All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 66
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NewsThe Dales cancelled by ITV
ITV’s Adrian Edmondson-fronted factual brand The Dales will not return for a fourth series.
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RatingsHim & Her ends on a high
Him & Her bowed out with its biggest audience in two years on Thursday - as The Great Train Robbery’s audience held reasonably steady on Thursday.
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PodcastTalking TV: Christmas quiz
The final Talking TV podcast of 2013 serves up a festive treat as producers and the Broadcast team go toe-to-toe in a Christmas quiz.
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NewsBBC DMI bosses collected £18,000 in bonuses
The BBC paid senior managers overseeing the failed Digital Media Initiative (DMI) £18,000 in bonuses, it has emerged.
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NewsR4 political chief slams BBC portrayals of disability
BBC Radio 4’s chief political correspondent Gary O’Donoghue has criticised the corporation’s drama output for allowing actors to effectively “black up” to play people with disabilities.
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NewsDynamo heads to BBC1
BBC1 has snapped up the rights to air some of the first series of Watch’s hit magic show Dynamo: Magician Impossible.
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NewsIMG sale completed
Talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WME) and private equity firm Silver Lake have confirmed the acquisition of IMG Media for a reported fee of more than $2bn (£1.2bn).
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NewsBBC lifts lid on DMI failings
A PwC report has revealed the BBC’s most senior executives did not have “sufficient” grasp of the Digital Media Initiative (DMI) to challenge its faltering progress, before it was axed at a cost of £98.4m.
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NewsLorraine Pascale fronts fostering doc for BBC2
TV chef Lorraine Pascale is to front a BBC2 film about foster care in the UK.
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NewsIMG on the brink of sale
IMG Media is close to being sold to talent agency William Morris Endeavor (WME) and private equity firm Silver Lake in a deal worth more than $2bn (£1.2bn), according to reports.
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NewsITV preps weekend kid's brand
The makers of Holly & Stephen’s Saturday Showdown are to produce a children’s weekend breakfast format for ITV.
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NewsC4 adds twist to Come Dine with Me
Channel 4 is to bring a fresh twist to its long-running cookery format Come Dine with Me by making couples compete for cash.
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NewsMark Burnett to bring non-scripted indie to the UK
Mark Burnett, the producer behind The Apprentice and Survivor, is to establish his non-scripted business One Three Media in the UK as part of a joint venture with Red Arrow Entertainment.
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NewsLucky Day boss steps down
Damon Pattison is to leave Lucky Day, the Zodiak Media indie he founded in 2008.
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NewsDaybreak recruits new editor
Neil Thompson, an ITV commissioner for factual, documentaries and daytime, has become the permanent editor of Daybreak.
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RatingsJonathan Ross enjoys best series yet for ITV
Jonathan Ross’ ITV chat show enjoyed its best series to date – as a Channel 4 film on psychopaths struggled to cut through on Saturday.
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NewsLady Gaga X Factor show cleared
Lady Gaga’s raunchy performance on The X Factor in October will not be investigated by Ofcom.
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RatingsX Factor finale second lowest-rated ever
The X Factor finale performed to its second lowest audience on record on Sunday as Sam Bailey was crowned champion.
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NewsMPs attack BBC ‘culture of cronyism’
The BBC has risked its reputation by allowing a culture of “cronyism” to develop over senior management payoffs, according to an influential group of MPs.
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NewsBBC: Comedy panel shows should include women
The BBC has told producers there is “no excuse” for not having women on comedy panel shows as it looks to hit new gender representation objectives set by the BBC Trust.