All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 214
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NewsN-Dubz make "Peep Show" series
A new Channel 4 series is to provide a Peep Show-style view of British band N-Dubz.
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RatingsBGT and Corrie crush rivals
BBC1’s gritty drama Luther lost nearly a million viewers last night as ITV1’s winning line-up of Britain’s Got Talent and Coronation Street obliterated all competition.
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NewsSTV to launch HD channel
STV has confirmed it is to launch its first high definition channel ahead of this month’s World Cup in South Africa.
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NewsBBC4 orders F1 indie doc
BBC4 has ordered a 60-minute doc from Bigger Pictures exploring the formative years of Formula 1.
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RatingsLewis beats new fact ent shows
Three new factual entertainment series launched on BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4 on Sunday night, but were all beaten by the finale of ITV1’s established drama Lewis.
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RatingsStrong start for Corrie HD
More than half a million viewers saw Coronation Street’s first broadcasts in high definition last night.
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RatingsEurovision entertains 8m peak
A peak audience of nearly 8m watched the climax of the Eurovision Song Contest on Saturday night, but the BBC1 coverage was outperformed by Britain’s Got Talent on ITV1.
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NewsITV reveals World Cup strategy
ITV has unveiled plans for ambitious multimedia coverage of this summer’s World Cup, as well as a new live show hosted by James Corden.
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NewsRupert Howell quits ITV
Rupert Howell, ITV board member and managing director of brand and commercial, is to step down at the start of June.
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RatingsJunior Apprentice hires record audience
The National Movie Awards failed to dazzle on ITV1 last night, as the Junior Apprentice hired its biggest audience of the series so far.
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NewsComedy trio line up to take Count Arthur to BBC2
Father Ted’s Graham Linehan and The League Of Gentlemen’s Jeremy Dyson are collaborating on a BBC2 pilot of BBC Radio 4’s Count Arthur Strong’s Radio Show.
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NewsTaggart gets to grips with Glasgow’s grit
Long-running Scottish crime drama Taggart is to expose the gritty underbelly of Glasgow as part of a refresh for its autumn return.
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NewsITV Sport warms up for World Cup with revamped technology
ITV Sport has upgraded its football replay technology to make it easier to clear up controversial decisions at this summer’s World Cup.
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NewsSky plans live event revolution
Sky 1 is formulating an ambitious plan to turn four of its biggest TV brands into live shows.
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New Coronation Street titles unveiled
The Rovers Return looms large and that restless cat remains in ITV’s high definition revamp of Coronation Street’s opening titles.
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NewsHaitian children report for ITV News
ITV News has helped children in earthquake-ravaged Haiti to film reports about their lives a year after the disaster.
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RatingsGok Wan returns with 2m
Gok Wan returned with a new series on Channel 4 last night, but he could not hold off a blooming brilliant performance from the Chelsea Flower Show on BBC2.
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RatingsEngland game scores 7.5m as Chiles' debuts
Adrian Chiles made his first appearance on ITV last night to host coverage of England’s final game on home soil before this summer’s World Cup.
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RatingsBBC2 shortchanged by Money
BBC2 failed to cash in on new primetime drama Money last night, as ITV1’s rescheduled Britain’s Got Talent cleaned up earlier in the evening.
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NewsITV axes Married Single Other
ITV1’s romantic drama Married Single Other will not be commissioned for a second series after failing to tie the knot with viewers.