All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 19
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RatingsJunior Doctors dips to 800k
TUESDAY: BBC3 ob doc Junior Doctors drew its lowest audience to date in the face of stiff competition from C4’s Gypsy Weddings.
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NewsBBC Showcase to be biggest yet
BBC Worldwide’s annual Showcase event, which is moving to Liverpool for the first time, is set to become its biggest to date.
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NewsNext TV Fast Train lined-up
The next TV Fast Train, offering a day of free training to television freelancers, will be hosted by the BBC in May.
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NewsTarget Entertainment in sales talks
Target Entertainment, the international distributor of Fifi and the Flowertots, is up for sale just 18 months after being bought by Metrodome.
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RatingsGrimm debuts with 386k
MONDAY: US fantasy crime drama Grimm launched with nearly five times the usual audience for Watch.
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NewsPolice Interceptors sold into Europe
Channel 5 series Police Interceptors has been sold into Europe and Australia by Target Entertainment.
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RatingsSky1’s Stella pulls 630k
FRIDAY: Comedy drama Stella nearly doubled Sky1’s usual audience figures as it continues to draw followers.
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RatingsTOWIE pulls a million
WEDNESDAY: The Only Way is Essex picked up more than 150k viewers on its previous week to reach nearly a million viewers.
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NewsWatch partners with Travel Channel on Scream gameshow
UKTV entertainment channel Watch has partnered with the Travel Channel in the US on a new series of gameshow Scream If You Know The Answer!.
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NewsCharley Bear goes global
Hit Entertainment has secured fresh sales for Chapman Entertainment’s pre-school series Little Charley Bear.
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NewsBBC’s Mistresses gets US remake
A BBC drama about four female friends and their illicit affairs is to be remade for US audiences.
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NewsBBC, Sky and Al Jazeera battle for RTS award
BBC News Channel, Sky News and Al Jazeera English will go head to head at this year’s RTS Television Journalism Awards.
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NewsC4 and NFM to help talent develop new projects
Channel 4 has entered a partnership with Northern Film and Media to help new talent develop projects.
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NewsAbsolute Radio poaches Global breakfast DJ
Absolute Radio has snapped up a presenter from Heart to strengthen its daytime line-up.
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RatingsSpartacus threatens Skins
MONDAY: E4 teen drama Skins was nearly carved up in the ratings by Sky1’s swords and sandals drama Spartacus.
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NewsBBC3 comedy quiz to reveal state of the nation
Greg James and Russell Kane are to host new entertainment series for BBC3 that promises to reveal what the British public really think.
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RatingsBeing Human returns with 1.1m
SUNDAY: BBC3 supernatural drama Being Human returned with more than double the audience of its multichannel rivals - but recorded its lowest series opener since its 2009 debut.
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NewsBBC4 acquires Lilyhammer
BBC4 has nailed the rights to a new mobster drama starring Sopranos actor Steve Van Zandt.
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NewsParthenon to Light the Ocean for Nat Geo
Parthenon Entertainment has been commissioned to produce documentary special Light The Ocean, which will air on National Geographic channels in the US, UK and around the world.
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NewsVictory hires DeHaney to lead factual push
Victory Television is aiming to bolster its popular factual slate and has hired David DeHaney to spearhead the plans.