All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 200
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NewsITVS to merge ent development teams
ITV Studios is to centralise its entertainment development staff as part of efforts to co-ordinate and boost output in the genre.
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NewsCRR drags down programming budgets, says ITV
ITV has claimed that Contract Rights Renewal (CRR) is having an “unintended” and “damaging” impact on programming budgets across the industry.
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NewsITV boosts police line-up with crime novel drama
ITV is to bolster its slate of new detectives by turning Sophie Hannah’s crime novel The Point Of Rescue into a two-part drama, featuring a male and female investigative double act.
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FeaturesNew kids on the ITV beat
A clutch of detective dramas are vying to become long-running ITV franchises as the commercial broadcaster replenishes its schedules. Jake Kanter rates their chances.
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RatingsAlan Davies comedy loses 1m
TUESDAY: BBC2’s kitchen comedy Whites has struggled to stay on the boil, losing nearly a million viewers since its debut two weeks ago.
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RatingsWhitechapel returns with 5.6m
MONDAY: The return of ITV gothic detective drama Whitechapel collared more than 5.6m viewers, beating BBC1 spy thriller Spooks.
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NewsDownton Abbey to return for second series
ITV’s lavish period drama Downton Abbey has been speedily recomissioned following critical and ratings success.
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NewsLiving TV rapped over Brit Cops
Living TV Group has been rapped by Ofcom after a scene in its reality police show Brit Cops: Zero Tolerance contained an image of an “offensive” poster.
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RatingsDavid Tennant drama raises 5m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s new drama Single Father, starring David Tennant, failed to raise as large an audience as ITV’s period drama Downton Abbey.
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RatingsLive X Factor draws 13m
SATURDAY: The X Factor live rounds sparked into action with a peak audience of more than 13 million, as Harry Hill and Piers Morgan returned with new series - completing a heavyweight Saturday night line-up on ITV1.
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RatingsSong of Lunch plays to 1.3m
FRIDAY: One-off BBC2 drama The Song of Lunch, starring Alan Rickman and Emma Thompson, played to an audience of more than 1.3m.
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RatingsPhoneShop calls 270,000
THURSDAY: New E4 comedy PhoneShop answered the call to more than 270,000 viewers, as a new series of Sky1’s A League of Their Own kicked off with a strong audience.
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NewsC4 orders new ent shows from Crook
Crook Productions has won a slate of clip-show orders and is also working on an entertainment pilot for Channel 4 starring Peep Show’s Robert Webb.
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NewsMipcom hits optimistic note
An upbeat Mipcom shrugged off a stormy opening on Monday as distributors pointed to improved market conditions and brandbuilding content.
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NewsBebo returns to video content with five shows
Social network Bebo has detailed its plans for a major return to video content, with five original productions in the works.
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NewsAll3 set to take Accused global
MIPCOM: All3Media International is finalising deals that could take Jimmy McGovern drama Accused into 20 new territories.
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NewsViewers should have more influence, says Facebook exec
MIPCOM: UK broadcasters must invite viewers into the creative processes behind their biggest shows to build an online social networking presence, according to Facebook’s Joanna Shields.
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NewsE4 extends Demetri Martin order
MIPCOM: E4 has acquired the second series of US comedy Important Things With Demetri Martin.
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NewsC4 buys Spike Jonze AIDS doc
MIPCOM: Channel 4 has acquired a Spike Jonze-produced documentary about the life-restoring effects of antiretroviral drugs used on people in Africa.
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NewsZodiak opens Brazil office
MIPCOM: Zodiak Media Group has opened an office in Brazil in an effort to exploit the country’s fast expanding television market.