All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 185
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NewsMaverick close to ITV1 commission to boost health slate
ITV1 is lining up a Maverick Television series that will examine children and teenagers suffering from behavioural, emotional and mental health issues.
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NewsLyons: impact of new BBC licence fee still unknown
The full impact of the BBC’s licence fee settlement is still unknown and the corporation faces “tough choices”, according to outgoing Trust chairman Sir Michael Lyons.
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RatingsCameron's One Show draws 5m
TUESDAY: David Cameron’s appearance on The One Show helped it attract an audience of nearly 5m.
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NewsAdam Crozier's first pay packet revealed
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier earned just under £1.7m for less than a year’s work after reaping the benefits of the resurgent advertising market.
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NewsOdd One In to return
ITV1 has ordered a second series of comedy gameshow Odd One In, hosted by Bradley Walsh.
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RatingsLaw & Order: UK returns with 5.5m
MONDAY: ITV1’s crime drama Law & Order: UK returned with nearly 5.5m viewers.
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NewsFincham: ITV not over-reliant on X Factor
Peter Fincham has insisted that ITV is not over-reliant on mega brands The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent.
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NewsSyco hires senior int'l execs
Simon Cowell’s Syco Television has appointed two senior international executives as part of its push into the US.
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RatingsBenidorm continues to sparkle
FRIDAY: ITV1’s Benidorm lost more than half a million viewers compared with its debut – but still thrashed its slot average.
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RatingsLet’s Dance drops 1m
SATURDAY: Let’s Dance for Comic Relief lost more than a million viewers on last week, as Ant & Dec’s Push the Button built its audience - but the show continues to underperform.
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RatingsMarchlands finale tops Comic Relief special
THURSDAY: A BBC1 Comic Relief documentary, which saw four celebrities take up residence in a Africa’s largest slum, was easily beaten by the final part of ITV1 drama Marchlands.
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RatingsJamie schools 2m
WEDNESDAY: Jamie’s Dream School had a steady start, registering an audience of more than 2m viewers.
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CommentITV’s real challenge begins
ITV may be some way to being “fixed” but the real work begins now, writes Jake Kanter
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NewsSTV joins Channel 6 national TV network bid
ITV’s Scottish licence holder STV has joined the Channel 6 bid to run the new national TV network.
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NewsITV to bring back Whitechapel as six-part series
ITV is to rejig detective show Whitechapel as a full six-part series when it returns for the third time next year.
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NewsITV snares BBC expert for African adventure
ITV1 has poached BBC wildlife expert Steve Leonard to front two early evening series on Africa.
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NewsWilson leaves Endemol UK for Spun Gold TV
Snog Marry Avoid executive producer Gill Wilson is to join Spun Gold TV in the newly created role of director of features and formats.
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NewsTalkback gets Squeamish and Shackleton doc
Talkback Thames has won a $3m (£1.84m) commission from the Discovery Channel, and will make a documentary on Antarctic explorer Ernest Shackleton for National Geographic.
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NewsITV to plough £6m into digital channels revamp
ITV’s new digital channels boss Angela Jain is to be handed a £6m war chest to dramatically improve branding and programming.
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NewsITV eyes online micropayment trials in 2011
ITV could trial micropayments for its online content before the end of the year, according to chief executive Adam Crozier.