All articles by Matthew Campelli – Page 32
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Inside the Immigration Street row
The row over Channel 4’s upcoming Immigration Street is set to play out on screen as the broadcaster prepares to show footage of Love Productions’ crew being threatened by local people.
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ITV factual in the spotlight
ITV’s factual strategy is in the spotlight after a number of recent commissions struggled to make an impact.
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Boundless hires The Undateables exec
The Undateables producer Sarah Spencer has become Boundless’ second hire in less than a month.
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Ian Squires leaves ITV after 20 years
ITV controller of current affairs and news operations Ian Squires will step down after the 2015 general election, ending a 20-year career at the broadcaster.
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10,000 BC transports 1.5m
MONDAY: Channel 5’s survival reality show 10,000 BC made a strong start at 10pm, as The Jump held off a Big Brother Live Bombshell at 8pm.
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ITV options physical game show
ITV has picked up the UK rights to Belgian physical gameshow format Eternal Glory and is piloting a car-focused panel show as it continues its attempts to appeal to male viewers.
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C4’s Immigration Street order cut
Channel 4 has cut the number of episodes of Benefits Street spin-off Immigration Street after disruption from local residents resulted in a lack of footage.
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Nick Clegg can’t lift The Last Leg
FRIDAY: The appearance of deputy prime minister Nick Clegg couldn’t swell the audience of C4’s The Last Leg, while BBC1’s Musketeers fell to another low.
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Mad Fat Diary draws to a close
E4 has ordered a third and final series of comedy-drama My Mad Fat Diary.
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C4 holds Immigration Street talks with Southampton Council
Channel 4’s head of documentaries Nick Mirsky will travel to Southampton today to tackle the local council’s concerns over upcoming series Immigration Street.
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I'm A Celebrity co-creator hired as ITN Prods factual chief
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! co-creator Will Smith has been appointed as ITN Productions’ head of factual.
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Amazon nabs US Catastrophe rights
Amazon Prime Instant Video has secured the exclusive US rights to Channel 4 comedy Catastrophe.
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Broadcasters confirm debate proposals
The broadcasters’ proposals for the TV election debates look set to remain unaltered after the BBC and ITV released a joint statement confirming their intentions.
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Downton Abbey to ‘end this year’
Downton Abbey will reportedly close its doors after its sixth series with creator Julian Fellowes ready to concentrate on other projects.
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Midsomer eats into Wolf Hall
WEDNESDAY: ITV’s Midsomer Murders returned for its 17th series with an audience that took a bite out of Wolf Hall, which lost 1m viewers.
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Row breaks out over job sites
A row has erupted over the way indies employ freelance runners after four subscription job sites slammed the findings of a survey questioning their effectiveness.
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C4 backs disabled trainees with £500,000 pot
Channel 4 will plough £500,000 into training schemes to ensure that people with disabilities make up at least 10% of its 2016 Paralympics production team.
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Stephen Lambert targets drama after committing to All3Media
Stephen Lambert has committed his future to All3Media until at least 2020 and plans to launch a drama division at Studio Lambert.
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More Catastrophe planned for C4
Channel 4 has moved quickly to recommission Catastrophe after just two episodes of Sharon Horgan and Rob Delaney’s sitcom have aired.
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Auschwitz doc moves 1.2m
TUESDAY: BBC2’s documentary Touched By Auschwitz fell just short of the channel’s slot average on Holocaust Memorial Day.