All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 26
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NewsTop Gear showrunner: ‘we left 'em wanting more’
Top Gear executive producer Andy Wilman has thanked staff for their work on the show, arguing “at least we left ‘em wanting more” after Jeremy Clarkson was sacked for physically assaulting producer Oisin Tymon.
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NewsBen Stephenson joins Bad Robot
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson is to join JJ Abrams indie Bad Robot to lead its television division.
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RatingsMr Selfridge sheds 1.2m
SUNDAY: Mr Selfridge bowed out with its biggest audience in seven weeks - but was unable to prevent the third series falling to become the lowest-rated to date.
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NewsTen Alps' interim losses widen
Ten Alps has posted a pre-tax loss of £988,000 for the first six months of its financial year, after the media company’s revenues fell 13.15%.
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NewsJohn Yorke leaves Company Pictures
John Yorke has stepped down as the managing director of Company Pictures after more than two years and All3Media is now hunting for his successor.
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NewsBBC unveils boost for NI television sector
The BBC has pledged to increase network spend in Northern Ireland, as well as plough £200,000 a year into drama development and invest £2m annually in children’s content in the nation.
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NewsLabour wants 'strong' BBC
The Labour Party has vowed not to weaken the BBC if it wins the election, publishing a policy paper which backs the licence fee and the corporation’s plans to commercialise in-house production.
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NewsBBC bids to air remaining Top Gear episodes
BBC2 will attempt to get the final three episodes in the 22nd series of Top Gear on air despite sacking Jeremy Clarkson for assaulting a producer.
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NewsAlan Yentob rues Jeremy Clarkson’s workload
Alan Yentob has suggested that Jeremy Clarkson’s workload on the 22nd series of Top Gear may have been a factor in his physical assault on producer Oisin Tymon.
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NewsMPs 'deeply concerned' by BBC EU coverage
A group of MPs has expressed deep concern at the BBC’s approach to the EU, arguing that its coverage fails to demonstrate impartiality and other Reithian values.
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NewsBectu bids to head off BBC Productions sell-off
Bectu has tabled proposals to the BBC that aim to ensure that a commercialised BBC Productions is not sold off in the future.
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RatingsPoldark remains above 6m
SUNDAY: Poldark sunk to a series low for its third episode - but remained well ahead of the competition on Sunday night.
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NewsBBC expenses: five things we learnt
Broadcast sifts through the BBC senior management’s expenses and hospitality register to unearth some nuggets about the corporation’s biggest names.
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PodcastTalking TV: C5 & Clarkson
This week’s edition of Talking TV sizes up Viacom’s ambitious plans for Channel 5 and picks over the Jeremy Clarkson ‘fracas’ scandal.
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NewsHungry Bear ties with Michael McIntyre
Hungry Bear Media is launching an offshoot with Michael McIntyre as the first step of creating a wider production group.
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NewsProducers back campaign to halt kids TV 'crisis'
Kids’ television producers have thrown their weight behind a campaign to halt the “crisis” in original children’s content over the past 12 years.
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NewsBen Stephenson issues rallying call as BBC wins 18 RTS Awards
The BBC walked away with 18 of 28 gongs at the RTS Awards, as well as a special recognition prize for Ben Stephenson, who called on the industry to get behind the corporation during charter renewal.
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NewsTop Gear cleared over use of word ‘pikey’
The BBC Trust has rejected a complaint about the use of the word “pikey” in an episode of Top Gear in February last year.
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NewsBBC2 to share The Clare Balding Show
BBC2 has agreed a deal with BT Sport to share the latest series of The Clare Balding Show.
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NewsPlayground hires Film 4 executive
Colin Callender’s Playground Entertainment has continued its push into the UK with the hire of Film 4’s senior development editor.