All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 46
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FeaturesMore As The Story Develops, HBO (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on the new drama from Aaron Sorkin.
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RatingsKatie Price series continues slide
TUESDAY: Katie Price’s fly on the wall series for Sky Living has recorded its lowest audience to date, halfway through the run.
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NewsZeppotron conveyor rolls to Spain/Russia
Speed dating format Conveyor Belt of Love has been picked up by major broadcasters in Spain and Russia – with a UK version in the pipeline.
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RatingsE4’s Glee hits bum note
MONDAY: US high school musical Glee dropped to its lowest audience of the current series but still managed to win the 9pm multichannel slot for E4.
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RatingsBoardwalk Empire ends on 303,000
SATURDAY: US drama Boardwalk Empire ended its run on Sky Atlantic with one of its highest audiences to date.
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NewsGoogle’s Schmidt to give MacTaggart lecture
Google boss Dr Eric Schmidt is to deliver this year’s flagship lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival.
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RatingsKennedys debuts strongly
THURSDAY: Multi-million dollar miniseries The Kennedys, which caused controversy ahead of its debut in the US, doubled History’s usual audience on its premiere.
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NewsMipTV 2012 dates pushed back
MIPTV: The international television community will be travelling to Cannes two days earlier next April after it was revealed that MipTV 2012 will launch on a Saturday.
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NewsWide-Eyed takes entertainment format to Canada
MIPTV: Indie Wide-Eyed Entertainment has teamed with Canada’s public broadcaster to develop a new entertainment format.
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NewsFour Weddings remake unveiled in France
MIPTV: ITV Studios is to adapt its Four Weddings format for France’s biggest broadcaster.
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Green Bay to make £1m deserts doc
MIPTV: Welsh indie Green Bay Media has announced a £1m deal to produce a documentary about life in deserts around the world.
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NewsC5 acquires green Olympics doc
MIPTV: Channel 5 has picked up a new doc about the efforts to make the 2012 Olympic Games the greenest to date.
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NewsIdiot goes further abroad
Hit Sky1 travel series An Idiot Abroad, starring Ricky Gervais sidekick Karl Pilkington, has been picked up in new territories around the world.
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NewsKatie Piper series heads to NZ
The ongoing story of acid burns victim Katie Piper is to be broadcast in New Zealand and Sweden following new sales by Mentorn International.
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NewsMillion Pound Drop to be remade in Italy and Brazil
Channel 4 gameshow the Million Pound Drop is to be remade for audiences in Italy, Brazil and the Netherlands following a series of deals by Endemol.
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NewsDownton Abbey opens doors in 100 territories
NBC Universal has revealed that more than 100 territories around the world have now licensed period drama Downton Abbey, as the second series rolls into production.
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NewsShine Oz among 10 indies to win Secret Fortune
The Australian arm of Liz Murdoch’s Shine Group has picked up local format rights to BBC1 quiz format Secret Fortune.
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NewsShine poaches BBC Scotland comedy boss
BBC Scotland’s head of comedy is to step down and head a new regional joint venture between Shine-owned Kudos and Brown Eyed Boy.
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NewsWarner Bros ties with Outline
Outline Productions, the indie behind BBC2’s Great British Food Revivial, has signed a two-year distribution deal with Warner Bros.
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NewsOTF swings Monkey Thieves order
Off the Fence Productions has been recommissioned to follow a rogue gang of thieving monkeys.