All articles by Matthew Campelli – Page 50
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RatingsBBC1’s Tumble debuts with 3.2m
SATURDAY: BBC1’s new celebrity gymnastics format Tumble failed to reach a high bar, but still beat the competition.
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NewsUK SVOD revenues rise by 76%
The increasing popularity of Netflix and Amazon have stimulated a 76% revenue boost for the subscription video-on-demand platforms in the UK.
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RatingsWho Do You Think You Are traces 4.6m
THURSDAY: The return of Who Do You Think You Are comfortably beat BBC1’s slot average while ITV struggled with the opening episode of Kids With Cameras.
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NewsOff Their Rockers gets third ITV run
ITV has given the greenlight to a third series of pensioner prank show Off Their Rockers.
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NewsEntries for CDN awards open
Entries have opened for the Creative Diversity Network (CDN) Awards to recognise the efforts of producers, commissioners and on-screen talent.
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NewsPlum hunts aliens for Channel 4
Extra-terrestrial conspiracy theories are to be explored in a Dan Schreiber-fronted documentary for Channel 4 produced by Plum Pictures.
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NewsC4 joins Skillset to launch disabled drama scheme
Channel 4 has teamed up with Creative Skillset to launch a scheme to accelerate the careers of disabled drama production professionals.
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NewsC4’s Singer gets almost 15% of viewers voting
Channel 4 has hailed the launch of real-time voting show The Singer Takes It All as a “massive success” after it registered a record proportion of viewers taking part.
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NewsITV boards Slow Train Through Africa
IWC Media has won a new factual commission from ITV which follows Griff Rhys Jones as he travels through Africa via train.
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RatingsIn The Club delivers 4m
TUESDAY: BBC1’s six-part drama In The Club got off to a slow start as Don’t Tell The Bride and Masters Of Sex also failed to make a splash on their return.
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NewsITV orders Delivery Man full series
ITV has beefed up its comedy slate by ordering a full series of Monicker Pictures-produced The Delivery Man after a pilot.
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NewsZeppotron co-founder joins Objective
Zeppotron co-founder Ben Caudell is leaving the business after 14 years to join Objective Productions as its head of comedy.
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NewsWall to Wall prepares C4 time-travel format
Wall to Wall is to produce a major “celebrity time-travel” gameshow series for Channel 4 which will be stripped across a week in 2015.
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NewsITV demands platforms pay for flagship channel
Chief executive Adam Crozier has called for ITV to be paid by the pay-TV operators to carry its flagship channel.
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NewsThe Singer Takes It All voting hit by technical fault
Channel 4’s new entertainment show The Singer Takes It All got off to a difficult start on Friday as technical issues in the studio affected the live voting.
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NewsAndroid users to stream ITV live
ITV has extended its growing digital footprint with the launch of a new ITV Player app for Android which allows viewers to watch live television on the move.
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RatingsAutopsy digs up impressive audience for C5
THURSDAY: The second part of Channel 5’s Autopsy trilogy smashed slot average, only losing out to the Commonwealth Games, while Noel Fielding’s second run of Luxury Comedy made a slow start.
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NewsC4 continues to beef up features slate
Channel 4 has rejuvenated its features slate with a range of commissions from Red House, IWC Media and Keo Films.
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NewsITVS grows overseas business
ITV Studios generated almost half its revenue overseas in the first six months of 2014 as its international operations grew significantly.
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NewsBrooker and Jones target US with House of Tomorrow
Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones will attempt to make inroads into the US scripted market via their new indie House of Tomorrow.