All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 6
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Kevin Lygo close to unveiling top team
ITV director of television Kevin Lygo is closing in on naming his top team, with speculation growing that ITV Studios entertainment boss Siobhan Greene is poised for a move upstairs.
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Channel 4 in talks to land BDO Darts
Channel 4 is in talks to land the BDO World Professional Darts Championships following the BBC’s decision to walk away from the Lakeside tournament after 38 years.
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Marcella dominates for ITV
MONDAY: Steve November will be leaving ITV with his head held high after Anna Friel thriller Marcella became the channel’s second new drama to launch strongly in a matter of days.
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Cuckoo to return for another two series
BBC3 comedy Cuckoo is to return for another two series.
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Polly Hill on brink of shock ITV move
BBC drama controller Polly Hill is on the brink of a shock move to ITV, Broadcast can reveal.
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Final Saturday Night Takeaway demolishes The Voice
SATURDAY: Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway bowed out with its second lowest audience of the series, but it still thrashed the semi-final of The Voice UK.
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Line Of Duty hits record high
THURSDAY: Line Of Duty won the 9pm slot after arresting its best overnight audience to date.
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Ofcom mulls allowing broadcasters to bypass 9pm watershed
Ofcom is investigating whether PIN protection technology could pave the way for broadcasters to air content unsuitable for children before the 9pm watershed.
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Bake Off spin-off sweet for BBC2
TUESDAY: Bake Off: Crème de la Crème became BBC2’s highest-rated show since Jeremy Clarkson’s final Top Gear in June.
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BBC3 lands heavyweight Anthony Joshua access
Gary Lineker’s indie Goalhanger Films has been following British boxer Anthony Joshua for a year and will detail his preparations for a world heavyweight title fight in a series of shorts for BBC3.
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Wolf Hall leads hunt for Bafta
Wolf Hall is leading the pack in the hunt for a Bafta television award, but the academy has snubbed Catastrophe in its Scripted Comedy category.
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The Island returns with record audience
MONDAY: The Island With Bear Grylls returned with its biggest audience on record, as Maigret performed well for ITV.
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Talking TV: BBC Studios & Murdered By My Father
The latest edition of Talking TV mulls Mark Linsey’s appointment at BBC Studios and hears from the producer of Murdered By My Father.
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The Night Manager triumphs for BBC1
SUNDAY: The Night Manager held off strong competition from ITV’s documentary about the Queen to bow out with its biggest audience of the series.
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Lucky Man to return after first series finds fortune
Stan Lee’s Lucky Man is to return to Sky 1 for a second series after the comic book thriller became the biggest drama in the channel’s 34-year history.
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The A Word triumphs for BBC1
TUESDAY: BBC1’s autism drama The A Word triumphed in the 9pm slot, securing more than double the audience of any of its competitors.
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Catastrophe helps C4 triumph at RTS Awards
Catastrophe helped Channel 4 clinch the highest number of gongs at the RTS Programme Awards on Tuesday evening.
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Benefits of privatising C4 ‘inherently uncertain’
The government has been warned that the benefits of privatising Channel 4 are “inherently uncertain” and could risk the public value generated by the broadcaster.
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C4 duo reunite to launch indie
Gogglebox commissioner David Glover and Dragonfly TV managing director Mark Raphael are joining forces to establish a production company.
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Industry pays tribute to BBC’s Jon Beazley
Some of entertainment’s biggest names have paid tribute to Jon Beazley, the former BBC in-house entertainment boss who died at the weekend.