All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 188
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RatingsMatch of the Day scores high
SATURDAY: Match of the Day scored its best ratings in more than four years with highlights from a blistering day of Premier League action.
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RatingsEngland victory tackles 8m peak
FRIDAY: England’s Six Nations victory over Wales lined up a peak of more than 8m viewers.
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NewsWhiston to focus only on ITVS soaps
John Whiston has lost responsibility for all ITV Studios programming other than its soap operas.
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NewsChristopher Lunn loses 'hundreds' of clients
Christopher Lunn & Company has lost hundreds of clients as a result of its ongoing investigation by HM Revenue & Customs.
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NewsSky Arts orders first 3D art doc
Sky Arts has commissioned the world’s first 3D visual art documentary.
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NewsAnnabel Karmel to front CITV series on healthy eating
Bestselling children’s nutritionist Annabel Karmel is to front a CITV series championing healthy eating.
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RatingsJohn Nettles exits Midsomer with 7m
WEDNESDAY: John Nettles made his final bow as Tom Barnaby in Midsomer Murders before an audience of nearly 7m - the drama’s highest overnights in nearly three years.
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NewsChristopher Lunn faces wait for key High Court verdict
Christopher Lunn & Company could have to wait weeks to discover whether it has overturned HM Revenue & Customs’ decision to blacklist it, following a two-day hearing at the High Court.
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NewsITV signs £12m Titchmarsh deal with Spun Gold
ITV has struck a multi-commission and licensing deal, thought to be worth £12m in production fees, that will establish Alan Titchmarsh as a primetime face on ITV1 and launch a raft of consumer products under his name.
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RatingsSilent Witness continues to dominate
MONDAY: BBC1 drama Silent Witness continued to dominate, posting one of its biggest audiences of the series to date.
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NewsITV poaches BBC online exec
ITV has poached BBC online executive James Micklethwait to help deliver its on-demand strategy.
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RatingsMillion Pound Drop returns on high
FRIDAY: The Million Pound Drop Live returned to Channel 4 with its second biggest audience to date.
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RatingsMurray defeat nets 4.3m peak
SUNDAY: A peak of more than 4.3m viewers braved an early start to watch Andy Murray’s defeat in the Australian Open final.
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RatingsMagicians ends on a high
SATURDAY: BBC1 pulled a rabbit out its hat as new entertainment show The Magicians ended with its biggest audience of the series.
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NewsGino D'Acampo celebrates home cooking for ITV1
I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! winner Gino D’Acampo is to front a new daytime cookery show for ITV1.
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Ratings10 O’Clock Live loses 300,000
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s satirical news show 10 O’Clock Live lost more than 300,000 viewers on its debut.
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NewsITV1 to celebrate Beatles anniversary
ITV1 has commissioned Shiver Productions to make a documentary celebrating the 50th anniversary of The Beatles’ first gig at Liverpool club The Cavern.
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NewsCelebrity Juice to squeeze out two more series
ITV2 has commissioned two more series of comedy entertainment series Celebrity Juice.
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NewsITN Productions appoints head of factual
Emma Read has been promoted with immediate effect to head of factual and features for ITN Productions.
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NewsDancing on Ice jibe sparks complaints
Sunday’s episode of Dancing on Ice sparked around 200 complaints after judge Jason Gardiner said contestant Jeff Brazier looked like he was “missing a couple of chromosomes”.