All articles by Matthew Campelli – Page 24
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BBCW and Fremantle strike deals with Chinese media giant
MipTV: BBC Worldwide and Fremantle Media have both signed major production deals with Chinese media giant Shanghai Media Group (SMG).
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Labour manifesto backs BBC and C4
The Labour Party has used its election manifesto to reiterate plans to back the BBC and keep Channel 4 in public ownership.
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HIGNFY outperforms Gogglebox
FRIDAY: BBC1 overtook Channel 4 in the 9pm slot after the return of Have I Got News For You proved more popular than Gogglebox.
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Grand National peaks with 8.8m
Many Clouds’ Grand National triumph helped Channel 4 to a peak audience of 8.8m viewers on a busy weekend of sporting action.
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BGT return helps ITV to 2015 high
SATURDAY: ITV pulled in its biggest audience of the year for the return of Britain’s Got Talent as its “Super Saturday” of entertainment delivered mixed results.
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C4 roadshow to uncover diverse talent
Channel 4 is to connect a diverse range of emerging talent with producers as part of a nationwide talent search initiative.
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C4 revisits Queen's Big Night Out
Blast! Films will look back at the night Queen Elizabeth snuck out to celebrate VE Day with the public in one-off film for Channel 4.
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Fortitude finale boosts Mad Men
THURSDAY: Fortitude’s finale helped Mad Med to its biggest ever audience on Sky Atlantic, as ITV’s latest factual series could not compete with Bear Grylls’ female castaways.
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Rugby has knock on effect for X Factor
The X Factor is to be moved to Sunday evenings later this year to avoid a clash with ITV’s coverage of the Rugby World Cup.
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Bear Grylls returns to ITV for more Mission Survive
ITV has quickly commissioned a second series of celebrity endurance format Bear Grylls: Mission Survive days after the opening run drew to a close.
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Raw lands Heathrow doc for ITV
Raw TV has secured access to Heathrow Airport for a three-part documentary series for ITV.
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The Island transports 1.9m
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4 headed back to The Island with fewer than 2m viewers – around 300,000 short of last year’s opener.
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CDN appoints diversity guru
An equality heavyweight with 15 years’ experience has been named the first permanent boss of the Creative Diversity Network (CDN).
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Behind The Scenes
Ninja Warrior UK, ITV
ITV has turned to a high-octane Japanese format for its latest Saturday night entertainment offering.
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Potato slate includes Brainiac reboot for ITV
ITV Studios label Potato is planning to reboot Richard Hammondfronted series Brainiac: Science Abuse and will push into scripted and serious factual content as it bids to broaden its output.
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O’Briain and Byrne's BBC2 trip ends with 1.8m
TUESDAY: BBC2’s travelogue featuring Dara O’Briain and Ed Byrne concluded solidly while an appearance from David Cameron on Tonight brought the strand to an 18 month low.
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C4 orders 'real time' election sitcom
Channel 4 will gear up for the general election with a “real time” satirical sitcom from the writers of Drop the Dead Donkey and Outnumbered.
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ITV cooks up Harry Hill pilot
Red Arrow indie CPL Productions is to bring Harry Hill back to ITV for a cookery show pilot.
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Secret Life of Four Year Olds grows into full series
Channel 4 has ordered a full series of The Secret Life of Four-Year-Olds following the success of the one-off documentary.
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E4 sets up dating format
E4 has ordered a dating format from Lime Pictures as part of a wave of commissions.