All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 28
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RatingsTop Boy ends on 990k
THURSDAY: Channel 4’s decision to strip urban drama Top Boy across a week paid off, with the audience remaining consistently strong over the run.
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NewsDownton Abbey to return for third series
ITV has confirmed a third series of hit period drama Downton Abbey.
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NewsMTV renews Pretty Little Liars
US teen drama Pretty Little Liars will return for a second run on MTV, after performing strongly for the broadcaster across the summer.
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NewsTurner acquires AMC's Hell on Wheels
Turner Classic Movies has snapped up new US drama Hell On Wheels – the first time the channel has secured first-run rights to a series.
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NewsDickinson's Real Deal to get US treatment
History Channel is to adapt ITV1 format Dickinson’s Real Deal for US audiences.
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FeaturesBabes on the Bus, Endemol
Broadcast climbs aboard a new format that packs single city women onto a bus and sends them on the hunt for bachelors.
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CommentFrozen Planet / Death in Paradise
Michael Rosser and George Bevir cast their eye over two new shows.
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RatingsHim & Her reunite with 620k
TUESDAY: BBC3 comedy Him & Her returned with a strong performance while a new series of E4’s Tool Academy plunged to its lowest ever figure.
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RatingsMisfits return beaten by TOWIE
SUNDAY: Teen superhero drama Misfits returned to E4 with nearly 900,000 viewers but could not match the might of The Only Way Is Essex on ITV2.
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NewsFremantle to make original content for YouTube
FremantleMedia is to launch a YouTube channel dedicated to pets and animals, and will produce original content for the online site.
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RatingsMerlin conjures up 1.5m boost
BBC1 fantasy drama Merlin has been growing its audience in the face of stiff competition – a figure boosted by more than 1.5m recording and watching through PVRs.
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NewsTarget founder steps down
Alison Rayson is to step down as chief executive of Target Entertainment, the distribution business she founded in 1998, and has appointed a new managing director to take the reins.
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NewsCanada's CBC renews Coronation Street deal
Coronation Street will continue to air on Canadian public broadcaster CBC after securing a multi-year deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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FeaturesPersons Unknown, NBC (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on a US mystery drama coming soon to Syfy UK.
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NewsC4 to air penultimate Fresh Meat online first
Channel 4 is to debut the penultimate episode of Fresh Meat online after pushing it back a week to accommodate stripped drama Top Boy.
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NewsCineflix recruits Chris Bonney
Cineflix Media has hired Chris Bonney, a Warner Bros and former Outright Distribution exec, as chief executive of the indie’s rights across its production, scripted and distribution divisions.
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NewsBBCW to make Da Vinci drama
BBC Worldwide is to produce a new fantasy drama based around a young Leonardo Da Vinci, from the co-writer of the new Batman films.
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NewsBBCW to team with factual indies
BBC Worldwide is looking to work with UK factual indies on the production of bespoke content for France and Germany.
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RatingsWatch starts Party with 110k
TUESDAY: Watch’s new series about eccentric parties, from the makers of Big Fat Gypsy Weddings, kicked off with more than 100,000 viewers.
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RatingsDeath in Paradise sets sail with 5.75m
TUESDAY: New crime drama Death in Paradise boosted BBC1’s usual audience by more than 15% on its debut - as a BBC2 doc about code-breakers beat ITV1 reality show 71 Degrees North.