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RatingsCHARTS: Dole doc does the job for C5
Benefits Britain beats C4, BBC2 and ITV as World Cup continues to dominate elsewhere.
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NewsBBC & ITV attend Act For Change diversity panel
ITV head of drama Steve November and BBC casting boss Julia Crampsie are to take part in a diversity panel to mark the launch of Danny Lee Wynter’s Act For Change Project.
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RatingsCHARTS: C4 puts in a winning bid
The Auction House launched on Tuesday ahead of C5’s CSI but behind BBC2’s Horizon
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RatingsCHARTS: TOWIE back with a bang
Elsewhere, ITV3 rumbled on murderously, while an unlikely film-off occurred on Sunday night
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RatingsSmall returns for ITV Encore
Encore averaged a live rating of 20,000/0.2% across its broadcast hours for its first week
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NewsDigital edition: Broadcast TECH
The May/June issue contains a behind-the-scenes look at the Brazil World Cup, the migration from SDI to to IP-based workflows and an interview with Imagine Communications’ Charlie Vogt
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NewsDCMS: diversity in TV and film falls
Diversity in the television, film, radio and photography industries has fallen over the past two years, according to a government report.
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NewsBBC2 prepares sweets series
Screenchannel TV is to head into the kitchen for a BBC2 sweet-making documentary series.
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NewsSky 1 returns to Yonderland
Yonderland is to return for a second series after Sky1 renewed the Working Title-produced fantasy comedy.
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CriticsTV Critics: Glastonbury 2014; A 50-Year Argument; Imagine… Monty Python
“The star-struck presenters became blithering nine-year-olds in the presence of their idols.”
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RatingsMetallica at Glastonbury hits 1.7m peak
SATURDAY: Metallica’s headline performance at Glastonbury peaked with a crowd of 1.7m – some way short of The Rolling Stones’ audience last year.
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NewsSky poised to buy into Love Productions
Sky has lined up a deal to take a majority stake in The Great British Bake Off producer Love Productions, Broadcast understands.
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NewsBBC Scotland accused of referendum bias
BBC Scotland faced a fresh barrage of criticism over its referendum coverage from protesters who gathered outside the broadcaster’s Glasgow headquarters this weekend.
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NewsBBC Academy boss to exit ahead of Midlands move
BBC Academy director Anne Morrison is to leave the training division ahead of its relocation to Birmingham in 2015.
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NewsKeshet developing drama with Death in Paradise indie
The UK arm of Homeland producer Keshet is developing a high-end international drama with Death in Paradise indie Atlantique Productions.
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RatingsDolly Parton lands biggest Glastonbury audience
SUNDAY: Dolly Parton’s star-turn at the Glastonbury festival was the festival’s most watched performance of the weekend.
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RatingsMr Sloane succeeds for Sky Atlantic
FRIDAY: Sky Atlantic sitcom Mr Sloane bowed out with a series average of 86,000, over three times the channel’s slot average.
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NewsBenefits Street cleared by Ofcom
Channel 4’s controversial welfare series Benefits Street has been cleared of all wrongdoing in a comprehensive Ofcom ruling.
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NewsOfcom investigates ITV binge drinking doc
Ofcom has launched an investigation into ITV’s Tonight: Britain’s Young Drinkers after the broadcaster picked up the bar tab for students featured in the documentary.
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NewsITV drama boss ‘open to diversity commissioning quotas’
ITV drama boss Steve November has suggested that he is open to the idea of diversity quotas as the commercial broadcaster prepares to make a formal announcement on the issue.