All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 60
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RatingsBorn Free doc claws 315,000
TUESDAY: A night devoted to the 50th anniversary of seminal wildlife book Born Free provided BBC4 with a mixed night of viewing figures.
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NewsC4 orders new comedy dramas
The indies behind Britz and Skins are to make two new comedy drama series for Channel 4, utilising money freed up from the axing of Big Brother.
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RatingsInbetweeners breaks E4 records... again
MONDAY: Teen comedy The Inbetweeners has broken its own ratings record, securing the highest viewing figures in E4’s history.
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NewsPaul Römer to leave Endemol
Paul Römer, one of the key creative forces behind Big Brother, is to leave Endemol after 15 years as part of a top-level reshuffle.
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NewsUK drama heads down under
British drama including Doc Martin and Skellig are to be aired in Australia, following deals by distributor DRG.
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RatingsMore4 Miliband drama polls 130,000
FRIDAY: A satirical docudrama about the Miliband brothers drew a low turnout to More4 - the night before Ed Miliband was named the new leader of the Labour Party.
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NewsDiscovery buys C4 Jo Frost series
Channel 4’s latest series starring Jo ‘Supernanny’ Frost has been acquired by Discovery Europe.
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RatingsCharles draws princely 2m for BBC2
THURSDAY: Alan Titchmarsh’s tour of Prince Charles’ home and gardens welcomed nearly 2 million viewers to BBC2.
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RatingsAn Idiot Abroad pulls 820,000 to Sky1
THURSDAY: Sky1 has scored a major hit with its new comedy travelogue, exec produced by Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant, smashing the usual audience figures for the pay-TV channel.
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NewsTarget signs up Indian Doctor
Target Entertainment has acquired international distribution rights to a forthcoming BBC1 daytime drama series starring Sanjeev Bhaskar.
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NewsDiverse relocates to Bristol in Zodiak rejig
Diverse Productions is moving to Bristol and losing two key execs as a result of a shake-up of the UK operations of the newly rebranded Zodiak Media Group (ZMG).
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NewsOutright chalks up more Blood, Sweat And... sales
Outright Distribution has inked fresh sales for hit BBC3 factual franchise Blood, Sweat And…, and signed two new titles from indie Love Productions.
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NewsC5 conjures up illusionist gameshow
Channel 5 has ordered an entertainment series that combines magic and illusion with a gameshow.
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NewsDRG sells Collision and Criminal Justice 2 to Italy
ITV1 drama Collision and BBC1 legal series Criminal Justice 2 are to be broadcast in Italy, following a brace of sales by distributor DRG.
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NewsITV acquires Matt Hatter toon
ITV1 has picked up a new animated fantasy series based around a boy who must defend a ‘multiverse’.
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NewsC4 extends Million Pound Drop
Channel 4 game show The Million Pound Drop – Live will be extended into a weekly series after a second run of stripped episdes.
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NewsITV’s Greatest Cities sold worldwide
Griff Rhys Jones’ ITV1 series about some of the world’s biggest and best cities are to be shown on BBC Worldwide channels.
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RatingsLost tigers find 4.8m on BBC1
TUESDAY: BBC1’s new wildlife series about a near-extinct population of mountain tigers clawed in 4.85m (20.7%) viewers at 9pm.
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NewsUS gears up for Driver Dan
TwoFour54 has secured a deal with US pre-school channel Sprout to air CBeebies series Driver Dan’s Story Train.