All articles by Matthew Campelli – Page 20
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NewsFirst Dates scores bumper C4 order
Twenty Twenty has notched up a super-sized order of dating format First Dates for Channel 4.
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RatingsNo Offence slips to 1.3m
TUESDAY: Channel 4 drama No Offence hit its midway point with 1.3m viewers, while Britain’s Got Talent shed 700,000 from last night’s opener.
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NewsShiver examines Animal Births for ITV
ITV has ordered a series about the birth of animals from Shiver and recommissioned several existing formats from ITV Studios’ factual arm.
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NewsITV orders Winston Churchill biopic
Sir Michael Gambon is to take on the role of Winston Churchill for an ITV drama based on his second tenure as prime minister.
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RatingsEurovision hits five year low
SATURDAY: The Eurovision Song Contest serenaded its lowest crowd in five years but still took a chunk out of Britain’s Got Talent.
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NewsHungry Bear wins extended 1,000 Heartbeats order
ITV has ordered an extended second series of Hungry Bear Media game show 1,000 Heartbeats.
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NewsBarcroft accesses the KKK for C4
Barcroft Productions has secured access to notorious US race hate group Ku Klux Klan for its first Channel 4 commission.
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NewsLondon Live cuts original local programming commitments
Ofcom has given London Live the go-ahead to cut its first run local programming commitments.
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NewsPaul Abbott developing second series of No Offence
Paul Abbott is developing a second series of C4 drama No Offence as he looks to replicate the success of Shameless, according to the show’s executive producer.
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RatingsBBC election coverage triumphs with 7m
THURSDAY: The BBC won the lion’s share of the general election audience as a peak of more than 7m watched the drama unfold before 2am.
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NewsPeter Fincham ‘holds secret meeting with Top Gear team’
Peter Fincham is reported to have held a secret meeting with former Top Gear presenters Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond and James May, fuelling speculation that ITV will swoop for the stars.
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NewsSheffield Doc/Fest 2015 line-up revealed
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore, BBC2 boss Kim Shillinglaw and Channel 4 deputy chief creative officer Ralph Lee are among the executives signed up to talk at this year’s Sheffield Doc/Fest.
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NewsITNP set to take on sports players as it inks C5 deal
ITN Productions (ITNP) will attempt to “disrupt” the dominant players in the sports production market with technological innovation following its deal to provide Football League footage for Channel 5.
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NewsC4 and Love back on Benefits
Channel 4 and Love Productions have hit back at claims that the second series of Benefits Street is being made for “entertainment” and that parts of the show are “contrived”.
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NewsITV staff to strike during AGM
More than 200 members of ITV staff have voted to strike on 14 May – the day of the broadcaster’s annual general meeting.
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RatingsNo Offence locks up 2.5m
TUESDAY: C4 cop drama No Offence got off to a strong start with an audience of 2.5m, as BBC4’s slow TV canal trip performed well.
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RatingsSlow Train Through Africa and HIGNFY hit series lows
FRIDAY: ITV’s Slow Train Through Africa and BBC1’s Have I Got News For You both hit series lows.
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NewsITN signs ‘transformative’ Football League deal
ITN Productions has won a multi-million pound, three-year contract to record match footage for Channel 5’s Football League highlights programme, which will air at 9pm on Saturdays.
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NewsITV finalises Talpa deal
ITV has completed the acquisition of John de Mol’s Talpa Media for an initial fee of £355m.
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RatingsThe Enfield Haunting spooks record audience for Living
SUNDAY: The Enfield Haunting became Sky Living’s best-rated show since it was acquired by Sky, while ITV drama Home Fires started solidly.