All articles by Marian McHugh – Page 58
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NewsIan Katz: C4 ‘picking up pace’ of commissioning
Content chief says progress made since Indie Briefing day in September
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NewsDisney will not ‘chase’ licensing revenues with tentpoles
Media giant will distribute to rivals such as Netflix but Marvel, Star Wars and Pixar will be kept exclusive to Disney+
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NewsC4 in-house production will not be capped
Ofcom is being handed new powers to review in-house unit
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NewsFormer Naked exec James Lessell establishes The End TV
Bafta-nominated executive producer Ed Booth among first recruits
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NewsITV, Sky and STV bosses welcome media bill in King’s Speech
Carolyn McCall, Stephen van Rooyen and Simon Pitts respond to parliamentary address
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RatingsWife on Strike supported by 700,000
MONDAY: Channel 5 six-parter opens behind 1m slot average
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RatingsThe Voice UK returns with launch low for ITV1
WEEKEND: Lifted format wins slot but is adrift of last year’s opener
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RatingsSchedule shift loses Taskmaster half its audience
THURSDAY: Avalon’s long-running format parts with 500,000 viewers in later time slot
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NewsBradley Walsh celebrates comedy icons for C5
Honey Bee producing three-part series with actor, comedian and presenter
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RatingsThe Detectives track down 1.4m
MONDAY: Minnow Films’ three-parter opens comfortably above slot average
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Behind The ScenesBanged Up, Channel 4
Shine producers on recreating a realistic prison experience while ensuring a duty of care to reformed criminals
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RatingsSurvivor gets down and dirty with 2.5m
WEEKEND: BBC1’s latest big bet unable to retain Strictly’s audience
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NewsBBC picks up Irish crime drama Kin
Bron Studios/Headline Pictures’ series is RTÉ’s biggest hit of the year
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NewsAmazon Prime Video cues up Ronnie O’Sullivan doc
David Beckham indie Studio 99 behind feature-length single
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NewsInvestment needed for S4C sustainability ‘daunting’
Welsh Affairs committee suggests lack of PSB reform would spell ‘digital extinction’ for Welsh culture
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NewsApple TV+ confirms ‘definitive’ John Lennon doc series
72 Films’ three-part doc includes exclusive testimonies and imagery
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NewsChannel 4 to keep anti-racism report findings to itself
Broadcaster also reveals diversity performance data early
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NewsChannel 4 picks up European drama trio
German series The Palace and The New Front and Swedish thriller Hostage head to Walter Presents
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NewsEureka ups The Mole exec to development role
David Tibballs takes newly created senior post at Fremantle label