Bampton has agreed with the broadcaster’s new owner, Viacom, to continue as a part-time consultant for Channel 5 from 1 April to help with the transition.
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The deal will see the capital’s TV channel acquire content from Entertainment One, Eyeline Entertainment and Metrodome to broadcast a brand new film strand, ‘London Film House’.
Last night saw BBC One destroy the competition with a double helping of quality period drama, drawing viewers in with a final visit to the frenzied nursing convent, followed by a romantic romp through 18th-century Cornwall.
Last night BBC Two welcomed screenwriter Jimmy McGovern back to the TV fold with daring new historical romp Banished (9pm), a gritty drama soaked in the writer’s trademark passion for unsubtle social commentary.
Wednesday night saw BBC One mark its midweek prime time line-up with a night of light entertainment, with the ‘grand’ finale of this year’s The Great Comic Relief Bake Off (8pm) seeing a national treasure named star baker.
Last night TV viewers were offered the enviable choice between preachy finger-wagging investigations, opportunistic docs and some casual drug use on Channel 4.
January saw commercial broadcasters pick up speed again with just one channel reporting a decline in revenue.
Monday night saw ITV attempt to launch a brand new dramatic franchise by plundering the depths of crime and history to bring viewers Arthur & George (9pm).
The dawn of a brand new month brought the same familiar genres to Sunday night’s TV schedule with a cornucopia of easy-to-digest period dramas and family friendly rose-tinted looks at Britain.
Is the traditional TV-set finally seeing tablets and laptops nibble at its dominance? Viewing on the big box decreased by 4.7% last year, whilst viewing on other screens grew by 17%, year on year.