All articles by Robin Parker – Page 29
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NewsExpectation hires C4 and Minnow execs
Dominique Foster and Ruth Kelly join indie’s factual team
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NewsGold boards ferry for Blackpool Express sequel
Sian Gibson and Johnny Vegas to return in Death on the Tyne
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RatingsC4 prison doc locks in 1.8m
THURSDAY: HMP Durham two-parter outperforms with 16-34s, while women flock to ITV’s real-life Shirley Valentines
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RatingsKilled By My Debt brings 1.5m to BBC1
WEDNESDAY: A 9pm slot on BBC1 for BBC3’s Killed By My Debt paid dividends
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NewsZaslav to stay with Discovery for five years
President and chief executive extends contract to 2023
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RatingsBeach Live unearths 563,000 for BBC4
TUESDAY: Dan Snow’s live dig and Mark Kermode’s look at romcoms both boosted the channel’s primetime audience
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RatingsMorgan/Trump attracts 1.2m
MONDAY: GMB host’s interview with the president falls short of their previous encounter, while Sacha Baron Cohen is a hit with young, affluent viewers
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NewsC4 nations exec joins Supershoppers indie
Firecrest Films signs Lorraine McKechnie as an executive producer
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NewsCase closed for Armchair Detectives
BBC axes Tiger Aspect’s murder mystery quiz after one series
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NewsWho Is America?: the verdict from the US
Sacha Baron Cohen’s most savage work since Borat or a nadir to rival Grimsby? Critics are divided on the comic’s return to TV after 14 years
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RatingsWelsh drama wins 2.9m
THURSDAY: Keeping Faith outscores Love Island and Police Tapes on its BBC1 debut
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NewsCOBA blasts government's Brexit white paper
Trade body says international broadcasters will have to start restructuring ’within weeks’
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NewsSky Kids boards tween fashion school drama
Secures pre-sales rights to Bryncoed series The Athena
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NewsCasual Vacancy producer secures Netflix kids series
Paul Trijbits’ indie FilmWave to adapt classic Dutch adventure story
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News£60m kids’ fund gets into gear
BFI’s three-year contestable pot will act as a ‘proof of concept’ following its April launch
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RatingsBBC1 takes all on football-free Sunday
SUNDAY: BBC1 had a clean sweep in the absence of any World Cup matches, owning the schedules from 5pm to close
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RatingsITV2 squeezes 1m out of Keith Lemon
THURSDAY: Young and upmarket viewers flocked to launch of comic’s US sojourn
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NewsTake That star to front C4 car format
Amateur mechanics will compete to rebuild classic vehicles for East Media show
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Ratings2m join ITV’s Singalong
WEDNESDAY: Shine North’s live one-off finished behind Love Island and Our Girl