester United victory nets 8m peak
WEDNESDAY: ITV scored nearly 8m viewers as Manchester United put Schalke 04 to the sword in the Champions League semi final.
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NewsNo pressure for indies to co-produce, counters ITV
ITV has denied it is ratcheting up pressure on indies to co-produce with ITV Studios as part of plans to rejuvenate the production arm.
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NewsChocolate Media hires fact ent creative duo
NBC Universal-owned UK indie Chocolate Media has beefed up its core team by hiring two creative directors and a head of development.
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NewsSyco TV open to co-pros as Red Or Black? launches
Simon Cowell is ready to throw open the doors of Syco TV for co-pro format ideas if its first gameshow, Red Or Black?, is a success.
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NewsTitchmarsh recruits team for ITV gardening show
Alan Titchmarsh’s new ITV1 gardening series will air just before BBC2’s Gardeners’ World in the primetime Friday night schedule.
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NewsDyckhoff to bring critical eye to architecture for C4
Channel 4 is to examine how buildings affect our lives in a series fronted by architecture critic Tom Dyckhoff.
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FeaturesFreelancer Special: The human cost of a tax raid
As HMRC puts media accountant CLAC under the spotlight, Jake Kanter talks to three of the firm’s clients about the personal impact of the investigation
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NewsCowell eyes X Factor move
Simon Cowell has hinted that the 2011 X Factor final could move away from Fountain Studios to an arena.
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RatingsExile bows out with 4.26m
TUESDAY: The final Exile won the primetime slot for the first time in its three-part run, just edging out competition from the last instalment of Case Sensitive.
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NewsTen Alps relaunches Teachers TV content
Ten Alps will relaunch Teachers TV as SchoolsWorld after it completed a rescue mission of the video resources on the education website.
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NewsITV unveils Cowell gameshow
ITV has revealed the details of its epic million pound gameshow produced by Simon Cowell.
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RatingsCase Sensitive debuts with 5.13m
MONDAY: ITV’s new detective double header Case Sensitive put BBC1’s Exile in the shade, as the World Snooker Championship peaked with more than 6.4m.
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RatingsDoctor Who loses more than 1m
SATURDAY: Doctor Who lost more than a million viewers following its worst launch since the franchise was rebooted.