All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 67
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NewsFarrar quits NBCU for BBCW
BBC Worldwide has poached NBC Universal executive Jon Farrar for a senior role at its channels business.
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NewsRick Astley to host Magic show
Eighties pop star is to host a show across the summer on Magic 105.4.
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RatingsTwilight stars can't stop Carr stalling
Audience figures for Alan Carr’s Channel 4 chatshow tumbled by more than a quarter of a million viewers last night despite featuring stars of the Twilight films.
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NewsHit unveil Super series
Hit Entertainment has revealed it is developing a new series with the designer of Bob the Builder.
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NewsBBC boosts out of London spend
The BBC has revealed that network production outside of London has grown from 34% to 37.7%.
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NewsBBC newsreader Allan Robb dies
BBC journalist and broadcaster Allan Robb has died following a long illness, aged 49.
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NewsFiver aims for "fun" line-up with new shows
Five has unveiled several new shows for its digital channels including a new drama from the makers of Sophia’s Diary and an animated series from a writer of The Simpsons as it moves to inject “more fun and positivity” into the schedules.
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RatingsFox attack twins draw 4m
A Panorama special about the mauling of nine-month-old twins by a fox was seen 4.1m viewers (23% share) last night.
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NewsAlex Reid signs with Bravo
Cage-fighter Alex Reid is following in the footsteps of wife Katie Price, signing a two-year deal with Bravo.
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NewsRoad Wars sets course for Oz and Scandinavia
Sky 1 series Road Wars is steering towards broadcasters in Australia and Scandinavia following deals by DRG.
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CommentGlastonbury / World Cup docs
Michael Rosser and Chris Curtis cast their eye over two of the week’s highlights.
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NewsDe Mol linked to Five bid
Endemol founder John de Mol has been named in connection with a bid for Five.
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NewsBravo acquires Hawaii Five-O remake
Bravo has beaten stiff competition from Five to win the exclusive UK rights to the remake of US cop show Hawaii Five-O.
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NewsTarget hits spot with 160 hours sold to Australia
Target Entertainment Group has sold more than 160 hours of British programming to a raft of terrestrial and digital channels in Australia.
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NewsUK tops list of European buyers of foreign shows
The UK has emerged as the largest market in Europe for TV acquisitions, with broadcasters investing about £650m in 2009, according to a report by Content Economic Research (CER).
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NewsInbetweeners heads to Russia
Russian viewers are to be introduced to ‘briefcase wankers’ and ‘special football friends’ as comedy The Inbetweeners is set to be shown in the country.
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NewsBazalgette named RTS president
Peter Bazalgette has been named president of the Royal Television Society.
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NewsEndemol acquires Hot comedy
Endemol has acquired distribution rights outside of the US for new comedy Hot in Cleveland.