All articles by Jon Rogers – Page 8
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NewsHadlow plans to give BBC2 feel-good factor
BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow is planning to give the channel an “optimistic” overhaul and aims to put more firepower behind its arts coverage.
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Sky meets The Pacific
Sky Movies has acquired HBO’s The Pacific, the big budget WWII drama from the creators of Band of Brothers.
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Radio execs clash over DAB
RADIO 3.0: Two radio executives have clashed over a discussion on DAB after DRDB chief executive Tony Moretta claimed the digital medium had a sound future because “people like to listen to devices that look like radios”.
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NewsRaw wins first US order from new NY office
Banged Up Abroad producer Raw TV has opened an office in New York and has already secured its first US commission.
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RatingsTV profits from MPs' expenses
Political row a turn-off for viewers of news bulletins and a switch-on for debate and analysis shows.
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RatingsGrim drama success for C4
Channel 4’s hard-hitting drama The Unloved managed to find affection with the viewers in an unlikely Sunday night slot.
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TV lovers' ups and downs
There were mixed fortunes ratings-wise for some of TV’s star-crossed lovers this week.
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Five trounces ITV1 ratings for a second week
Five got the better of ITV1 for the second week running at 9pm last night as CSI: Crime Scene Investigation gained 2.8m viewers (12.8% share), 200,000 more than ITV1’s Holiday Showdown.
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Generation Kill director joins BBC drama
BBC1’s sci-fi thriller Paradox will be directed by Simon Cellan Jones (Generation Kill) and will star Tamzin Outhwaite.
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Viewers help Sci Fi build Dollhouse
Sci Fi’s lastest acquisition Dollhouse got off on the right foot last night at 9pm with the show bringing in a total audience of 339,000 (1.7%).
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BBC1 is Moving On with 1.6m
BBC1’s stripped daytime drama series Moving On got off to a flying start yesterday, with a sizeable 1.6m viewers (24%) at 2.15pm.
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Britain's Got Talent beats Eurovision final
BBC1’s live coverage of The Eurovision Song Contest was once again a big hit with 7.8m viewers (34.9% share) but was still outperformed by ITV1’s Britain’s Got Talent.
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RatingsLost finale finds 763,000; Pulling fails to seduce
The fifth series of Sky 1’s US drama series Lost came to a close with the final instalment attracting 763,000 (4.5%) as BBC3’s Pulling has a much more subdued exit.
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C4 attracts 2m for The Unloved
Channel 4’s disturbing drama special The Unloved, directed by actress Samantha Morton, proved to be an attractive proposition on Sunday night with a total audience of 2m (9.9% share) at 9pm.
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MPs expenses pay off for Question Time
Last night’s Question Time special over MP’s expenses paid off for BBC1 last night as 3.8m viewers (29.5%) tuned in, the political debate show’s biggest audience since April 2005.
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Sky 1's Lie to Me makes decent debut
Lie to Me, Sky 1’s US crime drama starring Tim Roth, made a solid if unspectacular start last night with 395,000 (2.5%) viewers at 10pm.
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RatingsApprentice cleans up against Soap Awards
BBC1’s ratings juggernaut The Apprentice once again took on all-comers at 9pm with 7.9m viewers (32.6% share), overshadowing ITV1’s The British Soap Awards which took 5m (21.5%).
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Green Inc appoints trio to boost factual side
Green Inc, the Irish indie founded by Patrick Kielty and Stephen Stewart, has made three appointments as it puts more emphasis on factual entertainment.
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The tricky drama series mix
Channels need quietly steady performers to balance out their risky big hitters.
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BBC4's better sort of viewer
Critically acclaimed US drama Mad Men has hardly been a ratings goldmine for BBC4 but it has delivered in other ways.