All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 17
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RatingsBiggest Loser down 2m on last year's finale
TUESDAY: ITV1 slimming show The Biggest Loser ended more than 2m viewers down on last year’s finale.
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NewsBBC America to adapt Aussie refugee format
A hit Australian reality series that challenges racial stereotypes is to be adapted by BBC America.
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RatingsBBC4’s Dirk Gently loses 275k
MONDAY: After a strong debut last week, audience figures for BBC4 comedy drama Dirk Gently took a tumble.
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NewsThompson named BBCW chairman
BBC director general Mark Thompson has been named non-executive chairman of BBC Worldwide.
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NewsFME secures Hulu deal
FremantleMedia Enterprises has struck a first look deal with VoD service Hulu for the international distribution rights to its original programming.
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RatingsEngland’s Six Nations victory tops 6m
SUNDAY: England’s narrow win over France in the penultimate match of the Six Nations Rugby tournament was seen by more than 40% of the viewing population.
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RatingsCelebrity Juice pulls 1.6m
THURSDAY: ITV2’s Celebrity Juice continued to leave the competition in the shade with another terrestrial-sized audience – while ITV4 drew a peak of nearly 2m for its Europa League coverage.
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NewsPrimeval spin-off heads to Watch
Watch has acquired the North American spin-off to Impossible Pictures’ Primeval.
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NewsSky Atlantic buys rights to Brand new series from FX
Sky Atlantic has secured the yet-to-air US series from Russell Brand as part of its move to establish its comedy credentials.
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NewsLion eyes move to Naples after Venice debut
Lion Television is lining up two new Italian series following this week’s launch of Venice 24/7 on Nat Geo Italy.
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RatingsUpstairs Downstairs falls to 5m
SUNDAY: Period drama Upstairs Downstairs has lost 1.5m viewers since its return last month.
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RatingsSky1’s Got to Dance final peaks with 1.29m
SUNDAY: Sky1 competition Got to Dance drew its biggest audience of the series as Irish dance troupe Prodijig claimed the crown.
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RatingsBBC4 gives 400k disco fever
FRIDAY: A special night to celebrate BBC4’s tenth birthday saw a documentary on disco trounce the channel’s usual audience figures.
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RatingsBenidorm continues with 6.1m
FRIDAY: Benidorm continued to prove a scorcher for ITV1 with 2m more viewers than BBC1 at the time.
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NewsEx-Crackit/Twofour exec heads to Canada
A factual exec at Crackit Productions and Twofour is moving to Canada to join Frantic Films.
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NewsWife Swap grows reach with seven further deals
Wife Swap is continuing to prove popular around the world with seven new deals for the format throughout Eastern Europe and Korea.
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NewsBBCW agrees Polish co-pro for Spies of Warsaw
BBC Worldwide has secured its first drama co-production deal in Poland for thriller Spies Of Warsaw.
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NewsFM acquires Canadian cookery format
FremantleMedia has acquired the format and licensing rights to Recipe to Riches, a cookery competition from Canada’s Temple Street Production.
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RatingsGypsy Weddings back over 4m
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings soared back over the 4m mark, following a dip in viewers last week at the hands of the Brit Awards.
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NewsContent to sell BBC thriller Line of Duty
Content Television has secured the international distribution rights to new BBC thriller Line of Duty.