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RatingsWar and Peace starts with over 6m
SUNDAY: BBC1’s flagship period drama War and Peace reeled in over 6m viewers, twice as many as ITV’s Beowulf – as Channel 4’s German-language thriller Deutschland 83 started confidently in a busy night for drama.
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NewsDownton finale posts record PVR gain
Downton Abbey triumphed in the Christmas Day ratings battle after gaining a record 4m viewers through recorded viewing.
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VideoVIDEO: Crashing, C4
Big Talk Productions’ sitcom following six 20-something property guardians living together in a disused hospital.
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NewsBBC3 unwraps new logo
BBC3 has unveiled a new logo ahead of its move to become an online-only proposition.
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RatingsFestive ratings highlights: Sherlock, Dickensian & Fungus
BBC dramas And Then There Were None, Dickensian and Sherlock performed strongly over the festive period, as ITV’s scripted efforts struggled and Fungus The Bogeyman helped Sky 1 to its best audience of 2015.
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NewsUK Screen appoints new chief executive
Facilities trade body UK Screen Association has appointed Neil Hatton as chief executive.
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NewsBBC Studios hunts ‘business critical’ development chief
BBC Studios is on the hunt for a head of development as part of a recruitment processes that raises questions about the central development unit put in place by Danny Cohen only two years ago.
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NewsArris completes £1.4bn deal for Pace
Arris International has completed its £1.4bn acquisition of UK set-top box manufacturer Pace.
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CriticsTV Critics: Insert Name Here; Silent Witness; Immortal Egypt; When Ant and Dec Met the Prince
“It is funny and it is (fairly) clever, which is pretty close to the panel-show holy grail.”
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NewsIn brief: Nick; Yahoo; Sky
Nickelodeon has ordered an interactive animation, while Sky is preparing a social media push for Sky Store. Click for more.
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NewsUKTV share creeps past C5 & Sky
Storage Hunters UK and Dave Gorman’s Modern Life Is Goodish helped UKTV inch past Channel 5 and Sky to record its most successful year on record.
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NewsPeter Kosminsky warns against C4 sale
Peter Kosminsky has issued a warning against privatising Channel 4 “by stealth”, comparing the move to the sell-off of ITV franchises in the 1990s.
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NewsLoose Women secures sustainability certification
Loose Women has become the first long-running daytime studio show to be certified under Bafta’s Albert+ sustainability scheme.
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RatingsSilent Witness edges Ant and Dec doc
MONDAY: BBC1’s Silent Witness edged Ant and Dec’s Prince Charles documentary on a strong night for TV viewing.
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NewsJeremy Corbyn sacks shadow culture secretary
Shadow culture secretary Michael Dugher has become the first casualty of labour leader Jeremy Corbyn’s cabinet reshuffle.
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NewsOz format My Kitchen Rules returns to UK
My Kitchen Rules is to return to the UK after Channel 4 ordered a British version of the Australian cooking format.
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NewsVice hires UK digital content chief
Vice has hired Welcome to Rio producer Wendie Ottewill to head its digital programming in the UK.
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NewsJekyll and Hyde axed by ITV
ITV’s controversial teatime drama Jekyll and Hyde has been cancelled after ratings petered out over the course of the first series.
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NewsThe Voice showrunner to launch Objective label
The Voice UK executive producer Moira Ross is leaving Wall to Wall after four years to launch Objective Productions’ entertainment label.
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NewsThe Finish Line launches cloud-based MCR service
London post house The Finish Line has launched a machine-room-in-the-cloud service called The Finish Line: Central.