All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 21
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Ratings
New Tricks ends with 7.7m
BBC1 drama New Tricks ended its sixth run with an impressive 7.7m last night (32.5%).
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Dragons Den ends series with 3.7m
The finale of BBC2’s would-be entrepreneur show Dragons Den made a fiery exit last night, with 3.7m (15.9%) tuning in.
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The Broadcast Interview
Zai Bennett, ITV digital channels
ITV’s digital man has used the pulling power of celeb-led shows to bolster the UK’s top two multichannels. He tells Kate McMahon about his strategy to draw in even bigger crowds.
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News
NSPCC and TV on collision path
The TV industry is on a collision course with the NSPCC, psychologists and local authorities as the debate around duty of care toward children on TV hots up.
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UKTV waiting to snap up STV’s Taggart for Alibi
UKTV wants Taggart for its crime channel Alibi if ITV drops the long-running show.
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The Fixer thrills 3.8m
ITV1’s hitman drama The Fixer returned last night in thrilling fashion, edging out Traffic Cops and Jamie Oliver’s latest cooking show to win the 9pm hour.
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X Factor peaks at 11.8m
The X Factor was back with a bang on Saturday night, with a peak of 11.8m (54%) tuning in.
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Wuthering Heights captivates 4m
The final part of ITV1’s adaptation of Wuthering Heights captivated 4m viewers at 9pm last night (17.9% share), but was beaten by BBC1’s quirky Welsh drama Framed.
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Ratings
Few turn out for night at The Office
A repeat of the entire first series of The Office failed to spark much interest for BBC2 on Sunday night while a repeat of Lewis scored bigger numbers than the opening instalment of ITV’s lavish new drama Wuthering Heights.
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News
Councils using kids licence to exert editorial control
Indie trade body Pact has warned that a number of local authorities are rejecting plans to feature children in television shows, on the basis that they do not like the scripts.
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News
Fincham defends treatment of BGT hopefuls
EDINBURGH: ITV director of television Peter Fincham has defended the treatment of contestants on Britain’s Got Talent, and said the network would have faced a barrage of criticism if it had not allowed participants like Susan Boyle to take part.
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Factual shift for ITV3
EDINBURGH: Digital channel ITV3 is to broadcast more factual programming, reflecting the reduced amount of drama on the commercial broadcaster.
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Andre airs concerns over kids on TV
EDINBURGH: Singer Peter Andre says he has no regrets about carving out a career in reality television, but still has reservations over whether his children should have been included in the shows.
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ITV's Mackie defends Bill move
EDINBURGH: ITV director of drama Laura Mackie has defended the decision to move long-running police show The Bill to 9pm, saying that the show’s new format will need time to bed in.
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More 4's Crufts coverage to explore controversies
EDINBURGH: More 4’s coverage of pedigree dog show Crufts will focus on inbreeding controversies and animal welfare, as well as the glory of the prizes.
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E4 boss says Big Brother could have continued
EDINBURGH: Big Brother would have been ‘flogged’ for a few more series, if Channel 4 was a more commercially-minded channel, says E4 head Angela Jain.
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Ratings
Katie Price returns to ITV2 with 1.3m
The launch of Katie Price’s new documentary series What Katie Did Next pulled in a strong audience for ITV2 last night, attracting an average of 1.3m (6%) across the 9pm hour.
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The Bill nicks 3.4m
ITV1 drama The Bill bounced back slightly last night, with 3.4m (14.6%) tuning in for the hour at 9pm, but it wasn’t enough to beat BBC1 ratings blockbuster New Tricks.
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News
STV report 84% pre-tax profit drop
ITV’s Scottish licence holder STV has reported an 84% fall in pre-tax profit year-on-year for the first six months of 2009, but chief execuitve Rob Woodward told Broadcast that the broadcaster’s underlying business model was well placed to ride out the recession.
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Fellowes pens ITV1 drama series
Julian Fellowes, the Oscar-winning writer of Gosford Park, is writing a seven-part Edwardian country house drama for ITV1.