All articles by Jake Kanter – Page 96
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NewsITV2 to launch music festival with Done & Dusted
ITV2 is to launch a summer music event in Weston-super-Mare that will be the spiritual successor to Channel 4’s T4 On The Beach.
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NewsHall’s red flag system for BBC
Tony Hall has overhauled the BBC’s top-level conversations about high-risk programmes in a bid to prevent a repeat of the Jimmy Savile scandal.
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NewsBBC cuts ent and daytime
The BBC is losing a commissioner from both its daytime and entertainment commissioning teams as part of cost-cutting measures across the corporation.
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NewsBBC and Fremantle in battle for Lawrence legacy
The BBC is developing an epic mini-series on the story of Lawrence of Arabia, which will go head to head with a Fremantle Media International project on the same subject.
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NewsBBC to publish bullying and sexual harassment review
The BBC is tomorrow expected to publish the findings of Dinah Rose’s inquiry into bullying and sexual harassment at the corporation.
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RatingsTLC launches with 200k peak
US import Breaking Amish was TLC’s highest rating show on Tuesday - as the Discovery-owned channel peaked with over 200,000 viewers on its launch night.
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NewsLSE formally complains about BBC North Korea film
The London School of Economics (LSE) has made a formal complaint to the BBC Trust about the corporation’s North Korea Panorama documentary.
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NewsBBC names new Doctor Who producer
Former Torchwood producer Brian Minchin is to replace Caroline Skinner as the new executive producer of Doctor Who.
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NewsSix Nations producer compromised sponsorship rules
An email from a BBC Sport producer outlining how Accenture match data graphics should have been used in its Six Nations Rugby coverage compromised the corporation’s sponsorship guidelines, according to a report.
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RatingsVicious claws in impressive audience for ITV
Elderly gay couple sitcom Vicious became ITV’s highest rating new comedy in at least seven years on Monday – as The Job Lot made a steady start.
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NewsBBC launches radio journalism apprenticeship
The BBC is launching a speech radio apprenticeship scheme aimed at giving people without a degree a break in the industry.
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NewsBT Sport set for MotoGP deal
BT Sport is poised to snatch the rights to motorcycle racing competition MotoGP from the BBC and could give it the Formula 1 treatment.
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NewsBBC3 lines up new comedies
BBC3 has ordered a comedy show about the “world’s most irresponsible uncle” and will turn iPlayer pilot People Just Do Nothing into a full series.
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NewsCharlotte Moore named acting BBC1 controller
Charlotte Moore has been named acting BBC1 controller after Danny Cohen’s promotion to director of television last week.
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RatingsEndeavour dips but still tops The Village
ITV’s Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour slumped to a series low on Sunday but again managed to fend off competition from BBC1’s freshly recommissioned The Village.
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RatingsDoctor Who overnights close to three-year low
Doctor Who teleported in its lowest overnight audience in nearly three years on Saturday – as The Voice UK narrowed the gap on Britain’s Got Talent.
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NewsBBC1 orders second David Walliams adaptation
BBC1 is to adapt David Walliams book Gangsta Granny for Christmas 2013, following the success of Mr Stink last year.
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NewsBBC1 to return to The Village
BBC1’s historic drama The Village has been commissioned for a second series before the first has ended.
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NewsVic and Bob to turn BBC2 into House of Fools
Vic Reeves and Bob Mortimer are to return to BBC2 in a surreal studio sitcom about a pair of flatmates and their unwanted visitors.
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NewsCohen signs three-year deal for One Show
Outgoing BBC1 controller Danny Cohen has secured the long-term future of The One Show - and helped to sign off the programme’s move to New Broadcasting House.