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RatingsThe Windsors gets off to royal start
FRIDAY: Channel 4 comedy The Windsors got off to a good start, while the Masterchef final and second series of Dave’s Hoff The record slipped.
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes: 25 Apr - 1 May 2016
On Sunday at 9pm, The Silk Road launched with 680,000/3%, making it BBC4’s best performer of the week.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 25 Apr - 1 May 2016
Simulcasting with the US, Sky Atlantic’s Game Of Thrones returned for a sixth season with 61,000 watching it live and another 1.4 million watching it at some point during the day.
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NewsMedia Summit 2016: programme unveiled
The programme for the Media Summit has been revealed – including sessions dedicated to the future of the BBC, the battle for high-end drama and keynotes from FremantleMedia and Endemol Shine Group chief execs.
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NewsEurotrash hijacks C4 Brexit slate
Channel 4 is bringing back Eurotrash and hosting a live debate with Jeremy Paxman as part of its slate of Brexit-themed programming.
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RatingsTop 15 consolidated shows: 18 - 24 Apr 2016
On Thursday 21 April at 9pm, BBC1’s Elizabeth At 90: A Family Tribute consolidated to 7.5 million/ 28% after more than 1.1 million recorded and watched.
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NewsDavid Cameron praises BBC’s world standing
Prime minister David Cameron has praised the BBC in a speech warning of the perils of leaving the European Union in next month’s referendum.
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NewsOnly Fools and Horses producer dies
Gareth Gwenlan, the Only Fools and Horses producer and former BBC television comedy boss, has died at the age of 79.
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NewsBBC reveals online sign-in stats
Almost 6.5m people have signed in to the BBC’s online services since the launch of Tony Hall’s MyBBC strategy – offering encouragement to the corporation as it steps up plans to require all visitors to log-in.
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NewsIdris Elba indie hires development chief
Green Door Pictures, the indie led by Idris Elba, has hired a former FremantleMedia International executive to head up its development.
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NewsCross-party peers unite in BBC defence
A cross-party trio of peers have outlined the details of a private members bill which will be presented to parliament next month to derail a government “plot” to diminish the BBC.
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NewsNetflix orders first competition format
Netflix has ordered its first competition format - a strongman series starring and produced by Sylvester Stallone.
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NewsRIG call on BBC to retain 'pure radio'
The Radio Independents Group (RIG) has called for reassurances from BBC director general Tony Hall that “pure radio production” would be retained under his forthcoming commissioning restructure.
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NewsNAO: five major BBC projects behind schedule
Five out of eight critical BBC projects are behind schedule, including a two-year delay to the £15m EastEnders set rebuild, after a report identified continued “weaknesses” in management processes.
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NewsC4 posts record revenues amid ‘climate of uncertainty’
Channel 4 has overcome “a climate of uncertainty” around privatisation to post the highest revenues and content spend in its 34-year history.
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NewsEuromedia selects Sam kit for 4K OB upgrade
Euromedia’s fleet of three hybrid 4K outside broadcast vans have been equipped with Sam’s (Snell Advanced Media) Kahuna, IQ Modular and Sirius technology.
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NewsJoanna Carr named BBC head of current affairs
Radio 4 news and current affairs editor Joanna Carr has been appointed head of current affairs at the BBC following Fiona Campbell’s promotion.
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CriticsTV Critics: Upstart Crow; Very British Problems; Life That Glows
“Elton’s new show slipped by as smartly as Blackadder once did and enabled us to forget things he’d written in between.”
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NewsCraftkit recruits first sales director
Equipment hire firm Craftkit has appointed Jason Rich as its first director of sales.