All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 59
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NewsPerspectives back with Brucie
Bruce Forsyth is to front an ITV documentary on his entertainment hero Sammy Davis Jr as part of the fourth season of Perspectives films.
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NewsBBC3 in scripted reality first
BBC3 has turned to the producer of Pineapple Dance Studios to launch its first scripted reality show, which will be set in the creative heart of Brixton.
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NewsCohen in hunt for BBC2 boss
BBC director of television Danny Cohen will move quickly to replace BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow and could make an appointment in March.
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NewsBBC3's Cuckoo returns with Taylor Lautner
Twilight star Taylor Lautner is to join the cast of BBC3 comedy Cuckoo after the channel confirmed it will return for a second series.
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NewsITV to launch female-skewing channel
ITV is to expand its family of free-to-air channels with the launch of ITVBe – a female-skewing lifestyle station that will become the home of The Only Way is Essex.
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NewsC4 wins seat at election debate table
Channel 4 is to take part in the negotiations to air a prime ministerial TV debate next year as the broadcasters aim to build on the 2010 event.
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NewsGreg Dyke criticises BBC Trust chair
Former BBC director general Greg Dyke has again taken aim at Lord Patten - claiming that he did not do enough to help the corporation during the Jimmy Savile crisis.
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NewsC5 preps Benefits Street-style series
Channel 5 will continue to tap into the vein of Benefits Street-style programmes with a series which will gather welfare system stories from around the UK.
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NewsDrama Republic hires BBC production boss
BBC head of drama production Susy Liddell has joined Greg Brenman’s indie Drama Republic.
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RatingsBenefits Street biggest C4 series since 2011
Benefits Street lost some of its shine for its finale on Monday, but still became Channel 4’s biggest series in three years.
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NewsITV and C5 licences renewed until 2024
Ofcom has confirmed that Channel 3 and Channel 5 licences will remain with their current owners for another decade.
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NewsJanice Hadlow set to leave BBC2
Janice Hadlow is to step down as BBC2 controller after more than five years to take on a broader role within the television division, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsBBC Trust to launch major radio review
The BBC Trust is to launch a health check of the corporation’s entire UK portfolio of music and speech radio stations.
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NewsITV pushes ahead with Lewis
Lewis is to return for an eighth series in spite of previous claims from creator Colin Dexter that the ITV drama had run out of steam.
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NewsCowell’s Over the Top wins ITV pilot
Simon Cowell’s fledgling indie Over the Top Productions is piloting its first project - a primetime ITV gameshow fronted by Bradley Walsh.
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RatingsDanny Boyle’s Babylon arrests 1.6m
Channel 4’s Danny Boyle-directed comedy drama pilot Babylon failed to arrest a big audience on Sunday - as The Musketeers continued to lose viewers.
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RatingsWinter Olympics curtain raiser draws over 3m
The Winter Olympics opening ceremony skated off with a 3.4m peak on Friday - as Sky 1 launched Lee Mack’s Duck Quacks Don’t Echo to almost 360k viewers.
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NewsThe Voice gets BBC2 spin-off show
The Voice UK is to be handed a Strictly: It Takes Two-style BBC2 spin-off show when the live rounds of the contest get underway.
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NewsCohen confirms end of all-male panel shows
BBC television boss Danny Cohen has reiterated the corporation’s desire to ban all-male comedy panel shows.
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NewsThe Musketeers returns for series two
The Musketeers will continue their adventures on BBC1 after the channel commissioned a second series of the drama.