All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 83
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RatingsChickens hatches 300k for Sky 1
Chickens, Sky 1’s new comedy featuring the stars of The Inbetweeners, more than doubled the channel’s slot average on Thursday.
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NewsLiberty opens its doors to C4
Channel 4 has secured access to upmarket retail store Liberty for a three-part series from Rize USA.
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NewsHairdressers go head to head for BBC3 challenge
BBC3 is planning a Great British Bake Off-style series to unearth some of the UK’s most talented unqualified hairstylists.
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NewsDG Hall improves BBC relations with unions
The National Union of Journalists’ (NUJ) has settled its pay dispute with the BBC, and general secretary Michelle Stanistreet has hailed Tony Hall’s “considerable shift in approach” to industrial relations.
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NewsITV loses third NIC appeal but prompts consultation
ITV has lost a third court appeal in a long-running legal battle with HM Revenue & Customs (HMRC) to avoid paying actors’ National Insurance Contributions (NICs) – but has claimed a victory of sorts over the issue.
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RatingsWho Do You Think You Are? nets series high
Gary Lineker’s investigation into his family history helped BBC1’s Who Do You Think You Are? to a series high on Wednesday night.
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NewsCohen makes indie pledge
Danny Cohen has introduced a raft of indie relations guidelines after the production community voiced frustrations about the broadcaster’s commissioning processes.
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NewsITV to move Welsh base
ITV is to move its Welsh operations to Cardiff Bay after nearly 30 years in its current Culverhouse Cross home.
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NewsCatchphrase recommission bolsters STV Productions
STV Productions has been commissioned to make a second series of Catchphrase as the production unit remains on course to double its revenue by 2015.
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NewsSTV production revenues soar 84%
STV’s production revenues rocketed 84% in the first half of 2013 helping the company post an overall pre-tax profit of £6.7m.
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NewsThe White Queen axed by BBC1
BBC1 has cancelled lavish period drama The White Queen after it failed to pull in substantial audiences for the channel.
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RatingsBig Brother finale peaks with 2.5m
Big Brother enjoyed its best ever finale for Channel 5 as Welshman Sam Evans was crowned champion on Monday.
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NewsCBeebies partners with RNIB for music show
CBeebies has teamed up with the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) to create a series introducing pre-school children to classical music.
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RatingsDavid Walliams’ Big School registers 4m
David Walliams new BBC1 comedy Big School became the channel’s biggest sitcom launch of the year on Friday.
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NewsBBC2 acquires ‘German Band of Brothers’
BBC2 has picked up its first foreign language drama since 2001 – a series dubbed the German Band of Brothers.
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RatingsPremier League opener nets 760k for BT Sport
Premier League football made its debut on BT Sport this Saturday as Liverpool put Stoke City to the sword in front of a 764k peak audience.
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NewsBBC staff weary of change, Hall warned
Tony Hall has been warned that he may encounter ‘change fatigue’ among the BBC’s 20,000 staff if he attempts to radically overhaul the corporation’s structures.
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NewsCohen scraps BBC4 controller
The role of BBC4 controller has been formally scrapped and will be replaced with a channel editor.
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NewsITV indie deals to yield £100m
ITV’s indie acquisition spree is set to boost its turnover by as much as £100m this year as it bids to become a serious global player in the production sector.
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NewsTwitter links up with Kantar to offer TV insight
Twitter has struck a partnership with audience measurement firm Kantar Media to provide broadcasters with information about how their shows are being talked about online.