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RatingsMichel Roux serves up 1.64m
WEDNESDAY: Michel Roux Jr’s new BBC2 series on the art of service failed to impress, as Channel 5 beat Channel 4 at 8pm with a Second World War documentary.
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NewsITV given hope in CRR battle
ITV has been given hope in its fight to abolish the Contract Rights Renewal scheme after culture secretary Jeremy Hunt revealed he has been handed the power to reform the ad selling restrictions.
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NewsBBC to make extra cuts of £400m
The BBC is embarking on a six month consultation over swingeing cuts across the corporation, as it seeks to make savings of 20%, amounting to roughly £400m.
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NewsTrust under fire for iPlayer move
The BBC Trust has been criticised after it said that the BBC’s on-demand content should only be accessed via other TV platforms through its iPlayer.
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NewsESPN confirms World Rally deal
ESPN has confirmed it is to air the World Rally Championship following a deal with indie North One Sport - a move which will see the sport move onto pay-TV for the first time.
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NewsSimon Pitts to oversee ITV transformation
ITV has promoted Simon Pitts to oversee the company’s five-year transformation plan, in a move that sees Carolyn Fairbairn leave.
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RatingsEastEnders cot death plot draws extra viewers
Consolidated figures have handed a major boost to the New Year’s Eve edition of EastEnders, which featured a controversial cot death storyline and generated thousands of complaints.
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RatingsTop 100 network programmes
Find out who topped the ratings league table for network programming from 3-9 January and browse the top 100.
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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 3-9 January as well as the performance of all the terrestrials across week 1.
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RatingsTop 30 multichannel programmes
Find out the top 30 multichannel programmes for 3-9 January as well as the share of viewing across digital homes.
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RatingsGenre Overview
Browse the top 10 children’s, factual, drama, entertainment, comedy and music & arts programmes for 3-9 January.
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RatingsDemographic Focus
Explore the ratings breakdown demographically across the main terrestrial and multichannel broadcasters for 3-9 January.
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RatingsKidnap and Ransom snatches 5.65m
THURSDAY: New ITV1 drama Kidnap and Ransom, starring Trevor Eve, debuted with a strong audience and tussled with BBC1 comedy Come Fly With Me.
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NewsNews Corp in Shine takeover talks
Rupert Murdoch’s News Corp is reportedly in talks to buy his daughter’s film and television production company Shine Group, which owns the lucrative MasterChef franchise.
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NewsComplaints over Daily Show cuts
Channel 4’s decision to axe all but one edition of The Daily Show has sparked hundreds of complaints, it has been revealed.
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NewsTCI round-up: New year brings new drama for BBC1
BBC1’s controller Danny Cohen has commissioned a host of new programmes, including a new adaption of Charles Dickens’ Great Expectations, while Channel 4 sees the return of a new series of Million Pound Drop Live.
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NewsBBC reduces Moving On episodes
BBC daytime drama series Moving On is to return - but will only have half the number of episodes from the last series.
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NewsLucy Carter moves to Diverse
Who Do You Think You Are? executive producer Lucy Carter has joined Diverse in a new role leading the development team.
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NewsC4 to host diversity week
Channel 4 will host a week of diversity events in March to run in parallel with an initiative being organised by the London Organising Committee of the Olympic and Paralympic Games.
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NewsSky 1 extends League episodes
Sky 1’s hit sports quiz A League Of Their Own is to be extended to hour-long episodes for its third series.