All PSBs articles – Page 44
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NewsThe great Bake Off bun fight
A fierce row has erupted between the BBC and Channel 4 over the transfer of The Great British Bake Off, and Ofcom and Love Productions owner Sky have had their first say on the controversy.
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FeaturesTimmer & Keane, Mammoth
Mammoth Screen’s husband-and-wife team begged Kevin Lygo to avoid a Victoria-Poldark clash - but both shows have become Sunday night winners, they tell Robin Parker
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CommentProof is in the pudding for C4
Bake Off deal could be a decisive moment for indies and IP owners, says Chris Curtis
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RatingsTop 50 non-PSB shows: 22-28 Aug 2016
This week, MTV’s beach show continued merrily, while Quest benefited from some Aussie blokes digging about outdoors rather than lying around in the sun.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 11 - 17 July 2016
Sky 1’s table topper, Ross Kemp: The Fight Against Isis, tripled its slot average with 555,000/3%
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NewsC4 set for more political uncertainty
Channel 4’s future could be in the balance until later this year after former Home Office minister Karen Bradley replaced John Whittingdale as culture secretary.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 4 - 10 July 2016
The fifth episode of Sky 1’s Agatha Raisin drew 451,000/2% on Tuesday at 9pm, its best of this run in overnight ratings so far.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 27 June - 3 July 2016
The final episode of Sky Atlantic’s latest series of Game Of Thrones drew 682,000/3% in its Monday 9pm slot
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NewsLive TV loses young viewers
There has been a marked decline in the amount of linear TV watched by younger audiences, according to data from Ofcom’s annual report.
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NewsBBC factual boom reaches BAME viewers
The BBC aired 300 more hours of factual programming over the year to 31 March than in the same period in 2014/15, taking the total to almost 8,000 hours.
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NewsEnders lukewarm on broadcaster shorts
There are very few broadcaster-led online commissions and many of those available are loss-leaders for producers, according to an Enders Analysis report.
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NewsPSB drama and factual spend rises
The public service broadcasters increased their spend on drama and factual programming in 2015 as overall investment in original programming remained steady year-on-year.
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NewsC4 entertainment chief lifts lid on Eden project
Channel 4 head of entertainment Liam Humphreys has lifted the lid on Eden, the blank-slate format that is among the broadcaster’s flagship shows for 2017.
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NewsDrama enters The Red Tent
UKTV’s scripted channel Drama has acquired Old Testament mini-series The Red Tent.
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NewsITV in fresh bid to claim retrans fees
ITV is to attempt to claim retransmission fees from pay-TV operators for broadcasting its channels after the government closed a legal loophole.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 20 - 26 June 2016
Sky Atlantic’s Thronecast picked up speed, up 50% week on week, after Game Of Thrones’ ninth episode
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NewsBest Entertainment Channel: Dave
UKTV’s comedy station had a flyer of a year. Reaching more than 22 million adults a month, Dave is now the eighth-biggest commercial channel in the UK and grew its audiences by 4% in 2015.
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CommentPSBs must be free to provoke
The Brexit vote has shown public service broadcasters’ folly in chasing the centre ground, says Des Freedman
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 13 - 19 June 2016
The second episode of Sky 1’s Flintoff: Lord Of The Fries achieved 251,000/1% at 8pm on Monday, just 5,000 behind last week’s launch.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 6 - 12 June 2016
Dave’s Alan Davies As Yet Untitled achieved 321,000/2% at 10pm on Sunday