All articles by Kate McMahon – Page 22

  • Britain's Got Talent
    News

    Deloitte Edinburgh survey finds more economic woe to come

    2009-08-27T07:00:00Z

    The government may be predicting the recession will end in 40 days, but the broadcasting sector is still in the midst of seismic changes, according to a Deloitte report for this weekend’s MediaGuardian Edinburgh International Television Festival.

  • Take Me Out
    News

    ITV tries out new Blind Date

    2009-08-27T07:00:00Z

    ITV has tasked The X Factor producer Talkback Thames with making the successor to Blind Date - speed-dating format Take Me Out.

  • Uproar Productions
    News

    Ten Alps targets Asian buys

    2009-08-27T07:00:00Z

    Ten Alps is to embark on an aggressive acquisition spree in South East Asia, in a bid to roll out the company’s multiplatform content model across the region.

  • Wuthering Heights
    News

    STV to boost drama - without ITV

    2009-08-26T13:33:00Z

    STV plans to acquire more dramas from the likes of RTE and gradually develop more drama in-house after opting out of airing almost all of ITV’s autumn drama line-up.

  • Big Brother 10
    Ratings

    Big Brother ratings still sliding

    2009-08-26T10:32:00Z

    Big Brother, the long-running reality show that Channel 4 has today announced will draw to a close next year, pulled in just 1.8m viewers last night (8.2%) for the hour at 9pm.

  • Iran and the West
    News

    Ten Alps moves into Singapore

    2009-08-26T10:14:00Z

    Ten Alps has acquired Singapore-based indie Uproar Asia Productions, marking its first move to expand into the Far East and Asia.

  • Caribbean Food Made Easy
    Ratings

    Reggae Reggae man grooves with 2.2m

    2009-08-25T10:10:00Z

    Former Dragons’ Den contestant and Reggae Reggae Sauce man Levi Roots made a steady start with a new show on BBC2 last night, while ITV comedy Monday Monday came to a close with its third highest audience of the series.

  • Ant and Dec
    News

    Ant and Dec in US Takeaway talks

    2009-08-24T17:33:00Z

    Ant and Dec have revealed they are in talks to take their hit ITV1 format Saturday Night Takeaway in the US.

  • Cricket
    Ratings

    England's Ashes win delivers 2m to Sky Sports 1

    2009-08-24T10:09:00Z

    Sky Sports 1 notched up nearly 2 million viewers yesterday (23 August) as England beat Australia to win the Ashes.

  • Stacey Solomon
    Ratings

    X Factor back with 11.7m

    2009-08-24T09:30:00Z

    The X Factor was back with its second highest launch show to date on Saturday night – peaking at 11.7m (54%) just after 8pm.

  • The Tudors
    Ratings

    BBC2 reigns with Tudors return

    2009-08-24T08:30:00Z

    The Tudors made a regal entrance back onto BBC2 last Friday night, drawing an average audience of 2.3m (11.4%) over a 90-minute launch episode from 9pm.

  • X Factor logo
    News

    ITV.com revenue may soar to £34m

    2009-08-21T13:26:00Z

    Revenues from ITV.com are on course to more than triple this year, making as much as £34m according to a new analyst report

  • The X Factor 2009 judges
    Comment

    Broadcast on... The X Factor

    2009-08-21T13:16:00Z

    As the new series of The X Factor prepares to launch, ITV has provided a first look to a select gathering. Broadcast’s Kate McMahon was there to see the good, the bad and the downright awful.

  • Usain Bolt
    Ratings

    Nearly 4m watch Bolt break record

    2009-08-21T12:23:00Z

    Nearly 4m viewers tuned in to BBC2 last night to watch Olympic gold medallist Usain Bolt blast away his own 200m world record at the Berlin Athletics World Championships.

  • The Bill
    Ratings

    The Bill busted as Benefit Busters boom

    2009-08-21T11:56:00Z

    Channel 4’s documentary Benefit Busters made a strong start last night, while ITV1 stalwart The Bill took another tumble in the ratings.

  • Wuthering Heights
    News

    STV axes nearly all new ITV drama

    2009-08-21T10:15:00Z

    STV has axed ITV dramas Wuthering Heights, The Fixer, Doc Martin, Blue Murder and Agatha Christie’s Marple from its schedule, adding fuel to its dispute with the commercial broadcaster over network programming fees.

  • X Factor
    News

    X Factor boss defends live audition pressure

    2009-08-21T09:09:00Z

    X Factor executive producer Richard Holloway has defended the shows new live audition process, rubbishing comments from judge Louis Walsh that the format change adds even more pressure to competitors.

  • Coronation Street wedding
    Features

    Corrie’s wedding reception

    2009-08-20T07:00:00Z

    ITV1 celebrates a bumper audience for its soap wedding, but needs the X Factor for Saturday nights.

  • Big Brother 10: Presenters
    Features

    BB maintains ratings draw

    2009-08-20T07:00:00Z

    It may be a long way off its glory day figures of old, but despite negative press coverage, Big Brother has proved that it has not run out of steam just yet, comfortably drawing audiences of 2 million every day of the week for C4.

  • four weddings
    Comment

    Four Weddings / Peter Andre

    2009-08-20T07:00:00Z

    Kate McMahon and Robin Parker give their verdict on two of the weeks shows.