All PSBs articles – Page 42
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FeaturesA bigger pie to share around
Combined UK indie turnover is up 2% year on year, boosted by the deep pockets of the global digital players and the continuing popularity of big-budget drama.
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RatingsFortitude on thin ice
Sky Atlantic’s Fortitude drew the lowest ever overnight rating for either series
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RatingsArtists a big draw for Sky
Sky Arts’ Portrait Artist Of The Year achieved 113,600 on Tuesday
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RatingsDead return boosts Fox
The seventh series of The Walking Dead resumed with 686,000, the fifth best of this run
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RatingsArrow shoots down Legion
Fox launched FX series Legion to 189,000, but Sky 1’s Arrow was ahead with 220,000.
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NewsBBC Sport chief: crown jewels events under threat
Director of BBC Sport Barbara Slater has warned that crown jewels events such as the Olympic Games and Wimbledon could be “abolished by the back door” if the government fails to update legislation.
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RatingsFortitude frozen out
The second episode of Sky Atlantic’s Fortitude achieved just 69,000/0.2% on Thursday at 9pm, its lowest overnight ever.
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NewsKids TV lobbyists warn sector faces 'extinction'
A group of peers have called on Ofcom to be handed powers to demand the public service broadcasters commission more original children’s content.
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RatingsHistory lesson boosts BBC4
BBC4’s British History’s Biggest Fibs With Lucy Worsely delivered the best performance of the PSB digital channels with 1.1 million.
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RatingsBleak return for Fortitude
Sky Atlantic’s Scandinavian drama returned but struggled to just 275,000 viewers, less than a third of series one’s launch episode in 2015.
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CommentPSBs must open up their platforms
If TV is to thrive in the digital era, broadcasters need to take bold steps, says Nick Walters
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FeaturesRedefining children’s TV
Do the likes of Child Genius, Gogglesprogs and the Educating… strand fulfil C4’s PSB remit or do they represent a ‘get out of jail free’ card for the broadcaster?
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NewsCITV shake-up in spotlight
The loss of a dedicated children’s commissioner in last year’s restructure is a concern for producers in the genre, but ITV insists it’s business as usual.
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FeaturesBoost for kids’ production
A government plan to give children’s programming a share of a contestable funding pot has met with cautious optimism, but questions remain over how it will work.
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The Broadcast InterviewSarah Muller, C5
Channel 5’s new head of children’s Sarah Muller speaks to Ann-Marie Corvin about improving its digital offering, working with Viacom - and finding the next Peppa Pig