All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 48
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NewsITV rustles up celebrity cookery series for daytime
ITV has used ingredients from Come Dine With Me and Through The Keyhole to create a celebrity-led daytime cookery series.
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NewsITV wins Broadmoor access for doc series
ITV has won approval from health minister Norman Lamb to secure unprecedented access to Broadmoor Hospital for an ob-doc series.
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The Broadcast InterviewHelen Warner, ITV
ITV’s director of daytime is confident that Good Morning Britain can succeed where Daybreak failed
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NewsSpun Gold signs Jane Treays to widen output
Inside Claridge’s director Jane Treays has joined Spun Gold TV as the indie aims to broaden its output beyond Alan Titchmarsh programming.
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NewsJamaica Inn sound issues: BBC drama boss apologises
BBC drama controller Ben Stephenson has apologised for the sound issues on Jamaica Inn after the corporation received nearly 800 viewer complaints about the Origin Pictures drama.
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NewsSTV ad revenue up 5% in 2014
STV enjoyed a solid start to the year with advertising revenue rising 5% as it prepares to launch its first local TV channel.
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NewsA League of Their Own’s future secured until 2017
Sky 1 has struck a deal to keep James Corden-fronted panel show A League of Their Own on air until 2017.
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NewsTop Gear ‘regrets’ offensive remark
Top Gear showrunner Andy Wilman has expressed regret over a joke made by Jeremy Clarkson that was considered racist by some viewers.
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RatingsFargo debuts with 2m
The TV remake of Coen brothers film Fargo made a solid start for Channel 4, but it was easily beaten by other drama offerings on Sunday night.
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NewsITV pilots sitcoms from Green Wing writers
Darren Boyd and Katherine Parkinson have been lined up to star in two separate ITV sitcoms from the writers behind Channel 4’s cult comedy Green Wing.
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NewsITV prepares for Good Morning Britain
ITV will launch new breakfast brand Good Morning Britain next week with a greater focus on news than the ill-fated Daybreak.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent sheds 1.8m viewers
Britain’s Got Talent lost around 1.8m viewers on last Saturday’s record debut.
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NewsBBC considers revival of The Generation Game
The BBC is in early talks to revive classic 1970s entertainment show The Generation Game with Miranda Hart as host.
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NewsMajor TV dramas face disruption in pay dispute
Bectu has threatened to derail production on dramas including Call the Midwife and Doctor Who if a long-running pay dispute is not resolved.
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NewsWaitrose & C4 partner for cookery AFP
Channel 4 has teamed up with Waitrose to create an ad-funded programming (AFP) Saturday morning live cookery show fronted by Steve Jones and Lisa Snowdon.
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NewsC4 orders Shed of the Year show
Channel 4 is to go behind the scenes at Britain’s “prestigious” Shed of the Year competition for a three-part series.
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RatingsMad Men fails to sell Sky Atlantic
Mad Men returned for a seventh series on Wednesday with a meagre audience of 28,500 - as Channel 4’s How to Get a Council House was back with record ratings.
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NewsShetland to return to BBC1
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of crime drama Shetland from ITV Studios.
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NewsITN posts pre-tax profits of £6.6m
ITN weathered a 3% decline in revenues to post a pre-tax profit of £6.6m last year, according to the news specialist’s annual report.
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RatingsThe Call Centre dials up record audience
The Call Centre phoned in its biggest audience on record on Tuesday night, as BBC2 launched two new factual shows to solid ratings.