All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 93
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NewsBBC1 confirms return of The Voice
BBC1 has confirmed that The Voice UK will return after it signed a deal for a third series of the singing contest.
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RatingsChampions League final scores three-year low
The Champions League final scored its lowest audience since 2010 for ITV on Saturday – while The Voice UK slumped to a series low as its recommission was confirmed.
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NewsThe Fall secures second series
BBC2 has ordered a second series of Gillian Anderson thriller The Fall after it became the channel’s biggest drama series launch in eight years.
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NewsThe Voice set to return to BBC1
BBC1 is close to commissioning a third series of The Voice UK after judging its existing two-year, £22m deal for the talent contest a success.
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NewsLinsey takes lead in BBC1 race
BBC entertainment controller Mark Linsey has emerged as the frontrunner for the BBC1 controller job after the field of candidates narrowed significantly.
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NewsUnions reject second BBC pay offer
The broadcasting unions have rejected a second 2013-14 pay offer from the BBC as industrial tensions continue to simmer.
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NewsBBC raises stakes in retransmission fees row
The BBC is threatening to charge Sky to carry its TV channels if an amicable agreement cannot be reached over the retransmission fees row.
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NewsLocal TV Association elects chair
Former ITV News editor and Teachers TV founder Nigel Dacre has been elected as the first chair of the Local TV Association.
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NewsBBC ploughs £5m into Scottish referendum
BBC director general Tony Hall is to provide BBC Scotland with a £5m cash injection for its coverage of next year’s independence referendum.
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NewsBBC2 prepares Airport Live for takeoff
BBC2 has secured “unparalleled” access to Heathrow Airport for a special live event series to be stripped across four nights.
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NewsBBC jumps on Vine for iPlayer push
The BBC is bidding to drive increased usage of iPlayer on mobile devices via a trial with video-sharing service Vine.
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RatingsThe Fall's audience stands firm
BBC2 drama The Fall was victorious in the Monday primetime slot for the second week in a row – as Channel 4 cashed in with poverty doc Skint.
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NewsDeborah Turness leaves ITV News for NBC
ITV News editor Deborah Turness has been confirmed as the president of NBC News.
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NewsBBC must improve online offering
The BBC has been told to improve the usability of its websites, provide more links to external content and boost local news coverage in a wide-ranging review of its digital services.
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RatingsSoap Awards hit three year high
The British Soap Awards walked away with its biggest audience in three years on Sunday – helping it outwit a solid return for Case Histories.
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NewsBBC unlikely to grant job cuts moratorium
The BBC is unlikely to bow to the broadcasting unions’ demands for a pause on the Delivering Quality First job cuts, according to HR director Lucy Adams.
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RatingsEurovision scores over 7.5m
The Eurovision Song Contest pulled in its biggest audience since 2011 on Saturday, forcing Britain’s Got Talent to its worst performance of the series.
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RatingsBBC2’s tube doc picks up over 2m
BBC2’s latest documentary on the London Underground picked up a sizeable audience on Thursday evening – as Murder on the Home Front lost nearly 900k viewers.
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NewsStephenson pulls out of BBC1 race
BBC drama boss Ben Stephenson has ruled himself out of the race to become the next BBC1 controller.
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NewsCrawford Collins indie to make BBC2 spy drama
Simon Crawford Collins is to produce a Cold War spy thriller for BBC2 – his first commission through indie Slim Film + Television since leaving Kudos in 2011.