All articles by Miranda Blazeby – Page 25
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NewsTelegraph ties with Endemol Shine for VoD push
The Telegraph has launched an online long-form video service stocked with content acquired from Endemol Shine.
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RatingsNew low for Royal Variety Performance
TUESDAY: ITV’s Royal Variety Performance sunk to a new low and failed to dent the final episode of BBC1’s serial killer drama Rillington Place.
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NewsLime Pictures hires E! VP
Lime Pictures has hired E!’s Noah Pollack as its first US executive vice president of non-scripted programming.
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NewsRevamped Coach Trip scores bumper order
Coach Trip has landed a double series recommission from E4 after the 12 Yard format was upgraded from Channel 4’s daytime schedule.
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NewsKaren Bradley hints Channel 4 could move into production
Karen Bradley has suggested that Channel 4 could move into in-house production as part of the ongoing debate surrounding the privatisation of the broadcaster.
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NewsIndies battle over Paul Hollywood baking show
Channel 4 has invited six indies to submit proposals for a Paul Hollywood-fronted baking show as it prepares to welcome The Great British Bake Off to the channel.
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RatingsMuslims Like Us draws 1.3m
MONDAY: Love Productions’ latest social experiment Muslims Like Us launched with around half the crowd who tuned in to Make Bradford British in 2012.
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NewsBetty hires director of programmes
Discovery’s Helen Hawken is to replace Duncan Coates as Betty’s director of programmes.
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RatingsGogglebox returns to form
FRIDAY: Gogglebox returned to form without competition from I’m a Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here – winning the slot in its final 30-minutes.
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RatingsX Factor struggles to compete
SUNDAY: The X Factor final entertained 1.5m fewer people than last year’s climax after struggling to match the competition from Planet Earth II.
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NewsC4 commissions crash site challenge
A group of engineers will be challenged to escape from a variety of “catastrophic” crash sites in Channel 4’s latest factual entertainment order.
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RatingsWho Do You Think You Are? slips to 3.3m
THURSDAY: Who Do You Think You Are? continued to slide despite the lack of competition from I’m A Celebrity, while The Apprentice added nearly 1m viewers to last week’s all-time low audience.
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NewsIn brief: Peter Cook & Dudley Moore; BBC Scotland boss; Winnie the Pooh
Channel 4 is preparing to launch one-off docs about Peter Cook and Dudley Moore, as well as Winnie the Pooh, while the BBC head of Scotland has emerged.
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NewsTop arts figures demand C4 answers
Bonnie Greer, Tessa Jowell and Joan Bakewell are among the 12 senior female arts figures who have demanded the government explain why it blocked the appointment of Althea Efunshile to Channel 4’s board.
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RatingsIn Plain Sight too much for Lucy Worsley
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s latest crime drama got underway with almost 5m, overpowering Lucy Worsley’s BBC1 debut.
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NewsITV preps online subscriptions
ITV is to launch a paid-for subscription option for viewers wanting to access its on-demand service without advertising.
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NewsC4 ‘frustrated’ by diversity row
Channel 4 has been left frustrated and disappointed by the government’s decision to block the appointment of BAME executive Althea Efunshile to its board, a move that has been labelled a “serious step back for diversity” by campaigners.
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RatingsWestworld hosts 500k
TUESDAY: Almost half a million people watched the final episode of JJ Abrams’ 10 part sci-fi drama Westworld on Sky Atlantic.
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NewsChannel 4 orders 'provocative' A+E relationship format
A+E Networks’ relationship format Seven Year Switch is headed to Channel 4 after the international versions aired on All 4.
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NewsBlocked BAME C4 appointment revealed
The “high calibre” BAME candidate blocked by the government from joining the Channel 4 board has been revealed as former deputy chief of Arts Council England Althea Efunshile.