All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 8
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NewsITV rebukes NTA vote rig claims
ITV has rebuked allegations that the National Television Awards were rigged to help Coronation Street win the prize for best soap.
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NewsHeggessey distances herself from C4 role
Talkback Thames boss Lorraine Heggessey moved to distance herself from the C4 chief executive role a day ahead of David Abraham’s appointment to the job, telling senior staff she was never part of the recruitment process.
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NewsUTV unveil IFNC team
UTV has unveiled a heavy hitting team of news executives to lead its bid for the regional news pilot project in the North East – despite the Tories pledge to tear up the scheme if they come to power.
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NewsLloyd Webber brands South Bank Show "the greatest"
Sir Andrew Lloyd Webber has paid tribute to The South Bank Show, branding it as the greatest arts television show of the last 50 years.
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NewsBSkyB ordered to cut ITV stake
BSkyB has lost a court appeal over its 17.9% stake in ITV, and will be forced to reduce its share in the commercial broadcaster to less than 7.5%.
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NewsITV plans sweeteners for demoralised staff
ITV is poised to offer its staff cheaper canteen food, bicycle schemes and childcare vouchers to help boost morale after admitting it has “scared the living daylights” out of them over the past 18 months.
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NewsSaudi TV begins formats push with The Cube deal
Middle Eastern commercial broadcaster Saudi TV has picked up the rights to remake ITV1 primetime physical game show The Cube and is understood to be eyeing up other UK entertainment formats.
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NewsRuling on BSkyB's ITV stake due tomorrow
BSkyB will be told tomorrow whether it can keep its controversial 17.9% stake in commercial broadcaster ITV.
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RatingsBikers break records as footie scores
The Hairy Bikers cooked up a record-breaking peak of 4.5m for BBC2 last night, despite football on BBC1 drawing viewers away with Manchester United and City’s showdown at Eastlands.
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NewsCowell and Sony ink global joint venture
Sony Music has confirmed a joint venture with Simon Cowell and TopShop mogul Sir Philip Green to create a new home for mega formats The X Factor and Got Talent.
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RatingsGlee performs to 1.2m
American import Glee continued to dance up a storm for E4 last night, with 1.2m viewers tuning in for the third instalment.
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RatingsRamsay's latest Escape serves 2.6m
The opening instalment of Gordon Ramsay’s special on Indian cuisine was more a ratings korma than a vindaloo for C4 last night drawing a total of 2.6m viewers.
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NewsITV fury at CRR ruling
ITV has condemned the Competition Commission’s decision to keep the broadcaster’s Contract Rights Renewal scheme in place, claiming the watchdog’s proposal flies in the face of overwhelming evidence that the advertising mechanism is outdated.
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NewsITV dealt ad blow by watchdog
ITV bosses have been given just two weeks to convince the Competition Commission to relax its Contract Rights Renewal scheme, after the watchdog again rejected the commercial broadcaster’s plea to loosen its advertising “straightjacket”.
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RatingsDancing on Ice bows to Countryfile
Countryfile managed to dint the ratings crown of ITV1’s juggernaut Dancing on Ice last night (17 January), with its episode on grey seals and war tunnels beating the first 15-minutes of the celebrity skating competition into second place.
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RatingsBBC1 Dances with 5.6m
Ratings for BBC1 series So You Think You Think You Can Dance stood still on Saturday, clinging on 5.6m viewers – a share of 23.9%.
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NewsBBC3 picks up ITVS ‘My Name Is Earl-style’ handyman comedy
BBC3 has ordered an ITV Studios comedy starring Will Mellor as the reluctant heir to a family handyman business.
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NewsFuller launches multiplatform ent show
Pop Idol creator Simon Fuller has teamed up with MySpace, Hulu and broadcaster Clear Channel to launch a multiplatform reality entertainment format based on five young people trying to achieve their Hollywood dreams.
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NewsWatchdog to return in spring as live show
BBC1 stalwart Watchdog will return next spring as a revamped live show, following lower than hoped ratings for the recent autumn run.
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Russell resigns from ITV board
ITV deputy chairman Sir George Russell has become the latest ITV board member to hand in his resignation.