All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 73
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NewsOfcom awards second wave of local TV licences
Estuary TV has added Scarborough to its existing Grimsby local television licence as Ofcom has begun awarding a second wave of 12-year broadcasting rights.
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RatingsThe Tunnel sinks to low
The Tunnel sunk to a series low for Sky Atlantic on Wednesday – as James Blake picked up this year’s Mercury Prize in front of an audience of 1.4m on Channel 4.
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NewsCameras enter appeal courts
A custom-made control desk will usher in an “important milestone” for UK broadcasting this week as the BBC, Sky and ITN begin using cameras in courts.
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NewsC4 appoints indie contacts
The Channel 4 features department is assigning indies with a ‘point person’ commissioner for their ideas, aiming to reduce duplication and improve creative processes.
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NewsHMRC revamps law on NICs
UK production companies could save millions of pounds after HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) revealed it will change the law to ensure they don’t have to pay National Insurance contributions (NICs) of 13.8% for actors and talent.
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NewsVicious and Splash! make waves with gay viewers
ITV comedy Vicious and entertainment show Splash! have been two of the most popular programmes among young gay and bisexual men this year, according to a BBC study.
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NewsEastEnders bolsters production team
Alison Davis has returned to EastEnders as a series producer as showrunner Dominic Treadwell-Collins bids to revive the BBC1 soap’s flagging ratings.
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RatingsMixed verdict for The Escape Artist
David Tennant drama The Escape Artist conjured up 5m viewers for BBC1 on Tuesday – putting it more than 3m viewers ahead of its rivals in the 9pm slot.
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NewsITV to renew X Factor and BGT for three more years
ITV is on the brink of renewing The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent until the end of 2016 in a deal that will open the door for Simon Cowell to return to the Dermot O’Leary-fronted singing contest.
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NewsNew dawn for The Sky at Night
The Sky at Night is to continue on BBC4 following concerns that it had been axed after the death of Sir Patrick Moore in December.
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NewsLady Gaga’s X Factor performance sparks complaints
Lady Gaga’s raunchy performance on Sunday’s X Factor results show has prompted hundreds of complaints.
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NewsITVS daytime boss Keenaghan exits
ITV Studios’ daytime boss Fiona Keenaghan has left the production business after 13 years – with her replacement set to be handed a reduced empire.
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NewsBBC2 to serve up Tom Kerridge Christmas special
Tom Kerridge is to cook up his version of the perfect Christmas dinner in a special for BBC2.
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RatingsStrictly waltzes off with Sunday honours
Strictly Come Dancing danced off with its best Sunday night performance of the year, as a racy Lady Gaga performance was unable to lift The X Factor to a notable high.
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RatingsAtlantis sinks to series low
BBC1 fantasy drama Atlantis dropped to a series low – while Strictly Come Dancing continued to outperform The X Factor on Saturday.
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NewsAtlantis re-emerges for second series
BBC1 has commissioned a second series of Atlantis, the fantasy drama from the makers of Merlin, before the first run has hit its halfway stage.
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NewsGrant Shapps: BBC right to licence fee not guaranteed
Conservative party chair Grant Shapps has claimed the BBC could be shorn of its exclusive right to the licence fee unless it tackles its culture of “secrecy” and waste.
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NewsBBC defends Prince Harry coke joke
The BBC has stood by a joke made on Have I Got News for You suggesting that Prince Harry takes cocaine.
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NewsPeaky Blinders to return to BBC2
BBC2 has confirmed that period gangster drama Peaky Blinders will return for a second series.
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NewsITV prepares Cilla Black biopic
Jeff Pope’s next project for ITV will be a drama biopic on entertainment legend Cilla Black.