All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 57
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NewsWarner Bros hires Tiger Aspect exec
US studio Warner Bros has snared another executive from indie Tiger Aspect to continue its push into the international production market.
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NewsBBCW unveils £40m 3D dinosaur project
BBC Worldwide is to partner with Indian firm Reliance Big Entertainment on three feature-length films, including a 3D version of Walking With Dinosaurs.
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RatingsPsychoville returns with 1.4m
SUNDAY: BBC2’s darkly comedic Psychoville returned for a Halloween Special and managed to spook more than 1.4m viewers.
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RatingsX Factor spooks 12m
SATURDAY: The X Factor continued to steam forward on ITV1, with a Halloween-themed live show peaking with 13.5m viewers.
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RatingsGraham Norton loses followers
FRIDAY: Graham Norton’s new BBC1 chat show took a dip on its second outing losing more than 150,000 viewers.
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First look: Skins US
MTV has released the first trailer for the US version of teen drama Skins.
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NewsBBC1 HD launch date set
A high definition version of BBC1 has been scheduled for launch next month, with the first HD episode of EastEnders being prepared for broadcast on Christmas Day.
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RatingsSpurs fightback peaks at 5m
WEDNESDAY: Tottenham Hotspur’s glorious defeat to Champions League rivals Inter Milan peaked with an audience of more than 5m just 10 minutes into the game.
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NewsMasterChef UK heads Down Under
BBC Worldwide Australia has concluded a deal with subscription TV network XYZ Networks to bring the British version of cookery franchise MasterChef to Australian viewers.
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FeaturesThe Big C, Showtime (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on this new comedy-drama from the US that dares to laugh at terminal cancer.
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Ratings71 Degrees heats up
TUESDAY: Celebrity adventure show 71 Degrees North is slowly raising the mercury for ITV1, growing its audience for the fourth consecutive week.
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Nelson rises at SPT
Sony Pictures Television has promoted Eddie Nelson as senior vice president of networks for EMEA.
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RatingsInbetweeners ends on a high
MONDAY: The third series of E4 comedy The Inbetweeners drew to a close with record audience figures.
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Ex-ITN chief to call for regulation reform
Stewart Purvis, the former Ofcom partner and ex-chief executive of ITN, is to call for a new Communications Act that would introduce major reforms to content regulation.
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NewsDisney XD set for HD launch
Kids channel Disney XD is poised to launch a new high definition service on Sky.
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NewsUKTV unveils new season line-up
A look ‘behind the sofa’ of BBC1 sitcom The Royle Family and a new doc series inspired by the movie Mamma Mia feature in the line-up of new programming coming to UKTV channels.
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NewsPassion drags RuPaul into new territories
Passion Distribution has secured several sales of RuPaul’s Drag Race after launching the third season of the US reality series at Mipcom in Cannes.
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NewsZodiak snares World's Youngest Daredevils
Zodiak Rights has snared a global distribution deal with Connected Pictures for documentary special The World’s Youngest Daredevils.
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NewsCineflix sells titles to Nordic broadcasters
Cineflix International Distribution has sold nearly 230 hours of programming, including Channel 5 doc Manson, to broadcasters across the Nordic region.
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NewsBig Brother lives on
Big Brother may have taken its final bow on Channel 4 but Endemol has struck a deal that will see the reality show continue in the US.