All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 26
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NewsWatch secures JJ Abrams’ Alcatraz
UKTV has locked down the exclusive UK rights to Lost creator JJ Abrams’ new sci-fi drama Alcatraz.
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RatingsBBC3’s Bride takes a tumble
TUESDAY: BBC3 wedding show Don’t Tell the Bride took an uncharacteristic tumble in the ratings while E4’s Sorority Girls plummeted to below 50,000 viewers.
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BBC America to serve up “adventure cookery” show
BBC America is preparing a new “adventure cookery competition” fronted by One Show contributor Shini Somara.
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NewsUK wins five International Emmys
BBC1 drama Accused and Channel 4 biopic Mo won International Emmy’s last night as reality producer Nigel Lythgoe received a special prize from Lady Gaga.
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RatingsThe Killing returns with 815k
SATURDAY: Danish drama The Killing returned to BBC4 and smashed its previous audience record.
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RatingsMultichannel struggles against Children in Need
FRIDAY: The Walking Dead, A League of Their Own, Top Gear USA and ITV2’s I’m a Celebrity spin-off all posted series lows as Children in Need dominated viewing.
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NewsNetflix recommissions Arrested Development
US sitcom Arrested Development will return to screens in 2013 after being revived by on demand service Netflix.
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NewsCosgrove Hall co-founder dies
Mark Hall, one of the founders of DangerMouse animation house Cosgrove Hall, has died following a short illness aged 74.
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NewsJohnny Vaughan to leave Capital
Johnny Vaughan is to leave 95.8 Capital FM after eight years as breakfast DJ.
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RatingsRussell Howard beats Celebrity spin-off
THURSDAY: Russell Howard’s Good News drew its biggest audience for BBC3 since May and saw off competition from ITV2’s I’m a Celebrity… spin-off.
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NewsBBC and HBO developing Wolf Hall drama
A miniseries based on Hilary Mantel novel Wolf Hall is being developed by Shameless indie Company Pictures for the BBC and HBO.
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NewsDCD sells The Slap to US and Canada
DCD Rights has secured sales of Australian drama The Slap to broadcasters in the US and Canada.
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NewsBBCW recruits Misselbrook for US scripted push
BBC Worldwide has hired Entertainment One sales executive Tom Misselbrook as part of its ongoing scripted programming push into the US.
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NewsPrime Suspect US on hold
NBC has pulled the US adaptation of Prime Suspect from its mid-season schedule following a run of low ratings.
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FeaturesIrish Dancing Tweens, TLC
Broadcast takes to the floor with a new doc series about the world of Irish dancing.
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NewsDooley to front CBBC doc
CBBC has commissioned a new doc series in which five children travel the world to find out how everyday items are produced.
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NewsChello reveals 2012 shows
CBS Chello Zone UK Channels has unveiled several new acquisitions that it will air next year.
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NewsWhose Line gets Indian remake
Whose Line Is It Anyway?, the comedy improv show that ran on Channel 4 throughout the Ninties, is to be adapted for audiences in India.
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NewsManchester to sign film charter
BVE NORTH: Greater Manchester Councils is to up its support for the TV and film industry by signing a charter – branding it a ‘filming friendly’ county.