All articles by Marian McHugh – Page 38
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NewsDisney+ execs ‘looking over their shoulder’ at PSB rivals
Liam Keelan and Lee Mason talk up competition from UK PSBs and open up on class divide
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NewsIan Katz outlines streaming/remit conundrum
C4 supremo says PSB values must be preserved as broadcaster hunts popular, bingeable shows
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NewsC4 comedy boss looking to resurrect sketch shows
Charlie Perkins speaks in Edinburgh of ‘trickle-down effect’ on comedy landscape
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RatingsSaving Lives in Cardiff takes in 700,000
TUESDAY: Label1 moves ob doc series to Cardiff but can’t match 1.1m who watched Saving Lives in Leeds
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NewsC4 orders Lucy Letby doc from Blast
Two-part factual series will delve into case of nurse convicted of killing babies
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NewsJack Rooke: Working class people have felt most seen by comedy
Big Boys creator also expresses frustration at disparity between comedy and drama budgets
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NewsOn Par plots blue-sky plan to revolutionise audience engagement
Welsh indie secures Innovate UK grant to boost viewership from ‘hard to reach’ demographics
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NewsPartygate indie to flush out sewage scandal for C4
Halcyon Hearts drama Isle of Sh*te (w/t) looks at waste dumped in waterways
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NewsRogan plots international and genre expansion
Soleta Rogan and Mark Hedgecoe discuss growth plans and Mohammed bin Salman doc
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NewsChannel 4 reveals spending has bounced back
Ian Katz says commissioning this year is on par with 2019
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NewsSpirit lines up West End debut for Stand Up Sketch Show
Indie will add improvisational element to live adaptation of its ITV2 comedy series
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NewsNetflix returns to The Gentlemen
Streamer orders more crime capers with Guy Ritchie once again at the helm
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RatingsFreddie Flintoff’s TV return fields 2.2m
TUESDAY: Field of Dreams on Tour bats away 9pm rivals and outperforms first series debut
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NewsSupacell set for second series on Netflix
Creator Rapman says story is planned and he’s ‘ready to go’
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NewsBBC Scotland to follow country’s fairground community
Tern TV will produce six-part series about ‘Show People’
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NewsAlex Mahon: C4 exploring joint ventures among IP options
But chief exec pledges no ‘meaningful change’ before 2026
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NewsC4 picks up Jordan Gray stand-up show
Soho Studios and Bill and Ben to produce comedian’s debut for broadcaster
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NewsSky News makes ex-BBC man first director of platforms
Nick Sutton gets newly-minted role overseeing digital, TV and audio output
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RatingsIrvine Welsh’s Crime returns to ITV1 with 1.3m
WEDNESDAY: Second series of police drama opens in line with first run’s debut but well below slot average