All articles by Robin Parker – Page 5
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NewsSky and HBO push Punchdrunk drama back to autumn
The Third Day postponed as covid-19 forces later date for live theatrical element
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NewsSaturday Kitchen gets weekday lockdown spin-off
Jack Monroe joins Matt Tebbutt for BBC1’s live show
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RatingsSteph trails rivals with 234k
MONDAY: C4’s live lunchtime show up 63% on average audience but level on share
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NewsAudio Content Fund extends deadline by a month
Submissions for fourth round of projects totalling £333,000 now due by 27 April
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CommentThe uncanny appeal of audience-free shows
Hosts and talent performing in isolation could very soon become the norm, says Robin Parker
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RatingsBoris speaks to 28m
Cross-channel emergency address reels in 80% share of viewing to become biggest broadcast since 2012 Olympics
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NewsBBC to air self-isolation drama shorts
Writersroom to commission four intimate stories told via video conferencing
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NewsITV suspends Corrie, Emmerdale and daytime staples
GMB extended as Lorraine and This Morning on pause
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NewsBBC dealt double blow with axe of Glastonbury and Eurovision
Flagship music events have both been cancelled for 2020
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RatingsC5 gets 1.2m to take Penance
TUESDAY: Stripped drama three-parter launches a whisker ahead of BBC2’s latest cop doc
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NewsNews navigates choppy waters
Broadcasters in talks with European peers to establish best practice for coronavirus coverage
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NewsMerman among 2020 Indielab cohort
This Way Up producer and Tom Kerridge’s Bone Soup among 16 companies selected for mentoring scheme, which has been delayed to the autumn
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RatingsC4 News hits six-year high
Wall-to-wall coverage of the coronavirus pandemic steers bulletin to 1.3m while BBC1 and specialist channels also enjoy uplift
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NewsSamira Ahmed: broadcasters must take ‘moral line’ on racism
Presenter warns of risks of appearing to normalise prejudice
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NewsBPG crowns The Virtues and Chernobyl
Channel 4’s For Sama and BBC2’s Thatcher doc also recognised at industry awards
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NewsCelebrity Race Across the World put on hold
Studio Lambert postpones BBC1 spin-off amid shifting travel restrictions
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RatingsFive Guys crowded out by Margolyes
TUESDAY: Channel 4 dating format debuts with 760,000 but outperforms among 16-24s