All News articles – Page 3015
-
NewsRatings Focus: Sketch comedy on the right laughter track
Viewers may see the funny side of comedy sketch shows but broadcasters take the matter seriously, hoping to find the next Two Ronnies in the making.
-
News
Target sells Popstars to Holland and South Africa
Popstars, the entertainment format that gave Hear'Say their 15 minutes of fame, is to be remade in the Netherlands and South Africa.
-
News
ID Hustles for Russian and Belgian sales
ID Distribution has sold the format rights to Objective Productions' The Real Hustle to producers in Russia and Belgium.
-
NewsUK kids co-pro Claude sold to Disney and ZDF
A pre-school animated series from UK production companies Dot to Dot and Red and Blue Productions has been sold to Playhouse Disney UK and ZDF in Germany.
-
NewsRajars herald comeback for commercial radio
Industry figures believe commercial radio can begin a genuine renaissance away from the glare of the City spotlight after an improved second quarter Rajar performance.
-
News
Raw examines vast veg
Raw is to explore the world of giant vegetable growing in an upcoming edition of Channel 4's new talent doc showcase First Cuts.
-
News
Fat Doctor will roll again
Discovery Home and Health has ordered a third 10 x 60-minute run of Electric Sky Productions' Fat Doctor.
-
NewsWish to animate kids book Wibbly Pig
Wish Films is to make an animated adaptation of kids book Wibbly Pig for CBeebies, and TVO and Knowledge Network in Canada.
-
NewsNick UK orders ‘channel defining' Saturday show
Nickelodeon UK has ordered a “channel defining” horror-themed comedy series as its flagship show for Saturday mornings.
-
NewsITV boosts online content by 60%
ITV has secured a deal with producers that will boost its online content by 60% with classic series including Heartbeat, Poirot and On the Buses.
-
NewsLoose Women creator quits ITVP
ITV Production's director of daytime and lifestyle programming Dianne Nelmes is leaving the company to pursue 'a new challenge'.
-
NewsNew Saturday night dance show for ITV1
ITV1 has unveiled a one-off Saturday night entertainment show that will take viewers on a nostalgic journey through the world's biggest dance crazes.
-
NewsBig Brother's Little Brother lends a hand to E4
E4's fanzine show for Big Brother equalled its best performance of the year so far with a total of 518,000 viewers (3.90%), helping the channel to its best showing of the year.
-
NewsITV2 set for a refresh
ITV2 is getting a makeover, with a new logo and interstitials and a celebrity talent campaign to help drive ratings.
-
NewsEcho Beach axed - again
Echo Beach will be axed within the fictional world of Moving Wallpaper when the comedy drama returns next year, ITV has confirmed.
-
NewsBonekickers gets another kicking
The ratings for BBC1's drama series took a turn for the worse last night with an audience of just 4.2m (19.8%) as the show continued to lose viewers.
-
NewsPuffin killing on Ramsay show sparks complaints
Footage of the killing and eating of puffins on Gordon Ramsay's the F Word on Channel 4 last night prompted complaints from viewers.
-
NewsBBC fined£400,000 over phone-in fakery
Ofcom has fined the BBC£400,000 for breaching competition rules on viewer phone-ins, the biggest ever penalty the regulator has imposed on the corporation.
-
NewsGMG Radio profits tumble
GMG Radio saw its operating profit drop from£3.5m to just£100,000 last year due to major investment across the portfolio.
-
NewsBlinx to offer VoD super search
Blinkx has launched an online TV archive service that aims to help web viewers search for UK broadcasters' shows in one place