All articles by Miranda Blazeby – Page 37
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NewsKevin Lygo outlines ITV wishlist
Cookery, travel, consumer shows and make-over formats are all high on Kevin Lygo’s priority list to help balance the budget due to the rising cost of drama.
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NewsBen Frow 'bored' of copycat accusations
Channel 5 content chief Ben Frow has hit back at accusations of copycat commissioning and used a raft new of commissions, including the renewal of scripted comedy Borderline, to underline the channel’s distinctiveness.
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NewsITV drops eOne takeover plan
ITV has withdrawn its proposal to buy Peppa Pig-owner Entertainment One (eOne).
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NewsJay Hunt: privatisation debate is 'destabilising'
Jay Hunt has issued a renewed call for clarity over the potential privatisation of Channel 4 and described the ongoing uncertainty as “destabilising” for the broadcaster.
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NewsC4 orders Troubles comedy and extreme survival series
Channel 4 has unveiled a raft of commissions including a Northern Irish comedy set amongst the troubles and a survival series recreating one of the most dangerous expeditions in history.
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RatingsOne Of Us steals the slot
TUESDAY: BBC1’s crime thriller One of Us got underway with a slot-winning performance, as ITV’s stripped gameshow 500 Questions shed 400,000 viewers in an earlier slot.
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NewsC4 lines up Electric Dreams writers
A raft of top US and British writers including Jack Thorne and Tony Grisoni will collaborate on Channel 4’s ambitious 10-part sci-fi drama based on Philip K. Dick’s short stories.
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NewsITV2 hunts stripped event to accompany Love Island
ITV2 has ordered a “bonkers and eccentric” scripted comedy series from Big Talk Productions and is hunting a ‘real-time’ event to accompany Love Island.
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NewsBBCW doubles order for male-skewing shows
BBC Worldwide is set to double the number of male-skewing, returnable series it commissions for its international channels over the next 12 months.
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NewsChannel 4 ups 8pm spend for kids
Channel 4 will ramp up spending on programming for older children by two-thirds following criticism that it is failing the demographic.
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NewsWoodcut and Duchess Street pick up Green Door exec
Nicholas Yearwood has left Idris Elba’s indie Green Door Pictures exec to join Bob & Co-backed indies Woodcut Media and Duchess Street Productions as a consultant executive producer.
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RatingsSlow start for 500 Questions
MONDAY: ITV’s stripped gameshow 500 Questions got off to an underwhelming start – beaten by the fourth series opener of Ripper Street on BBC2.
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NewsUKTV signs Irish sitcom
UKTV is bidding to tap into the success of Mrs Brown’s Boys after acquiring an Irish comedy from RTÉ.
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RatingsSpotless struggles for ITV
SATURDAY: ITV’s one-off gameshow Spotless entertained just over 1m viewers in its primetime slot.
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NewsITV 'on brink' of signing £150m X Factor deal
ITV is on the brink of signing a £150m deal to keep The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent on-screen until at least 2019, according to reports.
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NewsKeo explores Mormon polygamists
Keo Films has gained access to a fundamentalist Mormon community in Utah for a four-part Channel 4 documentary.
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RatingsFleabag and Murder in Successville score with youngsters
SUNDAY: BBC3 comedies Fleabag and Murder in Successville proved a hit with 16-34s on BBC2, while BBC1’s Olympics coverage ended with 6.9m viewers.
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NewsDeal or No Deal axed by C4
Channel 4 has confirmed long-running gameshow Deal or No Deal? is to be axed at the end of this year.
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NewsCBS Reality expands crime slate
Peninsula Films is to make three crime documentary shows for CBS Reality.
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NewsITV orders Sadie Hartley murder doc
ITV has commissioned Raw Cut TV to produce a fast turnaround documentary charting the murder investigation of Sadie Hartley.