All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 181
-
RatingsBritain’s Got Talent returns with 9.9m
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent returned with its third biggest launch audience to date.
-
RatingsMonroe ends with 4.3m
THURSDAY: ITV’s new medical drama about a neurosurgeon suffered brain drain, ending with its second lowest audience of the series.
-
NewsBenidorm writer changes mind over fifth series
ITV1 has commissioned a fifth series of popular comedy drama Benidorm, with creator Derren Litten staying on with the show as one of a team of writers.
-
RatingsJamie’s Dream School ends with 1.2m
WEDNESDAY: Jamie Oliver’s classroom of high profile teachers failed to hold viewers’ attention as Dream School bowed out with its second lowest audience of the series.
-
NewsPricey and Rain join forces to add scale
Katie Price’s indie Pricey Media is to merge with factual entertainment specialist Rain Media, run by former ITV Studios execs Mark Wells and Glen Middleham.
-
The Broadcast InterviewBig Talk: Kenton Allen, Matthew Justice, Nira Park
Big Talk has been on a roll in comedy, with Rev, Him & Her and Friday Night Dinner each winning a second series. And now it wants to break into scripted drama.
-
RatingsCandy Cabs loses 1.2m
TUESDAY: New BBC1 series Candy Cabs lost more than a million viewers compared with last week’s debut.
-
NewsITV poaches C4 marketing boss
ITV has lured Channel 4 marketer Rufus Radcliffe to become the company’s new group marketing and research director.
-
RatingsWaking the Dead ends on 5.8m
MONDAY: BBC1 closed the case on the last ever Waking the Dead, half a million viewers above the broadcaster’s usual audience.
-
RatingsMcIlroy’s Masters collapse draws 3.38m
SUNDAY: A combined 3.38m viewers saw Rory McIlroy’s challenge for The Masters collapse as South African Charl Schwartzel clinched victory in the famous US golfing tournament.
-
RatingsGrand National races off with 9.2m peak
SATURDAY: BBC1’s coverage of the Grand National peaked with more than 9.2m viewers and scored its biggest audience in three years.
-
RatingsHIGNFY stutters on return to Friday night
FRIDAY: Have I Got News for You returned to Friday night with a below average audience of nearly 4.5m.
-
NewsITN seals online deal with Independent
The Independent has become the latest national newspaper to commission ITN Productions to make video content for its website.
-
NewsCompact Media Group hires finance chief
Compact Media Group has appointed Warren Newbert as its new finance director.
-
NewsITN returns to profit
ITN returned to profit last year, despite posting a 2% fall in revenue amid “challenging” operating conditions.
-
RatingsDad’s Having a Baby raises 1.6m
THURSDAY: A Channel 4 doc about a transgender man having a baby delivered an audience of nearly 1.6m.
-
RatingsMan Utd victory scores 9.6m peak
WEDNESDAY: Manchester United’s slim victory over Chelsea in the Champions League netted ITV a peak audience of 9.6m.
-
NewsPineapple creator Stadlen launches John Lewis-style indie
Pineapple Dance Studios creator Jonathan Stadlen has set up his own indie, which will adopt a John Lewis-style ownership model.
-
NewsSecurity Men marks Aherne’s ITV1 return
ITV1 has greenlit Caroline Aherne’s first comedy series in a decade as part of a concerted scripted comedy push.
-
NewsTen Alps unveils Pretend indie in formats push
Ten Alps is branching out from its factual heartland with the launch of Manchester-based entertainment format vehicle Pretend.