All articles by Matthew Campelli – Page 46
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NewsFrank Spotnitz's indie hires head of drama
Frank Spotnitz’s indie Big Light Productions has appointed former Holby City and Down To Earth producer Sharon Remmer as its head of drama.
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NewsLuke Johnson: scrap the licence fee
Former Channel 4 chairman Luke Johnson has called for the BBC licence fee to be scrapped, labelling public service broadcasting a “myth”.
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RatingsCelebrity Juice returns with four-year low
THURSDAY: ITV2’s Celebrity Juice returned with its lowest debut audience in four years, while Educating The East End lost half a million viewers.
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NewsC4 pub doc to combine fixed-rig and structured reality
Eleven Film is to explore masculinity in the 21st century via a documentary for Channel 4 which will combine fixed-rig and scripted reality elements – and is set in a pub.
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NewsRory Peck Award 2014 finalists announced
British filmmakers Ruhi Hamid and Ben Steele are among those nominated for the 2014 Rory Peck Awards.
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NewsCineflix UK bosses seal MBO
Camilla Lewis and Rob Carey will strike out with their own indie after sealing a management buyout deal for the UK operations of Cineflix Productions.
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NewsITV buys stake in US digital producer
ITV has acquired a minority stake in US digital producer Believe Entertainment Group.
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NewsX Factor lined up for Friday nights
The X Factor is to air three times a week after ITV added the talent show to its Friday evening schedule – setting it on a collision course with BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsITV orders celebrity talent show
ITV is lining up a new celebrity entertainment format to replace the outgoing Dancing On Ice in 2015.
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NewsFifty Fathoms beefs up exec team
Luther and Peaky Blinders producer Katie Swinden has been appointed as creative director of Tiger Aspect umbrella indie Fifty Fathoms Productions.
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NewsBarb to peg Apple & Android tablet viewing
Apple and Android tablet viewing is to be measured by Barb for the first time as it bolsters its multiplatform ratings data.
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RatingsEngland victory nets 7.7m
MONDAY: England got their Euro 2016 campaign off to a winning start in front of a 7.7m peak audience on ITV.
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NewsOfcom to probe BBC News MH17 footage
BBC News is under investigation by Ofcom for broadcasting the passport picture of an MH17 crash victim.
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NewsCorrie and Emmerdale directors demand better pay
Directors UK has demanded pay rises for 40 freelance directors working on ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street.
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NewsC4 orders milestone Deal or No Deal series
Remarkable Television is to tweak the format of Deal or No Deal after signing a deal with Channel 4 that will take the gameshow into its 10th year.
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NewsOfcom clears Going To The Dogs
Ofcom has cleared Channel 4’s controversial Penny Woolcock documentary Going To The Dogs despite it being the most complained about show of the year to date.
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NewsITV demands retransmission fees from Virgin and Sky
ITV has joined Channel 4 in calling for pay-TV operators to pay retransmission fees to public service broadcasters.
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RatingsKevin Bridges Referendum stand-up entertains 2.3m
SATURDAY: Kevin Bridges’ irreverent look at the Scottish referendum entertained over 2m viewers while ITV’s The X Factor lost half a million week-on-week.
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NewsCBeebies-branded schools to launch in China
BBC Worldwide has sealed a deal with Singaporean education firm Popular Holdings to launch a chain of CBeebies-branded English-language schools in China.
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NewsStockton residents launch Benefits Street petition
Stockton-on-Tees residents are to deliver a petition to Channel 4 and Love Productions calling for filming to be halted on the second series of Benefits Street.