All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 183
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NewsLemon squeezed into Sing if You Can
Leigh Francis character Keith Lemon has replaced Vernon Kay on ITV1’s primetime entertainment format Sing if You Can after a pilot revealed the show would work better in the hands of a comedian.
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RatingsEngland's score draw nets 7.6m
TUESDAY: England’s first ever clash with Ghana scored a peak audience of more than 7.6m viewers for ITV.
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NewsITV strikes new IPL deal
ITV has struck a new four year rights deal to broadcast the Indian Premier League cricket competition.
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RatingsFern debuts with 1m
MONDAY: Fern Britton’s new Channel 4 teatime chat show had a sluggish start amid tough competition.
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RatingsDancing on Ice finale draws 8.8m
SUNDAY: ITV1’s Dancing on Ice concluded with the lowest-rated finale in the show’s history - as a new Formula One season raced away with a staggering 51% share earlier in the day.
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RatingsSkinner gets opinionated with 1.8m
FRIDAY: Frank Skinner’s Opinionated returned with nearly 1.8m viewers, beating Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner.
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NewsTouch and Nat Geo forge format venture
Touch Productions and National Geographic’s UK distribution arm have come together to establish a new factual entertainment formats business.
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RatingsSo You Think You Can Dance stumbles on return
SATURDAY: So You Think You Can Dance returned to BBC1 with nearly 1.6m fewer viewers than its previous series launch.
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NewsHMRC threatens to blacklist Christopher Lunn again
HM Revenue & Customs has threatened to blacklist Christopher Lunn & Company for a second time, leaving the accountancy firm’s clients facing further tax disruption.
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RatingsJapan disaster doc draws 2.25m
THURSDAY: A fast turnaround documentary on the Japan earthquake and subsequent tsunami delivered an above average audience for Channel 4.
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RatingsMidsomer ratings untouched by racism row
WEDNESDAY: ITV viewers were undeterred by the racism row surrounding Midsomer Murders as the drama locked out all competition.
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NewsLevi leaves ITVS to head up Iambic entertainment
Former DCD boss Chris Hunt has hired ITV Studios’ Jonathan Levi to head up his new entertainment formats business.
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NewsITV gaming hit by low Corrie Nation take-up
ITV’s online gaming strategy is under scrutiny after a disappointing start for Corrie Nation, which is understood to have received close to £500,000 of investment.
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NewsTalent agency offers to fund indie pilots
Talent agency James Grant Group plans to fund pilots for indies as part of an ambition to own a share of TV format rights.
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NewsBBC and BSkyB to sit on creative industries board
The BBC and BSkyB are to sit on a new board that will aim to advocate and enable growth in the creative industries.
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RatingsKatie's Beautiful Friends attract 1.7m
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s new series on disfigurement fronted by acid burns victim Katie Piper attracted an audience of more than 1.7m.
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RatingsDispatches rail investigation draws 1.6m
MONDAY: Richard Wilson’s investigation into commuter chaos helped Channel 4’s Dispatches to its biggest audience in more than a year.
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NewsTalkSport helps UTV to record profits
TalkSport’s 36% rise in operating profit helped Northern Irish broadcaster UTV Media post record pre tax profits last year.
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NewsITV's Titanic drama sets sail
US network ABC has boarded a forthcoming ITV1 drama about the Titanic, written by Downton Abbey scribe Julian Fellowes.
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RatingsAntiques beats Duran Duran
SUNDAY: BBC1’s Antiques Roadshow beat ITV1’s antiques rock show, as a Duran Duran special underperformed for the commercial broadcaster.