All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 6
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Beaver Falls struggles on E4 return
Summer camp comedy Beaver Falls struggled on its return to E4 with half the channel’s usual viewing figures.
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Rastamouse heads to Canada
CBeebies’ Rastamouse has been acquired for broadcast in Canada for the first time.
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Fox taking Copper global
Cineflix Studios’ gritty period drama Copper has been picked up for broadcast in more than 50 territories by Fox International Channels.
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ITVS hires Miramax sales head
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has snapped up Miramax’s head of sales (EMEA).
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UKTV acquires Seahorse special
UKTV has picked up a one-off documentary about the imminent threat to the world’s seahorses.
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Pendleton secures gold with 9.4m
Victoria Pendleton’s gold medal-winning performance in the Women’s Keirin cycling race peaked with more than 9 million viewers – while the climax of the women’s 10,000m drew an audience of nearly 12 million.
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GMG Radio’s £70m sale to be investigated
Culture secretary Jeremy Hunt has instructed Ofcom to investigate Global Radio’s acquisition of GMG Radio.
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TVF secures major sales and acquisitions in Asia
Distributor TVF International has bolstered its activity in Asia with new programme acquisitions from the region – while securing a raft of UK documentary sales.
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NBCU hires Bauer Radio exec for digital push
NBCUniversal International Television is aiming to strengthen the online presence of its pay-TV brands around the world with the appointment of a digital executive from Bauer Radio.
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Bradley Wiggins wins gold with 6.8m viewers
Team GB claimed its first gold medals of the London 2012 Olympics with female rowers and cyclist Bradley Wiggins pulling strong daytime ratings for BBC1.
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New Girl takes on Olympics
US sitcom New Girl, shifted onto E4 by Channel 4, managed to draw one of the biggest multichannel audiences of the night up against the might of the London 2012 Olympics.
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The Bachelor picked up in six countries
Dating format The Bachelor, currently airing on Channel 5, is to be remade for audiences in France, Chile, the Netherlands and Switzerland.
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Twofour conducting Secret Interview for Channel 5
Channel 5 has revealed details of a new show in which candidates will unwittingly interview for the job of a lifetime – watched by a “giant of their industry”.
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Sinbad and TOWIE struggle against Olympics
Swashbuckling drama Sinbad and ITV2 reality series The Only Way is Essex posted record lows as the Olympics dominated viewing.
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The Killing cancelled in US
US crime drama The Killing, which struggled during its second season on Channel 4, has been axed.
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Rose d’Or relocating to Brussels
The Rose d’Or Festival is to transfer owners and will move out of Switzerland for the first time in more than 50 years.
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Team GB football scores 6.5m peak
The first Olympic football match in 52 years to feature men from Great Britain was beaten by ITV1 soaps Coronation Street and Emmerdale.
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Tiger Aspect drama boss to step down after 20 years
Greg Brenman is to leave Tiger Aspect Productions after two decades to set up his own drama indie.
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Cineflix hires Hedges to drive acquisitions
Cineflix Rights has hired Shine International exec Noel Hedges to spearhead the company’s content acquisition plans.
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Sky 1’s Angel struggles on debut
Sky 1’s new Apprentice-style business series got off to a slow start with just a quarter of the broadcaster’s usual audience figures.