All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 20
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NewsPoppy Cat scampers into France
Coolabi’s animated pre-school series Poppy Cat has been picked up by France Televisions.
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NewsDRG hires BBCW exec
Distributor DRG has appointed Charlotte Hargreaves as senior vice president of marketing and business development in a bid to expand its rights management business.
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NewsZodiak ties with Kennedys indie
Zodiak Rights has signed a two-year development deal with Asylum Entertainment, the US producer behind miniseries The Kennedys.
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RatingsGeordie Shore returns with 259k
TUESDAY: MTV reality show Geordie Shore returned for a second series – but could not match the pull of the first run.
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RatingsC4’s Concordia doc draws 2.9m
TUESDAY: Channel 4’s fast turnaround documentary about the Costa Concordia cruise ship disaster drew nearly 3m viewers - beating struggling ITV1 game show The Exit List and BBC2’s new series with former Hotel Inspector Alex Polizzi.
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RatingsBBC3’s gay footballers doc nets 712k
MONDAY: An investigative documentary into the lack of openly gay professional footballers in Britain drew nearly a quarter of a million more viewers than BBC3’s usual audience.
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NewsOnly Fools and Horses set for US remake
Classic comedy Only Fools and Horses is being adapted for the US by the team behind sitcom Scrubs.
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RatingsTOWIE tops 1m on return
SUNDAY: The Only Way Is Essex returned for a fourth run on ITV2 but drew its lowest series launch since its debut in 2010.
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NewsBafta Youth Board assembles
Bafta has held the first meeting of its new Youth Board, created to inform policy around new starters in the TV, film and games industries.
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RatingsMad Dogs take down Manhattan
THURSDAY: A glossy BBC4 drama starring Doctor Who’s Karen Gillan could not quite match the pull of Sky1’s Mad Dogs.
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NewsPBS UK secures Clinton premiere
PBS UK has secured the world premiere of a new doc series about former US president Bill Clinton.
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NewsC5 acquires Once Upon A Time
Channel 5 has secured the first-run terrestrial rights to new US fantasy drama Once Upon A Time.
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NewsSimon Cowell teams with Will Smith for DJ talent show
X Factor mogul Simon Cowell is developing a live DJ talent show with Hollywood stars Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith.
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NewsChoccywoccydoodah heads to Lat Am
Good Food’s cake shop series Choccywoccydoodah has been snapped up by Fox Latin American Channels.
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NewsPsychic Challenge picked up in Chile
Zodiak Rights has secured its first Latin American format deal for reality show Psychic Challenge.
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NewsStrictly to be remade in Panama
Strictly Come Dancing is to remade for audiences in Panama, expanding the format’s reach in Latin America.
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RatingsJunior Doctors returns with 1.15m
TUESDAY: BBC3’s hit ob doc series Junior Doctors returned with more than a million viewers, easily winning the multichannel primetime slot.
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RatingsITV1’s Biggest Loser beaten by BBC2/C4
TUESDAY: ITV1’s Biggest Loser nearly lived up to its name in primetime last night, beaten by BBC1, BBC2 and Channel 4.
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NewsFME signs Netflix deal
Netflix will offer classic sitcom Men Behaving Badly and the UK premiere of Australian drama Satisfaction following a deal with FremantleMedia Enterprises.
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RatingsSkins struggles on return
MONDAY: Teen drama Skins returned for a sixth series on E4 but drew its lowest opening audience to date.