All PSBs articles – Page 46
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NewsBBC factual boom reaches BAME viewers
The BBC aired 300 more hours of factual programming over the year to 31 March than in the same period in 2014/15, taking the total to almost 8,000 hours.
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NewsEnders lukewarm on broadcaster shorts
There are very few broadcaster-led online commissions and many of those available are loss-leaders for producers, according to an Enders Analysis report.
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NewsPSB drama and factual spend rises
The public service broadcasters increased their spend on drama and factual programming in 2015 as overall investment in original programming remained steady year-on-year.
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NewsC4 entertainment chief lifts lid on Eden project
Channel 4 head of entertainment Liam Humphreys has lifted the lid on Eden, the blank-slate format that is among the broadcaster’s flagship shows for 2017.
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NewsDrama enters The Red Tent
UKTV’s scripted channel Drama has acquired Old Testament mini-series The Red Tent.
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NewsITV in fresh bid to claim retrans fees
ITV is to attempt to claim retransmission fees from pay-TV operators for broadcasting its channels after the government closed a legal loophole.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 20 - 26 June 2016
Sky Atlantic’s Thronecast picked up speed, up 50% week on week, after Game Of Thrones’ ninth episode
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NewsBest Entertainment Channel: Dave
UKTV’s comedy station had a flyer of a year. Reaching more than 22 million adults a month, Dave is now the eighth-biggest commercial channel in the UK and grew its audiences by 4% in 2015.
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CommentPSBs must be free to provoke
The Brexit vote has shown public service broadcasters’ folly in chasing the centre ground, says Des Freedman
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 13 - 19 June 2016
The second episode of Sky 1’s Flintoff: Lord Of The Fries achieved 251,000/1% at 8pm on Monday, just 5,000 behind last week’s launch.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 6 - 12 June 2016
Dave’s Alan Davies As Yet Untitled achieved 321,000/2% at 10pm on Sunday
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NewsBBC lobbies government over EPG prominence
The BBC has begun lobbying the government to make sure its linear channels remain prominent on Sky Q and other services as platforms shift their focus to on-demand programing.
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NewsLord Puttnam calls for ITV to boost current affairs
ITV should dramatically increase its commitment to current affairs to strengthen its contribution to the PSB ecology, an influential review has concluded.
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NewsC5 keen to 'own' down-the-lens docs
Knickerbockerglory is to apply the ‘down-the-lens’ technique of its Channel 5 documentary I’m An Alcoholic: My Name Is… to five further subject areas.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 30 May - 5 June 2016
The best of Sky News’ EU: In Or Out? interviews this week was Friday’s at 8pm with 397,800/2% as Michael Gove faced the public.
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NewsDiscovery eyes C4 in UK push
Discovery will be in the queue of potential suitors for a privatised Channel 4, as the US broadcasting giant looks to build its presence in the UK.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 23 - 29 May 2016
This week’s winner of Sky 1’s 8pm superhero competition is The Flash, which on Tuesday achieved 417,000/2%
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NewsZaslav: C4 remit barrier to Discovery bid
Discovery Communications chief executive David Zaslav has acknowledged he would run the rule over Channel 4 and ITV - but indicated that there are barriers to both deals.
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CommentVice is no longer the outsider
Brand needs to retain its values as it edges towards mainstream, says Chris Curtis
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 16 - 22 May 2016
The Saturday night Live Boxing between David Haye and Arnold Gjergjaj gave Dave its best audience of the week: 1 million/6% from 8pm.