All articles by Marian McHugh – Page 34
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RatingsLove Island: All Stars beats ITV2 debut
MONDAY: Second series opener of dating format matches final part of BBC2’s 7/7 doc
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NewsCulprits indie taps Film4 and Meta alum
Anna Higgs joins Character 7 as managing director with exec producer Carly Conway promoted
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NewsSTV Player snaps up US Bridge of Lies
50 episodes of Beat the Bridge now available on streamer with remaining 50 to come later this year
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RatingsThe Good Ship Murder picks up nearly 1m
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Return of Channel 5’s murder-of-the-week series smashes slot average
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NewsScreen Ireland appoints former Element Pictures exec as head of TV
Kate McColgan takes over from Andrew Byrne to manage screen body’s TV slate
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NewsNorma Percy delves into Israel-Palestine conflict for BBC2
Three-part series to untangle the events that led to deadly attacks
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NewsC4 orders fast turnaround LA fires doc
Inferno: LA on Fire will show full scale of the flames and examine the cause
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RatingsSandi Toksvig’s woodland adventure starts with 690,000
THURSDAY: Mothership series debuts ahead of indie’s previous C4 offering
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RatingsPatience gets under way with 1.4m
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4 drama opens ahead of The Couple Next Door and The Gathering
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NewsPiers Morgan leaves News UK to drive YouTube expansion
Broadcaster agrees deal with media company to share ad revenue
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NewsSister’s Jane Featherstone urges UK tax incentive reform
Scripted veteran also argues for greater BBC support and for industry to urgently ‘embrace’ AI
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NewsJane Featherstone calls for industry-focused AI training
Sister chief also tells MPs that BBC should get greater support
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RatingsEntertainment returners help ITV dominate Saturday night
FRIDAY AND SATURDAY: Sixth run of The Masked Singer achieves biggest launch since 2022 with 4m
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NewsChris McCausland to deliver C4 Alternative Christmas Message
Strictly champion will focus on obstacles faced by disabled people in the workplace
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RatingsSewing Bee Christmas Special retains last year’s audience
THURSDAY: Festive instalment of BBC1 format sees 2.2m tuning in
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NewsRogan preps Nelson Mandela freedom doc for C4
Free Nelson Mandela (w/t) will tell story of the global movement to free political icon
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NewsTributes pour in for acquisitions exec Nicki Jackson
Clare Laycock, Sarah Wright and Sumi Connock lead tributes to ‘shining star’ who has passed away at 45
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NewsITV dominates Ofcom complaints in 2024
But comments by Julia Hartley-Brewer on TalkTV generated most grievances
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NewsAussie indie Prospero lands double order from UKTV
Factual outfit making docuseries Brit Cops Down Under and The Legend of Outback Gold (w/t)
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RatingsC5 edges ahead of C4 in festive face-off
TUESDAY: Christmas on the Farm draws 780,000 to see off Hotel Chocolat at Christmas