All PSBs articles – Page 56
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NewsITV hits back at Sky in retrans fees row
ITV has hit back at Sky in the retransmission fees debate and reaffirmed its commitment to plough any new revenue generated back into original content.
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RatingsDave finds joy in UK storage
Storage Hunters UK kicked off on Tuesday at 8pm with 1.1 million/5%, beating the US show’s record 1 million/5% on 2 July 2013.
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NewsMelvyn Bragg: support small indies
Melvyn Bragg has accused commissioners of failing to support the small indies tasked with meeting their demands for “risky” programming.
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RatingsCHARTS: Red Bull gives Dave wings
On Sunday at 6pm, Dave’s Red Bull Cliff Diving 2014 achieved 364,000/2%
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RatingsCHARTS: The Knick can’t cut it for Sky
Just 104,000 overnight viewers tuned in to see Clive Owen in this latest acquisition
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RatingsCHARTS: Disney doc is just the tonic
It was a good week for Disney Junior, whose best show was Sofia The First at 5.25pm on Wednesday with 279,000/2%.
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NewsPact calls on BBC to ‘open up’ about terms of trade plans
The BBC has come under pressure to open up about its plans to overhaul the terms of trade amid concern that some true indies could lose out as a result of any changes.
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RatingsCHARTS: Modern Life is good for Dave
Dave’s best, and the best non-sport UK show of the week, was Dave Gorman: Modern Life Is Goodish on Tuesday at 10pm with 388,000/3%
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RatingsCHARTS: Golf swings it for Sky Sports
The best Ryder Cup performance on Sky Sports 4 was Sunday’s 923,000/9% from 10am for nine hours
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RatingsCHARTS: Tasty Leftovers for Sky Atlantic
Sky Atlantic’s new US drama The Leftovers launched on Tuesday at 9pm to 231,000/1%
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NewsPact slams BBC and C4 for ‘peddling terms of trade myth’
Pact chief executive John McVay has claimed that Channel 4 and the BBC are “peddling a myth” about terms of trade needing to be overhauled to protect smaller indies.
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RatingsCHARTS: Dynamo casts spell for Watch
Watch’s Dynamo: Magician Impossible returned on Thursday for a fourth series at 9pm and its 551,000/3% was the best non-sport rating of the week.
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CommentAnother consultation, anyone?
Retransmission row escalates as PSB and pay-TV battle lines are drawn
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NewsGovernment eyes terms of trade review
Sajid Javid has hinted that the government may launch a review of terms of trade and confirmed that Rona Fairhead’s appointment as BBC Trust chair has been “unanimously approved” by the culture select committee.
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NewsGovernment could step back from retransmission fees row
Culture secretary Sajid Javid has hinted that the government could step back from the retransmission fees dispute between Sky and ITV and Channel 4, clearing the way for negotiations between the companies.
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NewsITV demands retransmission fees from Virgin and Sky
ITV has joined Channel 4 in calling for pay-TV operators to pay retransmission fees to public service broadcasters.
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NewsBroadcasters slam London Live bid to slash local content
Channel 4, Channel 5, UKTV and rival bidders have lined up to slam London Live’s proposals to radically reduce its commitment to local programming.
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CommentWhy should viewers pay a new TV tax?
David Abraham misses the point on retransmission fees, says Sky’s Graham McWilliam