All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 212
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Bevan ends nineyear stint at helm of Films of Record
Jane Bevan is to step down as managing director of indie Films of Record after more than nine years at the company.
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NewsBlumenthal may call time on feasting to keep C4 menu fresh
Chef Heston Blumenthal is considering calling time on his Channel 4 Feasts strand to prevent it getting “tired”.
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NewsE4 triumphs at Digital Awards with four gongs
E4 was crowned Digital Channel of the Year at this year’s Broadcast Digital Awards – one of four prizes for the Channel 4 youth station.
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The Broadcast InterviewJon Snow: the king of current affairs
After 37 years in the industry, Jon Snow remains as passionate as ever about news. He tells Jake Kanter why he believes UK foreign reporting is in rude health despite some damaging trends.
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NewsWriters' training body forced into closure
Writers’ development forum the Television Arts Performance Showcase is the latest training body to close after struggling to secure sufficient funding.
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RatingsBrazil's World Cup debut scores 9m
Brazil’s first appearance in the 2010 World Cup last night attracted a peak audience of more than 9m to ITV.
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NewsBishop fronts BBC1 primetime show
Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop has won a series order for a Saturday primetime show for BBC1 later this summer and is also fronting a World Cup app for theiPhone and iPad.
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NewsAlmost 6,000 complain over ITV goal gaffe
Almost 6,000 people have complainted over ITV’s error that resulted in nearly 1.5m viewers missing England’s first goal of the 2010 World Cup.
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NewsITV sacks Robbie Earle in ticket scandal
Football pundit Robbie Earle has been sacked by ITV after his World Cup tickets were found to have been used by an unauthorised “third party”.
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RatingsFactual shows fight football
The World Cup continued to dominate the schedule last night, but could not stop factual shows on BBC2 and Five recording strong audiences.
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NewsWild at Heart roars into sixth series
ITV has ordered a sixth series of popular primetime drama Wild at Heart.
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NewsFilming finishes on The Bill
Cast and crew on The Bill gathered to film the drama’s final ever scene yesterday in an emotional day on set.
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CommentITV own-goal marrs confident World Cup launch
“Bloody ITV!” Jake Kanter, Broadcast’s ITV correspondent, reports on the broadcaster’s World Cup goof from the frontline - the pub.
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RatingsGermany v Australia hits 9m peak
The World Cup match between Germany and Australia scored a peak audience of more than 9m for ITV last night, easily trumping all competition.
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NewsITV apologises for goal gaffe
Nearly 1.5m viewers missed England’s first goal of the 2010 World Cup after an embarrassing blunder on ITV1 HD.
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RatingsJunior Apprentice finale hires 5m
The final episode of Junior Apprentice won the 9pm slot last night hiring an audience of 5m, as ITV drama Father & Son raised its audience to nearly 4.5m.
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RatingsBig Brother launch draws 5.4m
The launch of the final ever series of Big Brother peaked with 5.4m (24%) viewers to Channel 4 last night, but overall it was the show’s poorest curtain raiser since 2001.
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NewsITV to mark The Bill’s passing with behind scenes doc
The final months of production on The Bill are being filmed in a special behind-the-scenes documentary for ITV1.
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NewsBafta fellow Bragg brands TV industry a ‘class closed shop’
Melvyn Bragg has marked his induction as a Bafta fellow by slamming the TV industry for becoming a “closed shop” that excludes the working class.
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News£1.5m shake-up sees GMTV name dropped
ITV is dropping the GMTV brand and will splash out £1.5m on a shake-up of the flagship morning show.