All Editorial articles – Page 5
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NewsChannel 4 unveils Britdoc initiatives
Channel 4 has stepped up its commitment to documentaries after injecting £50,000 into its Britdoc Foundation and partnering with sportswear brand Puma for a range of grants and awards.
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RatingsMarple beats Donovan
Jason Donovan’s trawl through his family history and the latest Miss Marple mystery put BBC1 and ITV1 neck-and-neck last night, securing audiences of around 5m to each channel.
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RatingsGreat British Waste Menu cooks up 5m
BBC1’s Great British Waste Menu disposed of the competition last night, beating ITV1’s coverage of Tottenham Hotspur’s triumphant march into the Champions League proper.
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NewsFood giants lose battle over Dispatches claims
Cereal manufacturers Nestle and Kellogg’s have lost their challenge against an edition of Dispatches that they claim unfairly portrayed them as targeting children with unhealthy foods.
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NewsITV cleared over World Cup goal gaffe
Ofcom has rejected 823 complaints from ITV1 HD viewers who missed England’s first World Cup goal due when the channel aired a sponsorship bumper.
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NewsC4 orders £1m of Scottish commissions
Channel 4 is to turn the spotlight on Scotland’s burgeoning computer games industry in a three-part series that it has greenlit as part of £1m of cross-platform commissions from the nation.
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RatingsCelebrity Masterchef whips up 6m
ITV1’s last-minute scheduling of Liverpool’s low-key tie against Turkey’s Trabzonspor helped Celebrity Masterchef to pull in its biggest ever audience of 6.2m last night.
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NewsITV gets first web news editor
ITN has appointed Jason Mills as the first web editor for the news section of the ITV website.
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NewsCBBC wildlife show moves to Longleat
Remarkable Television has won another two-series order for its CBBC wildlife show Roar, which will now be filmed at Longleat Safari Park.
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NewsBroadcasters up for Emmy prizes
Al-Jazeera English, Sky News and a Channel 4 Dispatches programme have been short-listed for an International Emmy award.
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NewsCNBC appoints Euro digital head
CNBC has hired the executive behind The Guardian’s iPhone and iPad apps to head up its European digital operations.
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NewsHollyoaks set for Top Model crossover
Channel 4 has lined up a special edition of Hollyoaks featuring contestants from this year’s series of Living’s reality show Britain’s Next Top Model.
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NewsFremantle execs set up US indie
The producers behind late-night ITV1 gameshow Quizmania have teamed up with US TV veteran Syd Vinnedge to set up an LA-based indie.
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NewsBig Brother special for 8 out of 10 Cats
Channel 4 is lining up a Big Brother-themed edition of 8 out of 10 Cats to kick off the tenth series of the panel show.
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NewsSherlock creators in final talks on series two
The BBC will confirm details of a second series of Sherlock this week, following strong ratings for the drama’s first run.
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NewsC4 holiday for Kirstie and Phil
Kirstie Allsopp and Phil Spencer are to lift the lid on holiday deals in the first commission for their indie, Raise the Roof.
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NewsC4's Sex Education draws 163 complaints
Channel 4 viewers have once again made themselves heard about the merits of The Sex Education Show, with complaints outnumbering messages of praise by four to one.
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NewsBulford to have nine reports in new C4 structure
Channel 4 has unveiled the new structure of the team led by chief operating officer Anne Bulford, which includes new financial and strategic roles for existing staff.
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RatingsRev bows out with 1.7m
Press coverage of the religious community’s embracing of BBC2 sitcom Rev helped the series finale to reach 1.7m (8%) at 10pm – its best overnight performance since its launch.
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NewsC4 restructures sales team
Channel 4 has appointed media agency veteran Mick Perry as head of airtime sales as it completes its restructure of its 175-strong sales team.