All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 52
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RatingsHattie carries on with biggest ever BBC4 audience
WEDNESDAY: BBC4 has recorded its highest audience to date with a drama about late Carry On actress Hattie Jacques.
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NewsEndemol adapts Million Pound Drop for Australia
Endemol is to remake Channel 4 gameshow The Million Pound Drop Live for audiences in Australia.
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NewsParthenon secures Mystery Files sales
Parthenon Entertainment’s series about famous historical figures has been picked up by a raft of new broadcasters.
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NewsBBC facing tough call on Kennedys
The BBC is facing a dilemma over whether to screen controversial US series The Kennedys, which is struggling to find a broadcaster in the States.
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NewsPassion pre-sells further Unusual Deaths to AETN
Passion Distribution has pre-sold a forthcoming series on strange deaths to AETN UK - completing funding for the show.
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NewsLand Girls sold worldwide
BBC daytime drama Land Girls is to be broadcast in Asia, Eastern Europe and Australia following a series of deals by DCD Rights.
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NewsExtreme orders skate doc
Extreme Sports Channel has commissioned a new documentary about a world record breaking jump from the Eiffel Tower.
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NewsITV dramas head to Latin America
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has sold more than 170 hours of programming into Latin America, including Trevor Eve drama Bouquet of Barbed Wire.
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NewsJobs under threat at Screen Yorkshire
Screen Yorkshire has put all staff members under consultation as part of a review of the future of the regional agency.
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RatingsBritney Spears’ Glee hits E4 high note
MONDAY: US high school musical Glee beat its previous overnights record for E4 with a guest appearance from Britney Spears.
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NewsITV to pilot Seinfeld’s Marriage Ref with Jo Brand
Jo Brand is to host a pilot for ITV1 based on Jerry Seinfeld’s US reality show The Marriage Ref.
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NewsBBC social experiment to be remade in France/India
A BBC format in which women put men in charge of their daily jobs is to be adapted for audiences in France and India.
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RatingsRamsay's shark film snaps up 2m
SUNDAY: Gordon Ramsay’s investigation into the shark fishing industry drew more than 2 million viewers to Channel 4.
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NewsGolden Globe 2011 winners revealed
Boardwalk Empire, Glee and Temple Grandin - made by UK indie Ruby Films - scooped awards at the Golden Globes in Los Angeles last night.
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NewsTigress to make Egypt shark attack film
The recent shark attacks that hit the Egyptian tourist resort of Sharm el-Sheikh will be the subject of a new Channel 5 film from indie Tigress.
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RatingsKidnap and Ransom snatches 5.65m
THURSDAY: New ITV1 drama Kidnap and Ransom, starring Trevor Eve, debuted with a strong audience and tussled with BBC1 comedy Come Fly With Me.
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NewsOptomen cook up Fat Ladies deal
Optomen International has cooked up more than 50 hours of sales to broadcasters in North America.
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NewsTarget and Nick in multi-region Fifi agreement
Target Entertainment has inked a multi-region broadcast deal with Nickelodeon for pre-school series Fifi and the Flowertots and bolstered its sales team with former Steadfast and Zodiak staff.
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NewsAll3 sells drama to French and Iranian broadcasters
All3Media International has secured a multimillion-pound drama deal with French public broadcaster France 3 and has also sold Midsomer Murders into Iran.