All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 5
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News
ITVS GE renews Wild Pictures first-look deal
ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITVS GE) has struck a new distribution agreement with Strangeways indie Wild Pictures.
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Behind The Scenes
Red Dwarf X, Dave
Having scored Dave’s highest ever ratings for its 2009 three-part special, cult comedy Red Dwarf is back for a full series. Michael Rosser meets writer Doug Naylor and the cast on set.
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Syfy buys record-breaking thriller for autumn schedule
Syfy has snapped up the rights to a futuristic thriller that will form the centrepiece of its autumn schedule, after the series broke ratings records in Canada.
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eOne takes Peppa Pig into Asia
Kids series Peppa Pig has been picked up by major broadcasters across Asia in a series of deals by Entertainment One.
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Off the Fence wins first BBC commission
A film about troubled families in modern Britain is to be the first BBC commission for indie Off the Fence.
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Copper breaks records on BBC America debut
BBC America’s first original scripted series Copper has become the channel’s highest-rated series premiere ever.
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The Office US to close in 2013
The US adaptation of Ricky Gervais comedy The Office is to end next year, despite being the highest-rating scripted show for the NBC network.
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Ratings
Jack Whitehall’s Bad Education rises to 1m
New BBC3 sitcom Bad Education drew nearly a million viewers on its second outing.
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Ratings
Our War returns with 730k
A new series of frontline documentary Our War boosted BBC3’s usual audience figures by more than 60% – but could not match the pull of the first run.
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DHX Media acquires Cookie Jar in £70m deal
Rastamouse distributor DHX Media has acquired Canadian kids company Cookie Jar Entertainment.
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Ratings
BBC3’s Batman Shootings doc draws 460k
A documentary about the massacre at a screening of the Dark Knight Rises drew nearly half a million viewers to BBC3.
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Director Tony Scott dies in suicide jump
Top Gun director and TV executive producer Tony Scott has died after leaping from a bridge in Los Angeles.
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Ratings
Russell Brand addiction doc draws 500k to BBC3
Comedian Russell Brand pulled more than half a million viewers with a documentary recounting his battle with heroin.
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Ratings
Paralympics drama beaten by Peter Kay
A BBC2 drama about the birth of the Paralympics was beaten by a comedy stand-up show by Peter Kay on Channel 4 – but did edge ahead of BBC1 and ITV1.
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Ratings
Usain bolts over 11 million viewers
Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt delivered the highest audience on day 12 of the London 2012 Olympics.
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Shine hires ITVS GE exec to boost US arm
Shine International has poached a senior executive from ITV Studios Global Entertainment – one of three new appointments designed to strengthen its US business.
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All3 sells Accused 2 worldwide
The second series of BBC1 drama Accused has been acquired by Netflix in the US - one of a raft of new sales by All3Media International.
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Ratings
Hell's Kitchen takes on Olympics
A fresh serving of Hell’s Kitchen USA helped ITV2 briefly edge ahead of BBC3, which continues to dominate multichannel with Olympics coverage.
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TalkSport reveals global football partners
TalkSport has secured the first international broadcast partners to carry its Premier League and FA Cup coverage.
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Disney exec to deliver RTS keynote
Disney exec Anne Sweeney is to deliver the keynote speech at next month’s RTS Digital World Conference.