All articles by Robin Parker – Page 77
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RatingsMonty Don's Mastercrafts whittles 2.7m
Monty Don inspired 2.7m (11.1%) to watch beginners learn the techniques of woodworking in new BBC2 series Mastercrafts, the biggest new show in an otherwise lacklustre Friday night.
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NewsC4 orders full series of Popper sitcom
Robert Popper’s semi-autobiographical E4 sitcom pilot Friday Night Dinner has been picked up for a full series on Channel 4.
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NewsFive launches Gadget Show magazine
Five and North One have teamed up with publisher Future to launch a magazine for The Gadget Show – the broadcaster’s first venture into the magazines market.
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NewsEmbarrassing Bodies live web show draws 42,000
Channel 4’s first live interactive web show drew 42,000 viewers this week – putting it almost on a par with UKTV’s Watch.
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NewsC4 to stage live comedy special
Channel 4 has secured comedians such as Bill Bailey, Michael McIntyre and Jack Dee for a live special to be filmed at London’s 02 Arena.
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FeaturesTwo-screen TV: terms of engagement
Broadcasters are finding new ways of attracting the growing number of people who surf the web while they watch TV. Robin Parker taps into the world of two-screen entertainment.
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NewsMore 4 to air Nick Griffin’s Battle For Barking
More 4 is to mark the general election with a documentary depicting Labour MP Margaret Hodge’s attempts to hold onto her seat against British National Party leader Nick Griffin.
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NewsC4 earmarks prime AFP slots for new ent ideas
Channel 4 is opening up its 10pm and 11pm slots to AFP for the first time.
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NewsTwofour talent sways Mackenzie
Twofour’s “mindblowing” multiplatform team was the deciding factor in Channel 4 head of factual entertainment Andrew Mackenzie’s decision to become group creative director at the indie.
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NewsSea Patrol UK to return
Wall to Wall series Sea Patrol UK is to get an extended 8 x 60-minute run for its second series.
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CommentBellamy's People / How Earth Made Us
Robin Parker and David Wood cast their eye over two of the week’s shows.
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NewsTime Team ordered until 2013 but budget cut back
Channel 4 has moved long-running history series Time Team to Wales and guaranteed that it will air until at least 2013 - but has cut the budget by about 15%.
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NewsVirgin adds Discovery to HD package
Discovery is to join Virgin Media’s roster of HD channels just a week after the company announced plans to offer Eurosport HD.
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NewsC4 to drop Friends
Channel 4 is to wave goodbye to US comedy Friends after 15 years, freeing up slots on both C4 and E4 for new shows - with Comedy Central picking up the rights.
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NewsAndrew Mackenzie leaves C4 for Twofour
Twofour has ended its year-long hunt for a group creative director with the appointment of Channel 4 head of factual entertainment Andrew Mackenzie.
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NewsHotel Inspector heads Home
UKTV-owned channel Home has picked up the rights to the first three series of Five’s factual entertainment hit The Hotel Inspector.
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NewsMilitary History buys WW2 series
The Military History Channel is to screen new 10-part history series Britain at War after picking up the UK TV rights from Simply Media.
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NewsC4 asks: are you smarter than an 11-year-old?
Channel 4 plans to test the nation’s mathematics skills with a web game tied into a forthcoming edition of Dispatches.
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NewsC4 site to share birth stories
Channel 4 has launched a site featuring video feeds from 40 cameras fixed within maternity wards to support documentary series One Born Every Minute.
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NewsBBC2 re-orders comedy double
BBC2 has greenlit second runs of Stewart Lee’s Comedy Vehicle and Dave Gorman’s show Genius.