All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 187
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RatingsMasterChef loses half a million
THURSDAY: MasterChef’s new format is struggling to bed-in after it lost nearly half a million viewers on Wednesday, as ITV enjoyed a strong night with Marchlands.
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RatingsArsenal triumph scores 8.5m peak
WEDNESDAY: Arsenal’s Champions League victory over Barcelona peaked with more than 8.5m viewers for ITV, as a new series of BBC1’s MasterChef served up nearly 5m.
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NewsC5 eyes homegrown brands for expansion
Channel 5 is planning to build on some of its biggest home-grown brands as it aims to make content and talent work harder.
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NewsITV probes how indies spend cash
ITV has kicked off a major audit of suppliers to establish how much of a programming tariff is spent on screen and how much is retained by the producer.
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NewsC5 drops plan to link pay to performance
Channel 5 has made a U-turn on its plans to link supplier pay to the performance of shows.
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NewsChristopher Lunn triumphs in High Court battle
Christopher Lunn & Company has won back its tax agency status after a High Court Judge ruled that HM Revenue & Customs was not within its rights to blacklist the company.
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NewsITV1 to break new talent in primetime comedy show
ITV1 will give upcoming comedians their big break in new primetime stand-up series Show Me the Funny (working title).
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RatingsOK! TV launches with 450,000
MONDAY: New celebrity magazine show OK! TV opened its pages to nearly half a million viewers, kicking off a big night for Channel 5.
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RatingsBaftas draws biggest crowd since 2004
SUNDAY: A bumper night for British film The King’s Speech helped BBC1’s coverage of the Baftas to its biggest audience since 2004.
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RatingsPush the Button returns with 5.7m
SATURDAY: Ant & Dec’s Push the Button returned with more than 5.7m viewers - nearly a million below its previous series debut.
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NewsC5 unveils first slate under Desmond
Dave Berry is to host a Channel 5 music entertainment show and Fresh One will make a spin-off of The Hotel Inspector as part of a raft of new programming from the channel.
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RatingsEngland victory nets 8m peak
WEDNESDAY: The England football team’s victory over Denmark netted a peak audience of more than 8m viewers for ITV1.
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NewsWarner and Jain in running for ITV digital channels chief role
BBC entertainment commissioner Karl Warner and former E4 head Angela Jain are thought to be in the frame to lead ITV’s digital channels.
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NewsFreelancers face HMRC quiz over tax returns
HM Revenue & Customs is set to haul in thousands of TV freelancers for interview as part of its ongoing investigation into Christopher Lunn & Company.
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NewsBBCW skates into the clear as ITV drops protest
ITV has drawn a line under its spat with BBC Worldwide over US ice-dancing format Skating With The Stars.
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NewsLygo promises creatives cash in ITVS masterplan
ITV Studios will pump a significant amount of cash into development and fund its own pilots as part of Kevin Lygo’s regeneration masterplan.
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RatingsGypsy Weddings invites 8.2m
TUESDAY: Big Fat Gypsy Weddings continued its sparkling form for Channel 4, adding more than 1m viewers on last week and thrashing BBC1’s sci-fi drama Outcasts.
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NewsAndy Gray and Richard Keys hired by Talk Sport
Andy Gray and Richard Keys, the shamed duo at the centre of the Sky Sports sexism row, are to make a sensational return to broadcasting for Talk Sport.
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RatingsOutcasts debuts with 4.5m
MONDAY: BBC1’s epic new sci-fi drama Outcasts had a spluttering start, taking off with only 4.5m viewers.
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NewsITV raps Jason Gardiner over Dancing on Ice spat
Dancing on Ice judge Jason Gardiner has been censured by ITV after his on air spat with head coach Karen Barber drew around 2,000 complaints.