All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 50
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NewsFirst sales for Top Gear USA
BBC Worldwide has made its first international sales of the US version of Top Gear.
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RatingsSouth Riding debuts with 6.6m
SUNDAY: BBC1 drew a strong audience for its debut of period drama South Riding, adapted from Winifred Holtby’s 1930s novel.
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RatingsBBC1's Hustle falters at finale
FRIDAY: BBC1 drama Hustle ended its current series with a surprising drop in audience.
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News'Essex' exec to make Chelsea Girls for E4
Socialites, Oligarchs and wealthy playboys will star in a new constructed reality series for E4 made by indie Monkey Kingdom – led by an exec from The Only Way Is Essex.
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The Broadcast InterviewMonkey’s Kingdom building
NBCU-owned indie eyes the US after making key hire and winning major E4 commission.
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NewsBBC Showcase moving to Liverpool
BBC Worldwide’s annual programme event is to leave Brighton after more than 30 years and move to Liverpool.
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NewsEpisodes sold to 186 countries
Episodes, the BBC2 comedy starring Matt Leblanc, has been acquired by broadcasters around the world.
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RatingsGypsy Weddings beats Brit Awards
TUESDAY: The final instalment of Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Weddings managed to beat ITV1’s live coverage of the Brits by more than 2m viewers.
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NewsBBC1 orders Good Cook series
Food writer and chef Simon Hopkinson is to front a new series for BBC1 revealing how to create restaurant quality food using everyday ingredients.
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RatingsBBC3 Scott Mills doc draws 430,000
MONDAY: An investigation by Radio 1 DJ Scott Mills into how gay people are treated in Uganda drew a decent sized audience to BBC3.
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NewsCITV reorders Cool Stuff
CiTV has ordered more episodes of kids magazine show The Cool Stuff Collective.
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NewsFME unites with Random House
FremantleMedia Enterprises has signed a new deal with Random House to develop two new kids shows.
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RatingsITV1’s Marchlands launches with 6.2m
THURSDAY: New supernatural drama Marchlands, starring Alex Kingston, raised a strong audience for ITV1 on its debut – while Louis Theroux’s latest special aired on BBC2.
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FeaturesYou Deserve It
Broadcast shines the spotlight on the new game show format from Dick de Rijk (Deal or No Deal).
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NewsITVS America ups Stakes with pilots for US and UK
ITV Studios America is to make its first ever pilot for ITV1 and will simultaneously produce a US version of the show for NBC.
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NewsPulling star Sharon Horgan to pilot ABC sitcom
Sharon Horgan, star and co-creator of BBC3 comedy Pulling, is to write and feature in a US sitcom - while BBC1’s Not Going Out is being reworked for audiences Stateside.
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RatingsSky Atlantic's Boardwalk Empire debuts with 440,000
TUESDAY: Sky Atlantic launched last night with a special highlights show and award-winning US crime drama Boardwalk Empire.
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NewsKing’s Speech producer in TV push
Bedlam Productions, the indie behind award-winning film The King’s Speech, is to make a renewed push into factual TV – partnering with co-production firm LillaVision.
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NewsHistory channel to air Kennedys
Controversial US series The Kennedys is to air on the History channel in the UK – and has finally found a broadcaster in the States.
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NewsKarl Pilkington back on the road for Sky
Ricky Gervais sidekick Karl Pilkington, who fronted unconventional travelogue An Idiot Abroad for Sky, has revealed details of his next series.