All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 11
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BBC confirms Call the Midwife Christmas special
BBC1 has commissioned a Christmas special of 1950s drama Call the Midwife.
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FA Cup final most watched since 2007
SATURDAY: Chelsea’s victory over Liverpool in the FA Cup final peaked with more than 11m viewers and drew the football tournament’s biggest audience in five years.
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C4’s VIP takes a tumble
FRIDAY: Channel 4’s new impressions show starring Morgana Robinson and Terry Mynott lost 200k viewers on last week’s debut.
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Low Winter Sun remake for Mad Men network
Channel 4 crime drama Low Winter Sun is to be remade for US cable network AMC.
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Come Dine South Africa to return
The South African adaptation of Come Dine With Me is to return for a second series on BBC Entertainment.
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Celebrity Juice finale tops BBC2, C4 and C5
THURSDAY: ITV2’s Celebrity Juice ended its current series more than a million viewers ahead of comedy on BBC2 and Channel 5.
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British Soap Awards close to lowest on record
WEDNESDAY: The British Soap Awards fell to its second lowest audience to date as The Apprentice cleaned up in the 9pm slot.
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Passion ties up rights for two Dynamo series
Passion Distribution has snapped up the international rights to two series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible.
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Zodiak sells True Talent to China
Entertainment format True Talent is to be remade for China in a deal secured by distributor Zodiak Rights.
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Endemol to rep Ruth Rendell drama
Endemol Worldwide Distribution has picked up the rights to ITV1’s new Ruth Rendell drama.
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Seeking Salvage returning to History
History has ordered a longer second series of Seeking Salvage after the first became its biggest ever original commission.
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Bin Laden no match for Crimewatch
TUESDAY: An ITV1 documentary on the hunt for Osama Bin Laden was put in the shade by BBC1’s Crimewatch, which drew its biggest audience in nearly a year.
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Sherlock and Fresh Meat win South Bank awards
BBC drama Sherlock and Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat have picked up South Bank Sky Arts Awards.
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World’s Scariest returning to C5
Channel 5 has commissioned a second series of the World’s Scariest strand from Mentorn Media.
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Sony's Eddie Nelson dies aged 43
International TV executive Eddie Nelson has died following a brief illness.
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Man City victory peaks with 4.4m
MONDAY: Manchester City’s potentially title clinching victory over Manchester United scored what is believed to be Sky’s biggest football audience ever.
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CBBC’s Dick and Dom join the circus
Kids presenters Dick and Dom are turning ringmasters for a new CBBC show – one of several new commissions for the children’s channel.
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C4’s Very Important People debuts with 1m
FRIDAY: Comedian Morgana Robinson returned to Channel 4 with a new impressions show that managed to pull her biggest audience to date.
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PBS UK acquires America Revealed
PBS UK has acquired the US version of Lion Television doc Britain From Above.
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SET acquires Spooks
BBC spy drama Spooks is to be repeated from the beginning by Sony Entertainment Television.