All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 195
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NewsLife On Mars creators to bring angels to ITV
The creators of Life On Mars and Ashes To Ashes are to make a major new drama for ITV about two angels sent to earth as lawyers.
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NewsITV loses Australia's Next Top Model deal
Granada Media Australia is understood to have lost its contract to produce Australia’s Next Top Model following a major gaffe in this year’s final, when the wrong winner was announced live on air.
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RatingsTurn Back Time loses out to I'm a Celebrity
TUESDAY: BBC1’s Turn Back Time: the High Street has lost more than a million viewers since its debut, as ITV1’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! continues to dominate.
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NewsSky1 orders Fat Families special
Sky1 has commissioned a studio-based special of hit factual entertainment show Fat Families.
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RatingsDaybreak in steady recovery
MONDAY: ITV breakfast show Daybreak has pulled in its biggest audience since its launch week.
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RatingsAccused loses 1.3m viewers
MONDAY: The second part of Jimmy McGovern’s BBC1 drama Accused lost more than 1.3m viewers on its debut.
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RatingsGillian McKeith collapse seen by 10m
SUNDAY: Gillian McKeith’s dramatic collapse live on ITV1’s I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here! was seen by more than 10m viewers.
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RatingsStrictly hits series high in Blackpool
SATURDAY: Strictly Come Dancing’s trip to Blackpool illuminated its ratings, delivering the highest audience of the series to date.
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RatingsDoctor Who boosts Children in Need audience
FRIDAY: An appearance from Doctor Who helped BBC1’s Children in Need to a peak audience of more than 11m.
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NewsI'm a Celebrity viewers refunded
ITV was last night forced to offer a refund to viewers who voted for Gillian McKeith in I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! after she pulled out of a live bushtucker trial for “health reasons”.
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RatingsI’m A Celebrity loses 2.5m
THURSDAY: I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here! returned with another strong audience – but it was more than 2.5m viewers below its debut showing.
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NewsUTV revenue up 9%
UTV has followed ITV in benefiting from an upturn in the television advertising market, reporting a 9% growth in revenue.
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NewsO’Donoghue drafted in to help Lygo’s ITVS push
Kevin Lygo’s planned regeneration of ITV Studios has kicked off with the hiring of Denise O’Donoghue as its UK managing director.
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NewsPrime Suspect producer to make ITV thriller
Prime Suspect producer Sally Head is to make a three-part ITV thriller starring Anna Friel as a widowed schoolteacher.
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NewsSteadfast Television goes into administration
Steadfast Television and its sales arm Steadfast International have fallen into administration, leaving around eight staff out of work.
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NewsITV2 eyes moving hit Essex format around country
The Only Way could be Merseyside, Glasgow or Manchester for ITV2 as it mulls transferring its reality soap concept to other UK locations.
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NewsDDA: BBC could save £12m by buying docs
The BBC could save up to £12m a year by acquiring more documentaries according to the Documentary Distributors Association (DDA), which has urged the corporation to take a “more enlightened” approach to buying in films.
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NewsPeter Andre renews ITV deal
ITV has renewed its exclusive deal with Peter Andre, meaning his ob doc show will remain a mainstay on multichannel ITV2.
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NewsBroadcasters line-up William and Kate shows
Broadcasters including the BBC and ITV have hastily rescheduled programming this evening to mark the engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton.
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RatingsAccused debuts with 4.7m
MONDAY: Jimmy McGovern’s new BBC1 drama Accused got off to a solid start in the face of strong competition from ITV1’s I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here.