All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 29
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NewsWalking Dead gets third series
US zombie drama The Walking Dead, which last week returned to FX in the UK, has been picked up for a third series.
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NewsC4 orders more Fresh Meat; Beaver Falls
Channel 4 has commissioned a second series of student comedy drama Fresh Meat midway through its first run.
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NewsC4’s Place in the Sun sold to Sweden/Australia
Foreign property show A Place in the Sun has been sold to broadcasters around the world by Electric Sky.
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RatingsE4 scores Made in Chelsea high
MONDAY: E4’s Made in Chelsea drew its biggest audience of the current series and its second highest overnights to date.
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RatingsWalking Dead rises with 290k
FRIDAY: US zombie drama The Walking Dead returned to FX with its best overnights to date.
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NewsAlan Partridge flies Down Under
Steve Coogan’s recent revival of comedy character Alan Partridge is to be broadcast in Australia.
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NewsFX acquires Leverage
Leverage, the US con artist drama that previously aired on Bravo and Channel One, has been picked up by FX.
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NewsSyfy identifies Persons Unknown
Syfy has acquired the exclusive UK TV rights to Persons Unknown, a mystery miniseries from the writer of The Usual Suspects.
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NewsAtlantic replaces distribution boss
Atlantic Productions, which picked up three Emmy’s last month, has named a new head of distribution to replace James Taylor and take the indie’s content around the world.
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NewsDLT appoints BBC Comedy exec
DLT Entertainment has appointed Jon Mountague to the newly created role of executive editor and given him the task of growing the indie’s out-of-London production.
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RatingsHoly Flying Circus draws 534k
WEDNESDAY: BBC4’s Monty Python biopic offered something completely different but could not beat ITV2’s reality double bill of Peter Andre and TOWIE.
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NewsOptomen lands deals for Portas and Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay and Mary Portas are to extend their international footprints with a series of post-Mipcom distribution deals.
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NewsBullseye creator plans US remake
The creator of classic 1980s gameshow Bullseye is in talks for a US remake, which could have a million dollar jackpot.
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NewsKidsCo hunting animation firm
International children’s channel KidsCo has put a new animation project up for tender and is calling on UK companies to submit proposals.
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NewsC5 doc series to explore Westminster
Channel 5 is to go behind the scenes of Britain’s iconic borough of Westminster.
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Ratings5* scores hit with Alphas
TUESDAY: A new US drama about a team of superhumans took off with the biggest ratings for digital channel 5* in more than two years - with the exception of Australian soap Home & Away
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NewsThis Life to return on SET
BBC drama This Life is to be repeated on British TV for the first time in five years following a deal between BBC Worldwide and Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsMerlin mobile game planned
BBC1 fantasy drama Merlin is to be developed for the mobile gaming market.
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NewsCharlie’s Angels reboot axed
A remake of ‘70s TV series Charlie’s Angels has been cancelled by US network ABC after just four episodes.