All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 15
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NewsAnt & Dec family show to take over from Takeaway
Ant & Dec and ITV1 are lining up a family challenge gameshow as the long-term replacement for Saturday Night Takeaway.
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FeaturesThe X Factor: Winning result on all fronts
Shifting The X Factor results show to Sunday night has upped ad revenue, media coverage and audiences, as well as changing ideas of what ITV1 has to offer.
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NewsWells back at ITV1 with Titchmarsh walks series
Former ITV Studios executives Mark Wells and Glen Middelham have secured the first commission from their old employer for their new indie Rain, teaming up with Spun Gold to produce a country walks series with Alan Titchmarsh.
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NewsPercy pleads to protect BBC
Award winning documentary maker Norma Percy launched a passionate plea to the government last night, urging politicians to protect the BBC and its licence fee.
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RatingsNew look News at Ten adds 100,000
ITV’s new look News at Ten piled on an extra 100,000 viewers compared with last Monday, but couldn’t topple the might of BBC News.
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RatingsChurchill drama storms away with 2.5m
Winston Churchill drama Into the Storm rode out with 2.5m viewers (9.8%) last night – thundering past the slot average by 600,000.
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NewsPM questions Ross' salary
Prime Minister Gordon Brown has questioned the salaries paid to BBC stars like Jonathan Ross, but said entrepreneurs like Simon Cowell “deserved” their money.
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NewsFriends Reunited sale referred to Competition Commission
ITV has been left “disappointed” after the Office for Fair Trading raised concerns about its sale of Friends Reunited to Brightsolid Group, and referred the deal to the Competition Commission.
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RatingsRecord-breaking X Factor peaks with 15.8m
The X Factor smashed another ratings record last night with a peak of 15.8m tuning in to ITV1 to see Rachel Adedeji lose out in the final sing off to Welsh crooner Lloyd Daniels.
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NewsCoastal branch into films
Coastal Productions, the Robson Green-owned indie behind Place of Execution and Wire in the Blood, is to make its first foray into feature filmswith an adaptation of the children’s book Ways to Live Forever.
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RatingsBenidorm has last laugh over Armstrong and Miller
Armstrong and Miller’s new sketch show continued to slide against Benidorm, with 3.7m (16.4%) tuning in for the third episode of the comedy duo’s new series on BBC1 last Friday.
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RatingsX Factor down 1.3m but scares off Strictly
Halloween delivered a minor fright for The X Factor, with nearly 1.3m fewer viewers tuning in for Saturday’s live performance show, but it was still able to scare off Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsITV pilots interactive variety show
ITV1 is trialling a live primetime variety show featuring number-based games that will invite viewers to phone-in for a big cash prize.
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NewsYouTube's U2 stream attracts 10m
YouTube’s move into streaming exclusive content live has been hailed as a huge success after almost 10 million computers around the globe tuned in for U2’s live concert from LA.
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RatingsAndre's million can't match Price
Peter Andre proved a dependable companion yet again last night, with his fly-on-the-wall reality programme bringing 1m viewers to ITV2.
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RatingsKatie's face brings 3.3m to C4
Former model Katie Piper’s harrowing recovery after being maimed in an acid attack handed Channel 4’s Cutting Edge strand its highest audience of the year.
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NewsMackie looking for medical dramas
ITV director of drama Laura Mackie has revealed she is on the look out for a medical series, and has a project in development from Wuthering Heights writer Peter Bowker.
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NewsX Factor’s £20m Xmas present to ITV
Twin win of ratings boom and huge revenues spells break in the clouds for cash-strapped ITV
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NewsFME and Atlantic in multiplatform dinosaurs project
Atlantic Productions has teamed up with Fremantle Media Enterprises to launch the world’s biggest ever multiplatform initiative, for a brand called Dinosaurs Resurrected.
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NewsE1 raises presence with London base and hires
E1 Entertainment International is set to open an office in London to help it secure more UK programmes for the international market.