All articles by Marian McHugh – Page 57
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NewsMPs to quiz C4 bosses on financial results and strategy
Alex Mahon and Ian Cheshire called in by DCMS committee
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NewsS4C dismisses chief exec amid row over ‘toxic culture’
Siân Doyle removed after investigation of claims set out by Bectu
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NewsC5 and BBC4 take Impossible Factual doc singles
Films look at Pompeii library and preserved Roman crucifixion remains
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NewsTrue crime producers open up on working with police
Panellists point to obstacles in obtaining interview room footage
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NewsBBC defends editing Bafta Scotland awards ceasefire comments
Corporation says edits made in accordance with guidelines on impartiality
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NewsBrock Media bags Silverprint Pictures script exec
BBCS-backed indie brings in Sophie Mitchell to oversee TV slate
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RatingsThe Great Climate Fight rallies 720,000
TUESDAY: Keo Films’ two-parter starts below slot average but well above C4’s previous climate offering
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NewsBBC Scotland orders comedy entertainment pilot from Tern
Comedian Paul Black will take on ‘ludicrous’ challenges around Scotland
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NewsPioneering documentarian Paul Watson dies aged 81
Filmmaker behind The Family and Malcolm and Barbara is credited with creating reality TV
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RatingsITV1’s Deal or No Deal reboot unboxes 2.4m
MONDAY: Remarkable’s revival of iconic quiz show smashes slot average
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RatingsBig Brother bows out with 1.2m across ITV1 and ITV2
WEEKEND: Finale of ITV reboot no match for double whammy of Euros qualifier and Children in Need
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RatingsNigel Farage entry to celebrity jungle watched by 7m
SUNDAY: Launch of I’m A Celebrity secures ITV1 its highest audience of the year - but ep is show’s lowest opener of recent times
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NewsGovernment rejects media bill prominence amendment
Culture select committee recommended alteration of wording from ‘appropriate’ to ‘significant’
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RatingsThe King’s Guard deploys 730,000
THURSDAY: Proper Content doc opens behind its predecessor The Queen’s Guards
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NewsBBC docs chief wants stories that ‘wouldn’t work on SVoDs’
Clare Sillery outlines opportunities available for limited boxsets
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NewsDisney+ launches NI development fund
EMEA unscripted chief Sean Doyle seeks factual film about British, Irish or Northern Irish subject matter
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NewsC4 ents ring-fences funds for NI indies
Genre unit seeks topical and non-topical entertainment formats and “noisy” satirical ideas
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NewsCharlotte Moore champions BBC storytelling in ‘global streaming age’
Chief content officer highlights Northern Irish-based productions including Blue Lights
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NewsStellify leads orders from BBC NI scheme
Below the Radar also lands series for BBC Daytime following chef Anna Haugh
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NewsIan Katz: C4 ‘picking up pace’ of commissioning
Content chief says progress made since Indie Briefing day in September