All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 37
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NewsBen Fogle to host BBCW travel show
BBC Worldwide has ordered several new shows for its international channels, including a Lonely Planet spin-off hosted by Ben Fogle.
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NewsE4 acquires Charlie’s Angels
A glossy remake of ‘70s TV series Charlie’s Angels has been acquired for broadcast by Channel 4.
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NewsGoldman relinquishes Power
Danny Goldman, chief executive of indie Power, has stepped down after just six months.
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Ratings
Discovery triples audience with Norway massacre doc
SUNDAY: A fast turnaround documentary analysing what led Andrew Breivik to kill 76 people on 22 July drew more than three times Discovery’s normal audience.
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NewsBBCW signs production deal with Starz
BBC Worldwide has secured a multi-year production and distribution partnership with US broadcaster Starz.
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NewsTinopolis closes US indie deal
Welsh super-indie Tinopolis has completed its acquisition of US indie Base Productions, in a deal worth an estimated £45m.
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NewsGeorge Gently to air in US
BBC1 period drama George Gently has been picked up for broadcast in the US following a deal by All3Media International.
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RatingsTrollied bags 1m for Sky1
THURSDAY: Supermarket sitcom Trollied, starring Jane Horrocks, was checked out by more than a million viewers on its Sky1 debut – the channel’s biggest overnight ratings of the year to date.
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NewsUS to remake BBC3 Bride show
BBC3 reality series Don’t Tell The Bride is to be remade for OWN (Oprah Winfrey Network) in the US.
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FeaturesOnce Upon A Time, ABC (US)
Broadcast takes a bite out of a new fairytale drama fromt he writers of Lost set to debut in the US this autumn.
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NewsShine Int’l poaches ITVS exec
Shine International has hired a key sales exec from ITV Studios Global Entertainment as it continues to bolster its global team.
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NewsDoctor Who tops iPlayer chart
The last episode of Doctor Who before its summer hiatus proved the most-watched programme on iPlayer in June.
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News
Passion secures Figure 8 titles
Passion Distribution has snapped up the distribution rights to a slate of factual shows from US indie Figure 8 Films.
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NewsCandy Bar Girls head to Brazil
Channel 5 lesbian series Candy Bar Girls has been acquired by Brazil’s biggest broadcaster.
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RatingsAttendance down at Geordie Finishing School
TUESDAY: A new BBC3 series about privileged southerners trying to survive in the north has lost more than 150,000 viewers on last week’s debut.
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NewsBaby Cow to animate Viz for C4 online shorts
Adult comic Viz is to be animated by Steve Coogan’s indie Baby Cow for a new series of Channel 4 online comedy shorts.
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NewsPete Postlethwaite film up for Impact Award
A film starring the late Pete Postlethwaite has been nominated for a new documentary award.
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NewsCBS Drama investigates CSI
CBS Drama has bolstered its crime schedule by acquiring the early seasons of CSI.
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RatingsRamsay returns to ITV2 with three-year high
MONDAY: Gordon Ramsay’s US reality show returned to ITV2 with its biggest figures since 2008.
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NewsBBC to air Strictly final in 3D
The BBC has unveiled plans to air the final of Strictly Come Dancing in 3D.