All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 9
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NewsESPN Classic orders sports panel show
ESPN Classic has stepped up its original programming slate, ordering its first quiz panel show from indie Bite Yer Legs.
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RatingsRoyal Variety outshines Jamie and Waterloo Road
The Queen, Lady Gaga and Britain’s Got Talent dance troupe Diversity helped steer ITV1 to ratings victory last night, with The Royal Variety Performance crushing Waterloo Road.
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Product placement ban kicks in for kids' TV imports
Ofcom has formally banned all product placement in children’s TV programmes that air the UK, including shows imported from America.
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RatingsJamie's Family Christmas cosies up to 4.1m
Jamie Oliver whipped up a huge crowd for C4 at 8pm last night, with his new Christmas cooking show attracting more than 4m viewers.
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NewsThorogood to join ITV factual team
Former North One TV head of factual, features and formats Katy Thorogood has been named ITV’s new commissioner for daytime and factual.
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NewsEx-C4 commissioner launches comedy on shopping channel
Former Big Brother commissioning editor Shed Simove has bought space on the Shop on TV teleshopping channel to launch comedy show Shed Simove: Ideas Man.
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NewsC4 orders NYE Rude Tube special
C4 will count down to 2010 with a two-hour Rude Tube special featuring the top 100 viral clips in history.
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RatingsMister Eleven jilted for BBC1 stalwarts
Bionic Woman star Michelle Ryan failed to save ITV1 on Friday night, with her comedy Mister Eleven falling flat against the BBC1’s double act of Have I Got News for You and Live at the Apollo.
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NewsCowell rules out ITV bid
Simon Cowell has ruled out the prospect of bidding for ITV with business tycoon Sir Philip Green and will instead focus on developing a politics-meets-entertainment format ahead of the general election.
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RatingsStrictly slips against X Factor's 14.5m
Strictly Come Dancing’s semi final took a tumble in the face of The X Factor on Saturday night, with 800,000 fewer viewers tuning in.
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RatingsJoe's X Factor win watched by 19.1m
An incredible peak audience of 19.1m viewers tuned in last night to see Joe McElderry win this year’s The X Factor.
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NewsITV scotches 'last X Factor' claims
ITV insiders have poured cold water on suggestions that The X Factor won’t be returning in 2010, adding that negotiations over the new series and a handcuffs deal for Simon Cowell will be wrapped up in the New Year.
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RatingsGavin & Stacey nicks The Bill
BBC1’s comedy combination of Gavin & Stacey and QI nicked The Bill’s audience last night, as the Sun Hill police drama returned to ITV1 after a four-week hiatus.
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NewsITV to send celebs on Norway trek
ITV has ordered a cold-weather alternative to I’m A Celebrity… - sending two groups of stars on a 2,000-mile trek through the wilderness of Norway to the edge of the Arctic Circle.
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NewsUTV eyes Welsh and North East news pilots
UTV is hatching a bid to run the independently funded news consortium pilot project in the North East of England, and hasn’t ruled out making a bid to run the Scottish news service either.
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NewsRuby signs ITV Studios co-production deal
Small Island producer Ruby Television has inked a long-term development and distribution deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment and will work with the writers of Life On Mars for their first project as business partners.
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NewsBelow The Radar to swap ideas with US super-indie
Belfast-based specialist factual indie Below The Radar has inked a landmark tie-up with the Oscar-winning US indie behind Enron: The Smartest Guys In The Room and Gonzo: The Life And Work Of Hunter S Thompson.
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NewsThinkbox tells indies to grasp AFP chances
Thinkbox has stressed the huge opportunities that advertiser-funded programming offers the indie sector, despite confusion within the production community about how to pursue it.
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NewsUTV joins race for Welsh news pilot
Northern Ireland ITV franchisee UTV has joined forces with Welsh News publisher NWN media to make a bid for running the independently funded news consortium scheme pilot project for Wales.
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NewsITV2 picks up new American Idol
ITV2 has won the rights to broadcast the ninth series of American Idol and will air the show just one day after its US transmission.