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VideoVIDEO: BBC1 uses Olympics to tease new dramas
BBC1 is preparing to hijack the popularity of its Olympics coverage to build anticipation for a clutch of new dramas.
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RatingsDynamo conjures up strong series
Dynamo: Magician Impossible ended its second run on a series low - but managed to top the first series average by nearly 200,000 viewers.
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RatingsTeam GB football scores 6.5m peak
The first Olympic football match in 52 years to feature men from Great Britain was beaten by ITV1 soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
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NewsEx-Chrysalis boss named UTV chairman
Talksport owner UTV has appointed Richard Huntingford chairman of the board.
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NewsTV App Agency launches Olympics service for RTVE
Spanish public broadcaster RTVE has launched an Olympics connected TV app built by UK-based developers TV App Agency.
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Swimming is biggest draw on Olympics day one
Swimmer Hannah Miley and the men’s cycling road race won the biggest audiences on the first day of the BBC’s Olympic coverage.
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NewsLime in talks for third series of TOWIE shorts
The online spin-off of The Only Way Is Essex achieved 750,000 video views for its first two series.
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NewsTern kicks off games quest with Nonsense
Tern Television has established a digital division, The Story Mechanics, to develop original games and produced a prototype based on Edward Lear’s Book Of Nonsense.
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NewsBake Off to be remade in Australia and Poland
Australia’s Nine Network and TLC in Poland are set to cook up domestic versions of hit BBC2 show The Great British Bake Off.
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NewsRose d’Or relocating to Brussels
The Rose d’Or Festival is to transfer owners and will move out of Switzerland for the first time in more than 50 years.
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NewsThe Killing cancelled in US
US crime drama The Killing, which struggled during its second season on Channel 4, has been axed.
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RatingsSinbad and TOWIE struggle against Olympics
Swashbuckling drama Sinbad and ITV2 reality series The Only Way is Essex posted record lows as the Olympics dominated viewing.
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Adlington makes a splash with 10.7m
Team GB’s first medals in the pool and cycling helped BBC1 to the highest ratings of the Olympics so far.
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NewsFreeview adds local TV and HD slots
Freeview platform manager DMOL has finalised plans for an EPG reorganisation which will see a dedicated slot at channel 8 for local TV services and 20 HD spaces opened up.
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NewsRicky Gervais launching web series to teach English
Ricky Gervais is developing a web series with Karl Pilkington that will aim to teach viewers to speak English.
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NewsOlympics helps BBC Sport and iPlayer smash records
The triumphant opening ceremony of the London 2012 Olympic Games has broken viewing records on the BBC iPlayer while the BBC Sport website has recorded its busiest ever day with 8.3m global unique users.
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NewsOliver and Doherty pair up for C4 Food Fight
Channel 4 chef Jamie Oliver and farmer Jimmy Doherty will appear together for the first time on C4 in a series based around culinary challenges.
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NewsCreative England launches £1m multiplatform fund
Creative England has put a £1m fund up for grabs for small and medium sized businesses based outside of London looking to develop multiplatform TV services.
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BBC3 scores 4.2m with gymnastics bronze
Team GB’s surprise bronze medal in the men’s team artistic gymnastics helped BBC3 to its second highest audience on record.
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NewsThe Bachelor picked up in six countries
Dating format The Bachelor, currently airing on Channel 5, is to be remade for audiences in France, Chile, the Netherlands and Switzerland.