All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 182
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NewsITV bets on Cowell gameshow
Simon Cowell and ITV are creating an epic gameshow in which thousands of contestants compete to win a million pounds - on the spin of a roulette wheel.
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NewsPulse wins first int'l sale
MIPTV: Pulse Films has won its first international sale to make a music show for MTV’s European HD channel MTVNHD and the Sundance Channel.
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RatingsCandy Cabs clocks up 5.5m
TUESDAY: BBC1’s new comedy drama Candy Cabs got off to a flying start, outwitting the UK Border Agency in ITV1’s Smugglers.
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NewsCBeebies extends reach in Latin America
MipTV: CBeebies is to grow its presence in Argentina on the back of a distribution deal struck by BBC Worldwide.
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NewsBBC3 formats head to Ukraine
MIPTV: BBC3 formats The Week the Women Went and Baby Borrowers are to travel to the Ukraine as part of a number of BBC Worldwide deals.
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RatingsLambing Live returns with 2.4m
MONDAY: Lambing Live delivered an audience of more than 2.4m on its return to BBC2.
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NewsPineapple Dance Studios waltzes to Australia
Australian pay TV network Foxtel has waltzed off with Pineapple Dance Studios as part of a multi-show deal with distributor ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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RatingsBelow par return for Lewis
SUNDAY: ITV1 crime drama Lewis returned for a fifth series with more than 6.3m viewers – significantly down on its performance last year.
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RatingsPush the Button ends on low
SATURDAY: The final part of Ant & Dec’s Push the Button crashed out on a low, as So You Think You Can Dance lost more than a million viewers.
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RatingsFriday Night Dinner cooks up 1.3m
FRIDAY: The penultimate instalment of Friday Night Dinner served up an extra 100,000 viewers, but was still cooked by Frank Skinner’s Opinionated on BBC2.
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NewsAll3Media takes first step in sales process
All3Media has appointed financial services firm UBS to conduct a strategic review of the business that is likely to lead to its eventual sale.
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NewsITV homepage relaunched
ITV has relaunched its homepage as the first step in its wider online overhaul.
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NewsBBC to hear doc concerns
The BBC is to listen to the concerns of documentary distributors, who have complained that the corporation is not acquiring enough independent factual films.
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NewsITN strikes development deal with Mercury Media
ITN Productions has signed a deal with distributor Mercury Media to develop four topical magazine show formats for the international market.
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RatingsThree in a Bed tucks in 1.1m
THURSDAY: Three in a Bed tucked in more than 1m viewers on its return, as the Great British Food Revival bowed out with a series low.
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RatingsC4's Superscrimpers debut banks 1.9m
WEDNESDAY: A new series on saving cash during tough economic times provided a decent pay off for Channel 4.
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NewsITVS poaches Million Pound Drop exec
ITV Studios has appointed Million Pound Drop Live co-developer and executive producer Nic McNeilis.
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NewsITV eyes US event format deal
ITV is looking to one of the biggest live event companies in the US to end its five-year search for a homegrown entertainment mega hit.
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NewsPineapple Dance creative director decides to leave the floor
Jonathan Stadlen, the creative behind Pineapple Dance Studios, is to leave Pulse Films this month.
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NewsBBC to keep senior newsreaders tied to the desk to cut costs
Flagship BBC news bulletins will no longer be produced at the location of a big story, unless an exceptional case can be made for doing so.