All Editorial articles – Page 6
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NewsCBBC meets ballet boys
Real-life Billy Elliots and children trying to overcome a stammer will feature in a series of documentaries for CBBC.
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NewsHBO's Treme confirmed for Sky
David Simon’s Treme will come to Sky as part of its HBO deal, the broadcaster has confirmed, with back catalogue shows likely to be offered mostly via on-demand.
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RatingsCoast walks away with 2.6m
BBC2’s second trip to the Coast this week earned the channel 2.6m (11.2%) at 9pm last night.
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NewsCalon TV folds after funding falls through
Calon TV, the Cardiff-based producer of Five and S4C kids shows Igam Ogam and Hana’s Helpline, is to go into voluntary liquidation.
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NewsVirgin rapped over HD claims ...
Virgin Media misled consumers with its high-definition offer ahead of the football World Cup, advertising watchdogs have ruled.
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NewsQVC to move to Chiswick Park
Shopping channel QVC is to uproot from Battersea to join fellow broadcasters Discovery Channel, CBS and Paramount at Chiswick Park.
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RatingsThe Hospital treats 1.7m
Channel 4’s new series of The Hospital failed to reach the high of its 2009 opening episode, performing just under slot average last night.
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NewsNickelodeon Land to open in Blackpool
Nickelodeon is opening a Blackpool amusement park featuring characters such as Spongebob Squarepants.
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NewsC4-backed doc gets BitTorrent release
Renegade Pictures’ documentary The Yes Men Fix the World has had an ‘official’ release on peer-to-peer site BitTorrent after the activists featured in the movie became embroiled in a legal spat with the US Chamber of Commerce.
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NewsIndustry condemns Film Council axe
Trade bodies Directors UK and the Film Distributors’ Association have joined the chorus of criticism for the government’s “catastrophic” decision to axe the Film Council, which appears to have come out of the blue.
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NewsFilm Council axed in DCMS cull
The UK Film Council, which has funded broadcaster-backed films as varied as Man on Wire and This is England, has fallen victim to the government’s drive to cut costs and improve transparency.
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Ratings
John Bishop brings 3.9m to BBC1
BBC1’s new entertainment show John Bishop’s Britain debuted with 3.9m (19.6%) on Saturday night.
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RatingsSherlock charms 7m
Sherlock, BBC1’s contemporary update of Arthur Conan Doyle’s classic mysteries, gripped 7m viewers at 9pm last night – making it the channel’s third biggest Sunday night drama in the past year.
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RatingsWould I Lie to You? amuses more than 3m
BBC1 comedy panel show Would I Lie to You? made a strong return in its new Friday night home, plugging the gap left by Jonathan Ross’ departure.
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NewsMeek confirmed as Canvas chair
Ingenious Media director Kip Meek is to stand down to become non-executive chairman of Project Canvas.
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NewsThe X Factor to get spin-off magazine
The X Factor has joined forces with Tesco to launch a branded magazine that will initially be sold exclusively in the retail giant’s stores.
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NewsC4 opens up later slots for docs
Channel 4 has pledged to air more documentaries outside of 9pm as it prepares for a new-look schedule after the demise of Big Brother.
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FremantleMedia Enterprises to make motor racing drama
The commercial arm of FremantleMedia is to adapt a motor racing book into a new drama series as part of a push for its scripted output.
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NewsHoller joins Studio Lambert's Notting Hill doc
Digital agency Holler is to produce the web content for Channel 4’s forthcoming documentary series Notting Hill.
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E4 hunts Britain's best hairdresser
E4 has fired the starting gun on potential Big Brother successors with a search for Britain’s best new hairdresser.