All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 61
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DRG secures BBC/C4 docs
DRG has picked up three new BBC and Channel 4 documentaries, including a film about oil company BP, and already secured pre-sales in Canada and Europe.
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NewsShine launches writers competition
Shine Pictures is to launch a national competition for writers that will see the winner claim a £25,000 development deal.
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RatingsSpooks returns with 5.6m
MONDAY: BBC1 spy drama Spooks returned for a ninth series and retained its loyal audience of followers, while Channel Five managed to beat BBC2 and Channel 4 with a new travel series.
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NewsMarriage Ref ties knot in China
Endemol has sold Jerry Seinfeld’s Marriage Ref format into China.
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RatingsJoe Maddison draws 6.1m
SUNDAY: ITV1 drama Joe Maddison’s War, written by the late Alan Plater, amassed an army of viewers that broke the 6 million barrier.
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RatingsMillions tune in for Pope visit
THURSDAY: Coverage of Pope Benedict XVI’s first day in the UK drew millions of viewers to BBC1 and BBC2.
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RatingsBBC4’s Corrie drama draws 900,000
THURSDAY: A BBC drama about the birth of Coronation Street was seen by more than 900,000 viewers last night, winning the 9pm slot in multichannel.
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FeaturesEasy Living
Broadcast shines the spotlight on new Nordics drama Easy Living, recently picked up for distribution by DRG.
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NewsAn Idiot Abroad heads down under
Mentorn International has secured Antipodean pre-sales of the Sky 1 HD travel series starring the long-suffering sidekick of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant.
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NewsPassion signs US cable deal for Bard theft film
Passion Distribution has secured its first licence deal with US broadcaster Smithsonian Networks, for a recent BBC1 documentary.
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NewsDarlow Smithson lands survivor docs from TLC
Darlow Smithson Productions has won a brace of commissions from US cable network TLC, including a one-off film that is akin to a junior version of Touching The Void.
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NewsBack2Back dogs series adds to C5’s AFP slate
Channel 5 has secured another advertiser-funded programme for its schedule, this time based around dogs.
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RatingsGordon Ramsay returns with 1.8m
TUESDAY: Celebrity chef Gordon Ramsay returned to Channel 4 with a new format last night, but could not whet enough appetites to match his previous efforts.
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RatingsC4 cooks up 1.9m with Jamie Oliver
MONDAY: Jamie Oliver’s Emmy Award-winning US series managed to serve up a healthy 1.9m viewers on its Channel 4 debut.
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NewsFellowes to pen ITV Titanic drama
Gosford Park writer Julian Fellowes is to pen a new drama series for ITV1 about the sinking of the Titanic, made by the producer behind the BBC’s Bleak House.
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NewsCineflix signs Colin Jarvis
Colin Jarvis, the former BBC Worldwide exec who took Strictly Come Dancing and The Weakest Link around the world, has resurfaced at Cineflix.
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RatingsEastEnders fire ignites 8.4m
THURSDAY: The ferocious fire that consumed EastEnders’ Queen Vic last night was seen by more than 40% of the viewing population.
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RatingsDerren Brown a hero for 2.6m
WEDNESDAY: Derren Brown’s attempt to turn an ordinary man into a ‘hero’ took off with more than 2.6m viewers on Channel 4.
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RatingsMad Men returns with 355,000
WEDNESDAY: Award-winning US drama Mad Men returned to BBC4 with a decent audience, but fell short of its season three debut in January.
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FeaturesHot in Cleveland, TV Land (US)
Broadcast shines the spotlight on new US comedy Hot in Cleveland.