All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 211
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NewsITV endures worst day in 55 years
ITV’s flagship channel pulled in the worst audience in its 55-year history last Sunday as BBC sport dominated the schedules.
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NewsSTV sign with YouTube
STV is to make at least 2,500 hours of its programming available on YouTube as part of a substantial content deal.
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RatingsRev blesses 2.2m
BBC2 was blessed with nearly a million extra viewers last night and beat the ITV News at Ten, as people put their faith in new religious comedy Rev.
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NewsITV secures Monk and movies in NBC deal
ITV has acquired cult US daytime drama Monk and hundreds of movies in a major new deal with NBC Universal International Television Distribution.
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NewsOfcom reveals product placement quality mark
UK broadcasters will be forced to display a special symbol at the start and end of shows containing product placement, according to proposed Ofcom rules published today.
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RatingsEngland despair brings 85% share
England’s pathetic World Cup defeat to Germany delivered an 85% share to the BBC yesterday afternoon.
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RatingsDoctor Who ends with 5m
Doctor Who ended on a low note on Saturday evening as BBC2’s Wimbledon coverage smashed and grabbed some of the drama’s viewers.
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NewsFive cookery show to sample wares from UK’s food markets
Property expert Amanda Lamb is to sample the offerings of the UK’s best-loved food markets in an AFP evening cookery show for Five.
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NewsScreen agencies face cuts
The UK’s nine regional screen agencies are being forced to drastically rethink their funding models as they come under threat from public spending cuts.
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NewsBacon to chew the fat with pub guests for ITV4
ITV4 viewers are to get an insight into male pub-talk in a Richard Bacon-fronted chatshow from Talkback Thames.
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RatingsBudget banks 1.5m viewers
Live coverage of one of the most controversial Budget’s in recent history drew a peak audience of over 1.5m to BBC2 yesterday.
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RatingsBBC aces Wimbledon launch
The BBC served up its first helping of Wimbledon yesterday and netted a peak audience of nearly 2.5m during Roger Federer’s dramatic opening match.
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RatingsBrazil game peaks with nearly 10m
Brazil’s second match of the 2010 World Cup delivered an average audience of over 7m to the BBC last night.
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RatingsEngland game scores 21m for ITV
England’s crunch match in the 2010 World Cup scored a peak audience of over 21m for ITV on Friday night.
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NewsSheffield Doc Fest moved to June
The Sheffield International Documentary Festival is to be moved to June from next year in a bid attract more delegates and increase engagement with the local community.
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RatingsMock the Week clubs Tiger Woods
Channel 4’s special documentary on disgraced golfer Tiger Woods was clubbed by BBC2’s Mock the Week last night.
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NewsPulse Films to promote US directors
Pulse Films and US indie Chelsea have agreed to promote each other’s award-winning directors as part of a new strategic partnership.
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RatingsSouth Africa defeat peaks with 9m
The World Cup hosts South Africa were back in action last night and helped the BBC score a peak of over 9m viewers.
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NewsMumbai director tackles Haiti
The Bafta award-winning director of Terror In Mumbai is to tackle the fallout of the Haitian earthquake for his next project.
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NewsSnow slams obsession with celebs
Channel 4 News anchor Jon Snow has blamed the media’s obsession with celebrity culture for holding back the international news agenda on British television.