All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 41
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NewsBBC signals end of quotas
The BBC plans to tear up production quotas and “liberate” in-house teams to pitch to other broadcasters in the biggest “breaking open” of the corporation in its 92-year history.
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NewsVernon Kay to host ITV daytime quiz
Vernon Kay has been lined-up to host an ITV daytime quiz produced by Dan Baldwin’s fledgling indie Hungry Bear Media.
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RatingsBrazil triumph peaks with 10m
FRIDAY: Brazil’s victory over Colombia peaked with 10m viewers, making it the highest-rated quarter final of the World Cup.
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NewsBake Off to get BBC2 spin-off show
The Great British Bake Off may be moving to BBC1 later this year, but its life on BBC2 is not yet over as the channel prepares an Apprentice: You’re Fired-style spin-off show.
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RatingsThe Honourable Woman debuts with 2.1m
THURSDAY: BBC2’s Maggie Gyllenhaal drama The Honourable Woman made a solid start, as Channel 4’s The Secret Life of Students failed to make a big impression.
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NewsConcerns over TV violence fall
Complaints about violence in dramas including Ripper Street, The Fall and Downton Abbey have not led to an overall impression that scenes of brutality are increasing on television, according to Ofcom.
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NewsMasterChef travels to Brazil
Shine TV’s MasterChef is to be served up in Brazil after a deal was struck with local broadcaster Bandeirantes Network.
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NewsC4 in talks with All3 indies after buyout
Channel 4 is preparing to negotiate new terms of trade with All3Media indies after the group’s owner Permira struck a deal to sell it to Discovery Communications and Liberty Global in May.
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NewsC5 gives voice to child carers
Channel 5 is to provide a first-person account of children who care for their parents in a Spun Gold documentary.
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NewsTen Alps cuts losses to £1.1m
Ten Alps has significantly cut its losses, despite revenues falling 12.7% to £12.4m in the first half of its financial year.
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NewsOfcom investigates ITV binge drinking doc
Ofcom has launched an investigation into ITV’s Tonight: Britain’s Young Drinkers after the broadcaster picked up the bar tab for students featured in the documentary.
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NewsBenefits Street cleared by Ofcom
Channel 4’s controversial welfare series Benefits Street has been cleared of all wrongdoing in a comprehensive Ofcom ruling.
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RatingsMetallica at Glastonbury hits 1.7m peak
SATURDAY: Metallica’s headline performance at Glastonbury peaked with a crowd of 1.7m – some way short of The Rolling Stones’ audience last year.
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NewsDCMS: diversity in TV and film falls
Diversity in the television, film, radio and photography industries has fallen over the past two years, according to a government report.
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NewsSony buys channel operator CSC
Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has acquired music, movie and children’s channel operator CSC Media Group for an undisclosed fee – handing it access to two more Freeview slots.
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PodcastTalking TV: Broadcast Digital Awards
Hear from some of the big winners as Talking TV goes behind the scenes of the 10th Broadcast Digital Awards.
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NewsBBC3’s Bennett hails ‘massive vote of confidence’ in linear TV
The success of BBC3 at the Broadcast Digital Awards is a “massive vote of confidence in linear television” according to outgoing controller Zai Bennett.
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NewsSky 1 sows seeds to grow 8pm
Sky 1 director Adam MacDonald has lined up a Come Dine With Me style gardening format as the latest part of his push to rejuvenate the 8pm slot.
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NewsUKTV Play uses viewer data to boost personalisation
UKTV plans to mine audience data in the same way as Channel 4 via its soon-to-launch VoD service, introducing personalisation and, ultimately, using it to help inform commissioning decisions.
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NewsWarner lines up rebranded Shed for major US push
Warner Bros believes the combination of US reality television pioneer Mike Darnell and Shed Media Group IP can make the UK super-indie a major force in America.