All Sky 1 articles – Page 15
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RatingsSky1’s Got to Dance final peaks with 1.29m
SUNDAY: Sky1 competition Got to Dance drew its biggest audience of the series as Irish dance troupe Prodijig claimed the crown.
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RatingsBBC4 gives 400k disco fever
FRIDAY: A special night to celebrate BBC4’s tenth birthday saw a documentary on disco trounce the channel’s usual audience figures.
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NewsIdiot Abroad 3 in pre-production
Ricky Gervais has kicked off pre-production of a third series of Sky1’s An Idiot Abroad, this time featuring Warwick Davis alongside Karl Pilkington.
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NewsSky 1 finds recipe for food and business with Splash
Sky 1 is continuing its push on business-related factual entertainment with a major order for a format that mixes cooking and entrepreneurship.
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NewsSales for Sinbad in Canada and France
Impossible Pictures’ Sinbad has been pre-sold by BBC Worldwide to Space in Canada and both Canal+ and NRJ12 in France.
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NewsSky 1 picks up C4 pilot Chickens
Sky 1 has plucked Simon Bird, Jonny Sweet and Joe Thomas’ comedy Chickens from Channel 4 in a deal that will see Big Talk Productions produce its first show for the channel.
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RatingsSky1’s Stella pulls 630k
FRIDAY: Comedy drama Stella nearly doubled Sky1’s usual audience figures as it continues to draw followers.
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NewsStella and The Cafe to return for Sky1
Sky1 has recommissioned Ruth Jones’ Stella and Ralf Little and Craig Cash’s The Cafe.
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NewsMurphy injects ‘love’ into Sky 1 strategy
Director of Sky 1 Stuart Murphy has updated his channel strategy to offer “bigger, better, more loved” shows as it moves into its next phase of original programming.
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RatingsSpartacus threatens Skins
MONDAY: E4 teen drama Skins was nearly carved up in the ratings by Sky1’s swords and sandals drama Spartacus.
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RatingsSinging Detective arrests 300k
THURSDAY: The highly-anticipated repeat of The Singing Detective, marking its 25th anniversary, topped BBC4’s slot average by around 100k viewers.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2012: winners and finalists
Who came out on top at the Broadcast Awards 2012? Browse the winners and finalists here.
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NewsSky 1 named Broadcast channel of the year
Sky 1 picked up the coveted channel of the year prize at last night’s Broadcast Awards – as ITV drama stole the show.
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RatingsBBC3’s gay footballers doc nets 712k
MONDAY: An investigative documentary into the lack of openly gay professional footballers in Britain drew nearly a quarter of a million more viewers than BBC3’s usual audience.
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RatingsTOWIE tops 1m on return
SUNDAY: The Only Way Is Essex returned for a fourth run on ITV2 but drew its lowest series launch since its debut in 2010.
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RatingsMad Dogs take down Manhattan
THURSDAY: A glossy BBC4 drama starring Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan could not quite match the pull of Sky1’s Mad Dogs.
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NewsSky boss apologises for Stella glitch
Sky1’s new comedy series Stella was cut short due to technical difficulties on Friday evening with the broadcaster hastily arranging a repeat the following night.
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NewsSky orders Apprentice-style fact ent show
Former The Apprentice executive producer Michele Kurland is to manage a business-based fact ent commission for her new employer Sky 1.
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NewsSky Atlantic pilots Jack Dee show
Sky Atlantic is developing a comedy panel show with Lead Balloon star Jack Dee.
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NewsObjective in Sky 1 comedy first
Objective Productions has won its first comedy commission for Sky 1 with a family sitcom about three generations living under one roof.