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ITV fields Parky against football
ITV stunned the BBC this week by recruiting veteran chat show host Michael Parkinson to join its Saturday night line-up.
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RatingsNomadic Parky takes ratings hit
The BBC's decision to bounce Parkinson from pillar to post over the past year has had a damaging effect on the show's ratings but its profile is still relatively strong.
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New Freeview channel
Shopping channel Ideal World, which broadcasts on Sky and NTL digital, has launched on Freeview. Channel 22 is part of the Crown Castle multiplex, but is not the last available slot on Freeview. Meanwhile, the Digital Interactive Television Group is in talks with Telewest to launch its Avego gaming channel ...
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4 Ventures adds Hoegh
Channel 4's commercial arm, 4 Ventures has appointed Thomas Hoegh to its board as a non-executive director. His appointment coincides with that of C4 chairman Luke Johnson, who also becomes a non-executive director. Hoegh is currently chief executive officer of Arts Alliance, an international venture capital company, which has backed ...
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Help for TV hopefuls
The Edinburgh Television Festival is calling for applications from young television professionals to take part in this year's fast-track scheme. The initiative will see 40 people aged between 22 and 29 with two to four years' experience take part in a series of masterclasses including a live pitch to BBC ...
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Digital needs a deadline
The BBC's call this week for the government to put more meat on the bones of its digital strategy is no surprise.
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Comcast bails out on Disney deal
US cable giant Comcast has withdrawn its $54.1bn (£30.2bn) unsolicited bid for Walt Disney, citing a lack of interest in the bid from Disney. 'It has become clear that there is no interest on the part of Disney's management and board in putting Comcast and Disney together,' said Comcast president ...
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RatingsRamsay's kitchen heats up the ratings
Channel 4's food show Ramsay's Kitchen Nightmares made a successful debut in the ratings this Tuesday (27 April) with an average of 4 million viewers (17.7%) in a 60-minute slot. The four-part series at 21.00, which sees the Michelin-starred chef Gordon Ramsay try to turn ...
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Lewis to oversee ITV digital channels
ITV has promoted general manager of digital channels Jonathan Lewis to be its new controller of digital channels, overseeing the commercial aspects of all of the broadcaster's digital channels. He will also oversee ITV's interests in third party channels such as Men and Motors and Plus as well as MUTV. ...
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BBC4 invites tenders for media show
The tender document for BBC4's new media show is expected to be sent out to indies next week. Written pitches for the show, which will be overseen by former Newsnight editor George Entwistle, are due by the end of May with shortlisting and the choosing ...
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Report into BBC online to come out in May
Former Trinity Mirror chief executive Philip Graf is expected to hand his report on the BBC's online services to the government on Friday (30 April). Media secretary Tessa Jowell commissioned Graf to review the BBC's internet services in August last year. Jowell is expected to publish Graf's report by mid-May. ...
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Charlotte Church - Spreading her Wings (BBC1) - Thomas Sutcliffe, Independent
?Chris Terrill makes his films as an ?embed?, getting so close to his subjects that they start to address the camer...
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10 Years Younger (C4) - Sam Wollaston, Guardian
'The whole thing has been a miserable failure.?...
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10 Years Younger (C4) - James Walton, Daily Telegraph
'The programme gave its message of hope to women everywhere: You too can look years younger - all you need is to be...
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10 Years Younger (C4) - Charlie Catchpole, Daily Star
'I disliked Hambleton-Jones who has one of those grating South African accents that set my teeth on edge.'...
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10 Years Younger (C4) - Joe Joseph, The Times
?The whole process is like taking a sound but dirty car, washing it, knocking out the dents, polishing it so it shi...
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RatingsC4's makeover show appeals to over 3m
Channel 4's latest lifestyle makeover show 10 Years Younger managed to keep up the broadcaster's strong Wednesday night performance with an average of 3.1 million (13.9%).
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NewsLook familiar to you?
Ofcom last week claimed viewers are weary of copycat programming and identikit schedules, but is it the regulator's problem or up to the broadcasters to put their own houses in order, says Peter Keighron.
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NewsPEER POLL: Parkinson
The latest question in Broadcast's peer poll asks: Was ITV right to poach Parkinson?
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The All Star Comedy Show (ITV1) - Alun Palmer, Daily Mirror
'There were joys to be had here but flops, too.'...