All articles by Marian McHugh – Page 19
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NewsChannel 4 orders Come Dine with Me teen special
MultiStory Media to make youth-skewing edition and new series of original format
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RatingsLove Island lifts ITV2
MONDAY: Lifted format doubles ITV1’s Shark: Celebrity Infested Waters and beats BBC2, C4 and 5
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RatingsThe Assassin a hit for Amazon as Netflix’s Critical slides
Two Brothers’ thriller opens well ahead of Fear as The Garden’s blue light series starts steady but slides
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NewsDan Cohen exits Paramount ahead of Skydance takeover
Veteran licensing boss departs roles as distribution chief and head of Republic Pictures
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NewsStrong streamer ties and series returners buoy Banijay finances
Super-indie’s profits rose nearly 16% as content revenues hit £1.2bn
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NewsMasterChef contestant edited out following request to pull series
Sarah Shafi agreed to be removed from show once BBC confirmed broadcast
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NewsMeals, makeovers and railway stations the order of the day for C4 lifestyle
Plum Pictures secures series on unhealthy foods and new George Clarke format
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NewsFreely to launch on Netgem streaming devices
PSB-backed digital service teams with telco and media tech company for ‘plug-in and stream’ offering
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NewsLittle Dot Studios adds social creative head
Steph Fernandes joins to lead entertainment shoulder content push
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NewsApple TV+ orders Prehistoric Planet spin-off
BBCS NHU series to follow ancient animals’ survival through extreme climates
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NewsErik Barmack’s Wild Sheep joins New8 co-pro Death of a Horse
Ex-Netflix international exec’s outfit will distribute Icelandic-German crime drama
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Ratings5’s Pompeii: Life in the City gets underway with 630,000
TUESDAY: History Hit four-parter lands behind predecessors while C4 Bonnie Blue single beats doc peers
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RatingsBBC2’s Unforgivable grips 660,000
THURSDAY: LA Productions’ Jimmy McGovern-penned single lands ahead of Floodlights
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News5 reveals Freddie Mercury’s secret daughter
Honey Bee doc unveils music icon’s private journals written for woman claiming to be his child
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NewsSandpaper Films charts Taylor Swift’s rise for C4
Two-part Taylor (w/t) examines the pop star’s transformation from country singer to global icon
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NewsSalamanda behind 5 service stations doc
Single follows JB Gill as he visits the nation’s top-ranked pitstops
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NewsBal Samra takes stake in Dreaming Whilst Black indie
BBC veteran becomes chair at Big Deal Films to steer next stage of growth
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RatingsThe Narrow Road to the Deep North outgunned by Karen Pirie return
WEEKEND: ITV1’s police drama exceeds BBC1’s import by 500k
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RatingsNetflix’s Too Much and Building the Band make modest starts
Lena Dunham’s romcom warms 677,000 while Remarkable format draws 171,000 in first seven days
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RatingsDispatches Trump doc gathers 600,000
THURSDAY: Examination of US president’s relationship with Putin misses slot average