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Murdered By My Boyfriend writer lines up sci-fi drama
The writer of BBC3’s Bafta-winning drama Murdered By My Boyfriend is turning to dystopian science fiction for her next project.
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Features
Ratings analysis: Downton Abbey, ITV
Downton Abbey gave a huge boost to ITV’s Sunday night and Christmas Day ratings. Stephen Price assesses the period drama’s impact, and how the schedules will shape up now
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Downton Abbey series finale grips almost 11m
Downton Abbey reeled in a consolidated audience of almost 11m viewers for the climax of its final series – its biggest audience since the penultimate episode of last year’s run.
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Ratings
Downton series finale draws 9m
SUNDAY: The final series of Downton Abbey bowed out with its biggest audience for two years, as Strictly Come Dancing rose to another high.
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Comment
How Downton put UK back on the map
Period drama’s legacy will be that it made the world sit up and take notice of British scripted shows, says Gareth Neame
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Jobs at risk as NBCU merges international channels operations
NBC Universal International Networks is merging its UK and emerging markets businesses, meaning a number of jobs in the regions will come under threat.
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Ratings
Last Kingdom crowns 2m
THURSDAY: BBC2 medieval drama The Last Kingdom got underway with around half the audience locked up by Wolf Hall earlier this year.
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Ratings
Downton hits series high as Lord Grantham collapses
SUNDAY: Lord Grantham’s dining table collapse help Downton Abbey to its largest audience since last year’s finale.
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Ratings
Downton draws lowest audience ever
SUNDAY: Downton Abbey’s final series got underway with its lowest overnight audience on record.
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News
Solid start for Saturday Night Takeaway US
The US version of Saturday Night Takeaway has become NBC’s biggest non-scripted launch since gameshow Take It All three years ago.
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The Broadcast Interview
Will Macdonald & David Granger, Monkey
Made In Chelsea indie bosses David Granger and Will Macdonald tell Peter White they have US primetime in their sights and are on the hunt for the next Don’t Forget Your Toothbrush.
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C4 to track Landmark Trust restorations
Chocolate Media will follow attempts by the Landmark Trust to complete two ambitious building restorations for a Channel 4 series.
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C4 wants indies to unlock new revenue streams
Channel 4 is launching an indie roadshow to help producers strike deals to commercialise their productions and generate new revenues.
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Juliette Howell to leave Working Title UK TV
Working Title Television UK’s Juliette Howell is leaving the NBC Universal joint venture once she has overseen it existing slate.
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Lime and Monkey win Bravo orders
Lime Pictures and Monkey Kingdom have landed major orders from US cable network Bravo as part of the NBC Universal-owned broadcaster’s latest programming slate.
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ITV confirms end of Downton Abbey
ITV has confirmed that Downton Abbey is set to end after its sixth series.
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NBC Universal business affairs chief departs
NBC Universal International TV Production’s senior vice president of business affairs Jacqueline Moreton has left the company after just over a year.
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Comment
Chinese formats on the rise
Tantrums, censorship and celebrity remakes were all on the agenda for DRG’s Jeremy Fox on a visit to China
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News
Chris Evans establishes Zimple for TFI Friday revival
Chris Evans has established a vehicle to produce the upcoming live 20th anniversary episode of TFI Friday alongside Monkey Kingdom and Olga TV.
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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.