All PSBs articles – Page 48
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NewsLords call for licence fee deal transparency
The House of Lords select committee on communications has called for the licence fee to be set in a transparent way as part of BBC charter negotiations.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 8 - 14 Feb 2016
Sky 1’s Duck Quacks Don’t Echo enjoyed its biggest overnight audience since 12 January
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RatingsRatings analysis: multichannel scripted comedy
Digital channels often struggle to attract the kind of audiences enjoyed by their terrestrial rivals, but comedy has been one way for them to compete. Stephen Price reports
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 1 - 7 Feb 2016
Sky 1’s best this week was Thursday’s fifth episode of A League Of Their Own, which attracted 481,000, the best live rating of this series.
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NewsKids’ TV lobby calls for BBC funding commitment
A consortium of TV trade bodies have called for the BBC to increase and ring-fence its budget for original kids programming.
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CommentAwards highlight C4’s special status
The not-for-profit PSB finds there is great value in taking risks, says Chris Curtis
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FeaturesChannel of the year: Channel 4
Already riding a wave of factual success, Channel 4 landed this year’s big prize on the back of a scripted renaissance.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 25 - 31 Jan 2016
Sky 1’s Stan Lee’s Lucky Man found life tougher with more than 200,000 viewers short of the previous week’s launch
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CommentPublic service TV needs you to help shape its future
Be part of the debate to define the direction television needs to be taking, urges Des Freedman
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NewsDCMS eyes radical plans to devolve BBC commissioning power
The government is exploring proposals to hand BBC funding and commissioning power to other organisations to boost public service genres such as arts and children’s.
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 11 - 17 Jan 2016
The second best sport rating this week was Dave’s foray into boxing with 1.3 million on Saturday at 9pm for David Haye V Mark de Mori.
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Ratings2015 consolidated ratings analysis
BBC1 and C4 were the only PSB channels to increase share in a year when overall viewing fell, with the likes of Poldark and Humans hitting the mark with viewers.
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CommentBBC and ITV enter new eras
BBC reshuffle in spotlight as ITV prepares for life after Fincham
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 4 - 10 Jan 2016
Sky 1 purrs to victory with the second and final episode of Sky 1’s Big Cats: An Amazing Animal Family
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RatingsTop 50 Non-PSB shows: 28 Dec - 3 Jan
Dave scored the second-biggest audience of the year for its re-runs of Would I Lie To You? on Saturday
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NewsToT: the review explained
The future of the terms of trade is in the government’s hands after Ofcom ruled it “does not currently see a major case for change” in its review of the production sector.
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NewsC4 closes in on F1 indie partner
Channel 4 is on the brink of awarding a £30m, three-year production contract for its Formula One coverage, following a frantic few weeks of movement in the sports rights market.
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NewsThe top 20 news stories of 2015
Jeremy Clarkson’s suspension, Danny Cohen’s exit from the BBC and ITV’s swoop for the Voice were among the most-read articles of the year.
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FeaturesBreaking into Nigeria
Rukayat Lawal, a trade development manager for UKTI discusses opportunities in Nigeria and how Lagos’ burgeoning media and tech sector inspired a hit web TV series.
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NewsOfcom backs terms of trade - but sets out options for reform
Ofcom has ruled that the terms of trade continue to fulfil their purpose - but has offered the government a series of options should it wish to change the existing regulatory framework.