All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 206
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NewsBig Brother exec moves to Loose Women
Big Brother’s long-standing creative director has been hired by ITV Studios to executive produce Loose Women.
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RatingsThe Deep sinks 500,000
The Deep’s audience plunged by nearly half a million viewers last night, as a shocking BBC1 doc about Swedish sisters who ran into motorway traffic delivered strong ratings later in the evening.
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RatingsGrandma’s House opens doors to 1.5m
New BBC2 comedy Grandma’s House let in more than 1.5m viewers last night – as ITV lost its Identity with the lowest figures for the final instalment of the drama.
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NewsAll3Media to complete Optomen deal this week
All3Media could complete a £40m takeover of Optomen Television this week as the companies enter advanced negotiations.
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CommentSherlock solves summer ratings riddle
Scheduling a ballsy big-budget drama at the peak of summer was a brave move, but for the BBC it has paid off, writes Jake Kanter.
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NewsOlympics broadcast work up for grabs
Indies and broadcasters have been invited to bid on a contract to provide broadcast services for the London Media Centre during the 2012 Olympics.
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RatingsSherlock ends with 7m
Sherlock’s final mystery of the current series delivered more than 7m viewers to BBC1 last night.
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RatingsPete vs Roger - BBC wins
BBC2’s new sitcom Roger and Val Have Just Got In was victorious in the battle with Channel 4’s new comedy Pete Versus Life on Friday night.
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News12 Yard forced to re-shoot BBC2 quiz
12 Yard Productions has been forced to junk more than three-quarters of its footage for new BBC2 daytime gameshow Perfection after it discovered some contestants may have had an advantage during production.
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RatingsMistresses tempts 4m
BBC1’s latest series of Mistresses failed to seduce in its new Thursday night home, as Channel Five’s The Hotel Inspector beat Channel 4’s Undercover Boss last night.
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NewsITV's Chase takes on Weakest Link
ITV has finalised a large order for a new series of teatime gameshow The Chase as it aims to challenge rival The Weakest Link.
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RatingsThe Normans conquer 3m
A historic documentary charting the expansion of the Norman empire delivered nearly 3m viewers to BBC2 last night.
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NewsCrozier looks to Disney to inspire ITV’s turnaround
ITV wants to emulate Disney’s business model as part of its turnaround strategy - putting major content brands at the heart of every thing it does.
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NewsCrozier hints at structural change for ITV news
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has said he is delighted the IFNC scheme has “come to a crashing end” and that the broadcaster will reveal its news strategy in the next three months.
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NewsITV1 puts Mears back in spotlight in Wild Britain
ITV1’s bid to establish Ray Mears as key talent will continue this autumn with a nature show that will also air in extended form on UKTV’s Eden.
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NewsITV1 orders moral dilemma thriller from indie TXTV
ITV1 has ordered a thriller about a single mother facing an agonising test of her moral fibre.
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RatingsThe Deep discovers 5.3m
BBC1’s new drama The Deep was victorious in primetime last night, but a documentary on Channel Five about the Bermuda Triangle mysteriously trumped BBC2’s Top Gear and Channel 4 at 8pm.
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NewsCrozier outlines ITV targets
ITV has set out the four main pillars of its transformation strategy, but warned that there will be “no quick fixes, no silver bullets”.
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NewsITV weighed-up Five takeover
ITV has revealed that it considered making an ambitious bid to buy Five but decided it would be like buying “more old iron”.
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NewsITV to launch HD pay channels
ITV has confirmed its move into pay-TV as part of an ambitious five-year transformation strategy that delivered almost £100m in profits in the first half of 2010.