All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 50
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NewsBBC Trust eyes WoCC changes
The BBC Trust is preparing to launch a major review of commissioning quotas that is likely to signal the end of the current BBC guarantees.
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NewsKrishnan Guru-Murthy: no progress on diversity
Krishnan Guru-Murthy has claimed that diversity in UK broadcasting has gone “backwards” over the past 20 years because bosses are “paralysed by the idea of doing something really radical”.
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NewsC4 takes Shipping Wars to series
Channel 4 has commissioned a full series of Shipping Wars - a UK version of A&E Television Networks’ logistics documentary.
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NewsBBC appoints TV diversity champion
Danny Cohen’s ambition to tackle the diversity of the BBC’s television output has taken a step forward with the appointment of a specialist to lead the push.
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RatingsThe Call Centre rings up 1m
BBC3’s The Call Centre returned on Tuesday with nearly twice the audience of Channel 4’s epic drama New Worlds.
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NewsCulture secretary Maria Miller resigns
Maria Miller has resigned as culture secretary after the row over her expenses refused to die down.
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NewsITV and C4 attack BBC1+1 plans
ITV and Channel 4 executives have hit out at the BBC’s plans to launch BBC1+1 amid fears that the time-adjusted service will have a significant impact on the commercial broadcasting landscape.
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NewsLine of Duty handed two more series
BBC2’s police corruption thriller Line of Duty is to return for two more series, while The Wrong Mans has also been recommissioned.
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NewsPaul Whitehouse R4 sitcom set for BBC2
Paul Whitehouse is preparing to adapt his BBC Radio 4 comedy Nurse into a four-part BBC2 sitcom.
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RatingsGame of Thrones simulcast pays off
Sky Atlantic’s 2am simulcast of Game of Thrones’ series four debut locked swords with more than half a million viewers on Monday.
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RatingsThe Crimson Field makes strong start
BBC1 drama The Crimson Field went into battle with 6.1m viewers, taking out the competition on Sunday night.
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NewsThis Morning editor steps down
Adam Vandermark is to step down as editor of This Morning and will be replaced by Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway series producer Peter Ogden.
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NewsBBC2 plots Kew Gardens series
Raymond Blanc is to transform an area of Kew Gardens into a fruit and vegetable allotment for a BBC2 series.
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RatingsThe Voice UK finale hits low note
The Voice UK bowed out with its lowest finale audience to date on Saturday, as The Grand National peaked with 8.5m viewers.
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NewsC4 secures record number of Bafta nominations
Channel 4 has scooped up a record number of Bafta Television Award nominations, with Southcliffe and The IT Crowd leading the field.
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NewsiPlayer catch-up window extended
The BBC Trust has approved plans to extend iPlayer’s seven-day catch-up window to 30 days.
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NewsITV to close online rental service
ITV is to pull the plug on its online video rental service after failing to attract enough demand from viewers for archive shows, including Downton Abbey.
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NewsDavid Cameron questions BBC content
David Cameron has waded into the BBC licence fee debate - claiming the corporation should produce more home-grown scripted hits.
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NewsITV Encore launch date set
ITV has revealed the branding and the launch date for its pay-TV drama channel ITV Encore.
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NewsBBC3 reveals fresh round of factual orders
Keo Films will follow the arrivals and departures of British tourists at Bangkok airport as part of a raft of BBC3 factual commissions.