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Jon & Kate season premiere scores for TLC
Despite (or possibly because of) recent rumors of infidelity and general familial weirdness, TLC has announced that the season five premiere of Jon & Kate Plus 8 brought in the highest ratings ever on TLC for the demos of W18-34 (9.1), M18-34 (3.6) and P18-34 (6.3), reaching 9.8 million viewers Monday, May 25. It was also the highest primetime delivery for TLC for P2+, HH and W18-49, while rating the highest in all key demos of any Jon & Kate episode.
More BBC on YouTube
The BBC and YouTube have renewed and extended their partnership, with the broadcaster launching a channel on the video site called Explore with BBC Worldwide. The new offering joins current BBC channel Food from BBC Worldwide, and will be followed in the coming weeks by additional outlets, such as BBC Earth and BBC America (only in the U.S., with some full-length episodes) as well as a yet-to-be-named comedy channel.
Two wins for John Adams
The HBO mini about the U.S. president won the grand jury prize as the best of the best at the Banff World Television Awards, or Rockies, ceremony on Monday…
Muse readies Follett thriller
Movie Central and The Movie Network have unveiled plans for a raft of series and specials due to air…
Video: Kiddie shows in decline
Production and airing of children’s programming has hit a ‘precipitous drop’ in the last two years…
Mixed results for Listener
The Listener made the most of its prime spot after So You Think You Can Dance, premiering to just over one million…
Roby gets Funky
Daniel Roby has commenced principal photography on his new project, Funkytown, for Montreal-based Caramel…
Carradine’s death delays shoot
The loss of the veteran actor has dealt a blow to the indie feature Portland, which was set to star the veteran actor and begin…
Video: Will Banff boom or bust?
How many cash-strapped producers and broadcasters are making the trek to the mountains this week…
Unions take dim view of decision
ACTRA and the Writers Guild of Canada have both spoken out against the…
Breakthrough thinks Big
The company has started production on a new season of the children’s reality program…
Global puts primetime online
The network is increasing its online offerings as part of a new overall broadcast strategy…
No new media regulation, says CRTC
Gatineau will stay away from new media for at least another five years, but has sided with the NFB in calling for a broader, national strategy to keep…
Stursberg, Lafrance mull CBC’s future
English services boss Richard Stursberg says he likes visiting Quebec because its people care about their home-grown TV…
Balance of power shifts at Canwest
Lenders are to impose a chief restructuring officer on Canwest Global Communications to help the embattled broadcaster…
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