All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 27
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NewsBBCW secures Ramsay and Portas shows
Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay and retail guru Mary Portas are to be seen on BBC Worldwide channels in Asia, Central Europe and Africa.
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RatingsRoss Kemp takes 400k back to the frontline
MONDAY: Ross Kemp’s return to war-torn Afghanistan helped Sky 1 draw the biggest audience in multichannel at 9pm.
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RatingsMisfits drops to 560k
SUNDAY: E4 superhero drama Misfits has dropped to its lowest ratings since 2009.
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RatingsIdiot comes home to 990k
FRIDAY: An Idiot Abroad completed its winning streak for Sky 1, rounding off the series with nearly a million viewers.
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RatingsPhoneShop rings up 190k
THURSDAY: E4 comedy PhoneShop called up a modest audience on its return as ITV2’s Celebrity Juice squeezed in an audience of more than 1.5m.
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NewsAustralia acquires more TOWIE
Australia’s XYZ Networks has acquired the current series of The Only Way Is Essex as part of a 60-hour deal with All3Media International.
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RatingsTOWIE ends on 1.4m
WEDNESDAY: The latest series of The Only Way Is Essex bowed out with nearly 1.4m viewers, helping deliver its best run to date.
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NewsZodiak Jackson doc sells around the world
An exclusive interview with Dr Conrad Murray, who was convicted of Michael Jackson’s involuntary manslaughter this week, has been sold around the world by Zodiak Rights.
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NewsTrisha to host US talkshow
Trisha Goddard is set to return to the talkshow circuit with a new daytime series in the US.
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NewsComedy indie DLT hires Hennessy-Vass
DLT Entertainment has hired former ITV comedy exec Michaela Hennessy-Vass to strengthen its growing development team.
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FeaturesYour Face Looks Familiar, Endemol
Broadcast shines the spotlight on a new talent show from Endemol in Spain.
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RatingsE4’s Sorority Girls recruit 210k
TUESDAY: New E4 reality show Sorority Girls managed to pull more than 200,000 viewers on its debut while BBC3’s Don’t Tell the Bride hit a record high of 1.3m.
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RatingsBBC3’s Mongrels return with 350k
MONDAY: BBC3 puppet show Mongrels returned for a second series with nearly 350,000 viewers - unable to match the pull of the first run.
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RatingsThe Jury opens with 6.2m
MONDAY: ITV1 drama The Jury started its week-long run nearly a million above the broadcaster’s usual figures.
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NewsC4 to air Jacko doctor interview
Channel 4 is to broadcast an exclusive interview with Dr Conrad Murray who was yesterday found guilty of causing Michael Jackson’s death.
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RatingsSusan Boyle profile pulls 5.5m
FRIDAY: Britain’s Got Talent finalist Susan Boyle is still proving a draw for ITV with a new profile delivering nearly 5.5m viewers – while the combo of Ricky Gervais and Johnny Depp gave Graham Norton his biggest audience since January.
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RatingsX Factor reclaims top slot
SATURDAY: ITV proved it still has the X Factor reclaiming the top slot from BBC1’s Strictly Come Dancing.
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NewsMGM first Netflix UK partner
US VoD firm Netflix has signed MGM as its first UK partner - a move that will see the forthcoming Hobbit films offered exclusively in the region through the online rental service.
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NewsRed Planet writing prize returns
Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures has launched its fourth annual search for new writing talent in partnership with Kudos Film and Television.
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RatingsDownton ends on 10.5m high
SUNDAY: The series finale of Downton Abbey went out on a high after the latest eliminations from The X Factor peaked with 14m viewers.