All articles by Miranda Blazeby – Page 44
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NewsThe Xtra Factor to go live in shake-up
X Factor’s ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor is set to be broadcast live in a major shake-up to the show’s format.
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RatingsWales win over N. Ireland helps Euros dominate
SATURDAY: BBC1 and ITV’s Euros coverage dominated the day’s schedule while 2m (14.4%) tuned in to watch Adele headline Glastonbury.
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NewsSimon Cowell to take on Jinx-style crime doc for ITV
Simon Cowell is to swap shiny floor talent shows for true-crime documentaries after winning a four-part series for ITV.
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NewsAbraham: 'C4 is ready for EU fallout'
Channel 4 is prepared for the “complex and unchartered” implications of the UK’s vote to leave the EU, according to chief executive David Abraham.
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NewsC4 in director diversity push
Channel 4 has ramped up its diversity initiative by joining forces with the National Film and Television School to fund three bursary schemes for diverse applicants.
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NewsAdam Crozier reassures ITV staff after EU vote
ITV chief executive Adam Crozier has reassured staff after the UK’s vote to leave the EU triggered a 19% fall in ITV’s share price.
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RatingsBBC dominates referendum results ratings
THURSDAY: The BBC triumphed with its coverage of the EU referendum results with more than triple ITV’s audience.
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NewsKate Phillips pips Alan Tyler to top BBC entertainment job
BBC Worldwide creative director of formats Kate Phillips has been named the BBC’s new controller of entertainment commissioning.
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NewsEllie Simmonds to swim with dolphins for ITV
IWC Media is to document Paralympian Ellie Simmonds’ lifelong dream to swim with dolphins in a one-off doc for ITV.
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RatingsC4 EU Debate beats BBC1
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4’s EU Referendum debate edged out BBC1 at 9pm as ITV’s coverage of the Euros dominated.
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NewsITV2 finds focus on Love Island
The success of an evolved Love Island is helping to transform ITV2 from a “schizophrenic” channel into a more clearly defined youth brand, according to ITV’s digital channels controller.
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NewsNHU’s Wendy Darke launches indie
Former BBC Natural History Unit (NHU) boss Wendy Darke has set up her own production company, with one eye on the growth of multiplatform natural history content.
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RatingsBBC1’s EU debate pulls in 3.8m
TUESDAY: The Wembley Arena setting for BBC1’s EU Referendum: The Great Debate could not help it win the battle of the referendum set pieces.
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NewsITV Encore plots contemporary vigilante drama
ITV Encore has commissioned a special two-hour contemporary crime drama following a series of vigilante paedophile killings.
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NewsCatastrophe gets French remake
Rob Delaney and Sharon Horgan’s Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe is set to undergo a French-language re-make in Canada.
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NewsThe Frankenstein Chronicles to return to ITV Encore
ITV Encore has commissioned a second series of The Frankenstein Chronicles from Rainmark Films.
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RatingsEngland draw tops Euro 2016 ratings
MONDAY: England’s 0-0 draw with Slovakia helped ITV score the biggest audience of Euro 2016 so far.
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RatingsCristiano Ronaldo’s frustrating night peaks with 7.3m
SATURDAY: Coverage of a frustrating night for Cristiano Ronaldo in Euro 2016 dominated the evening’s schedule of repeats.
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RatingsGogglesprogs caught by 1.9m
FRIDAY: The launch of Channel 4’s Gogglebox spin-off Gogglesprogs failed to come close to its Christmas special, while 6.3m tuned in to see Spain devastate Turkey in the Euros.
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NewsITV extends Maigret run
ITV has ordered two more Maigret dramas based on the novels of Georges Simenon following the success of first Rowan Atkinson film.