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NewsO'Dowd to star in BBC2 mockumentary
The IT Crowd’s Chris O’Dowd will star in a mockumentary comedy series for BBC2 and HBO.
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RatingsRussell Brand addiction doc draws 500k to BBC3
Comedian Russell Brand pulled more than half a million viewers with a documentary recounting his battle with heroin.
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RatingsX Factor returns on six-year low
The X Factor returned with its lowest launch audience in six years as ITV1’s other entertainment centrepiece, Red or Black?, was whipped by an Indiana Jones repeat.
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NewsDirector Tony Scott dies in suicide jump
Top Gun director and TV executive producer Tony Scott has died after leaping from a bridge in Los Angeles.
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NewsA+E hires Viacom exec for distribution push
A+E Networks has appointed a former Viacom executive to head up the distribution of its channels including Bio and History across the majority of EMEA.
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RatingsSilent Witness beats Last Weekend
Silent Witness thrashed ITV1’s three-part thriller The Last Weekend in the battle of the Sunday night dramas.
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RatingsBBC1 and C4 comedy struggle to raise a smile
A new series of BBC1 comedy In with the Flynns and Channel 4’s Funny Fortnight both failed to make an impact, falling short of their short averages.
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NewsBBC rejects IDS bias claims
The BBC has defended itself from claims by work and pensions secretary Iain Duncan Smith that the corporation has a left-wing bias.
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NewsNiche sports channel to launch after Olympic success
The Highflyer Group is planning on launching a channel dedicated to niche sports off the back of the Olympics, according to reports.
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NewsX Factor launches first iPad app
FremantleMedia UK Interactive and ITV have relaunched the digital offering for The X Factor including online video and its first dedicated iPad app.
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RatingsBBC3’s Batman Shootings doc draws 460k
A documentary about the massacre at a screening of the Dark Knight Rises drew nearly half a million viewers to BBC3.
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NewsTalkSport scores Premiership Rugby rights
TalkSport continues to hoover up sports rights after signing a deal to become an official broadcaster of Aviva Premiership Rugby.
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NewsDHX Media acquires Cookie Jar in £70m deal
Rastamouse distributor DHX Media has acquired Canadian kids company Cookie Jar Entertainment.
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NewsNetflix UK hits 1m subscribers
Video on demand service, Netflix, has reached a million subscribers in the UK and Ireland just seven months after launch.
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NewsSky appeal puts Freeview reshuffle on hold
Sky has launched an appeal against Freeview platform manager DMOL’s plan to reorganise the EPG that would see Sky News drop 50 places.
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RatingsTop consolidated programmes
Find out which programmes gained the biggest audience through recording from 6-12 August and browse the top titles.
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes
Find out who topped the ratings league table for network programming from 6-12 August and browse the top 100.
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RatingsGenre Overview
Browse the top ten children’s, factual, drama, entertainment, comedy, music and arts programmes from 6-12 August.
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RatingsDemographic Focus
Explore the ratings breakdown demographically across the main terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters from 6-12 August.
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RatingsTop 30 BBC2, Channel 4, Channel 5
Find out the top 30 programmes on BBC2, Channel 4 and Channel 5 from 6-12 August as well as the performance of all the terrestrials across week 31.