
Marian McHugh
Marian Mc Hugh has been a reporter with Broadcast since 2021, primarily covering stories about Channel 4, Disney+, S4C and Fremantle, as well as serving as correspondent for the nations and regions. Prior to her time with Broadcast, she worked as a reporter at CRN UK and a technology reporter for UC Today.
Contact info
- Tel:
- 020 3744 7318
- Email:
- marian.mchugh@globaldata.com
- News
One Tribe TV examines English Civil War for Arte
A Kingdom in Chaos looks at the pivotal years of Charles I’s execution and aftermath
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Dispatches becomes first UK programme to use AI presenter
Kalel Productions’ Will AI Take My Job? twist reveals Channel 4 doc was fronted entirely by anchor generated from the tech
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Riot Women dips but beats Frauds
SUNDAY: BBC1 drama drops below 2m viewers though leads the way at 9pm
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WBD revamps TLC UK with splashy Mock the Week order
Channel will become free-to-air with ents focus in shake-up of linear portfolio
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Netflix’s Victoria Beckham doc no match for David’s
Studio 99 and Dorothy St Pictures’ three-part series about cultural icon draws half audience of her husband’s
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Ofcom updates PSB production quotas
Broadcasters broadly welcome changes though voice concerns around annual regional spend increase
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Unpacking Channel 4’s record streaming figures
Streaming and content chief Kiran Nataraja reveals how the PSB achieved its highest-ever single day and whole month viewing numbers
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Murder Before Evensong holds strong against England match
TUESDAY: 5’s drama drops 700,000 viewers but still smashes benchmark
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S4C sets £1.5m factual tender
Content chief Llion Iwan looking for ideas across range of factual genres and forms for 28-hour package
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Netflix and Spotify strike video podcast deal
Programming will be available to watch on streamers from early next year
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Plane crashes doc intrigues for BBC1
MONDAY: Title explaining aviation disasters only beaten in slot by ITV1’s Coronation Street
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CPL rejigs leadership team with Lime hire
Danielle Lux segues into executive chair role with Murray Boland upped and Joe McLusky joining Love is Blind UK outfit
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Parents’ Evening returns with level attendance on ITV1
WEEKEND: Entertainment format wins out as Nine Bodies maintains strong start
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Riot Women amps up BBC1 viewers
SUNDAY: Sally Wainwright’s latest drama starts strong and fends off Frauds
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Mipcom round-up: Matthew Perry doc goes global + Blink seals C4 doc
Single about late Friends star sells to 50 territories
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Lorraine Kelly heads to Norway for C4
Broadcaster will explore Scadinavian country in Captive Minds travelogue
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Idi Amin, Islamic State and Michael Jackson top BBC docs slate
Specialist factual quintet revealed on opening day of Mipcom
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Kalel pits human workers against AI in C4 doc
Dispatches single examines the technology’s effect on skilled jobs
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S4C agrees settlement with former chief exec
Agreement reached with Siân Doyle to settle all claims against Welsh PSB and former chair Rhodri Williams