All articles by Michael Rosser – Page 77
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NewsSky1 acquires Glenn Martin
Sky 1 has secured exclusive UK rights to stop-motion animated US comedy Glenn Martin, DDS.
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NewsWorking Title launches indie with NBCU
Working Title, the film company behind Bridget Jones and Atonement, has joined forces with NBC Universal International to launch a new TV indie.
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NewsBBC3 orders more Good News from Russell Howard
BBC3 has ordered two more series of Russell Howard’s topical news show.
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NewsMy Monkey Baby swings around the world
Cineflix International have racked up new sales of Channel 4 documentary My Monkey Baby and fact ent series Conviction Kitchen.
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NewsCorbett reunited with Sorry writers for R4 sitcom
Ronnie Corbett has re-teamed with the writers of Eighties sitcom Sorry for a new Radio 4 series.
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NewsBBC confirms Reggie Perrin 2
BBC1 will air a second series of Reggie Perrin this autumn, after reviving the 1970s sitcom last year.
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NewsUBC acquires Above the Title
UBC Media has acquired the radio indie behind the Hitchhiker’s Guide to the Galaxy, Above the Title.
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NewsSambrook to join PR firm
The BBC former director of global news, Richard Sambrook, is to join PR giant Edelman.
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NewsITVS ups Hedges
The head of comedy and drama at ITV Studios Global Entertainment has been upped to a new acquisitions role.
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NewsBravo broadens its appeal with con artist drama from Fox
A USA Network comedy drama about a quick-thinking con artist has been collared by Bravo.
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NewsDaredevils picked up in US
RDF Rights has sold documentary series Daredevils to international broadcasters including Discovery-owned Animal Planet in the US.
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FeaturesDiane Rankin, Cineflix Int'l
Cineflix International head of acquisition Diane Rankin on recent acquisitions, what she is looking for and the challenges ahead.
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NewsUKTV beefs up spring schedule for Good Food
UKTV has beefed up the spring schedule of cooking channel Good Food with five culinary series from around the world.
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NewsDRG sets up dedicated arm for 3D distribution
Digital Rights Group is to become the first distributor to launch a division dedicated to 3D programming and will unveil about a dozen titles at MipTV in April.
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NewsBeale to join NBCU
Former 12 Yard executive Mike Beale is to take a senior production role at NBC Universal.
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NewsAndre’s tearful Sky interview sparks 865 complaints
Ofcom has received 865 complaints about Peter Andre’s breakdown in a live interview with Sky News presenter Kay Burley.
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NewsUndercover Boss draws 38.6m in US
The US version of Undercover Boss was seen by a massive audience of 38.6m, airing after the Super Bowl on Sunday night.
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NewsITV greenlights Trevor Eve drama
Trevor Eve is to star as an international hostage negotiator in new ITV1 drama Kidnap and Ransom.
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NewsAll3 partners with new Belgian indie
The Cube and Undercover Boss may soon be remade in Belgium and Iceland as part of a new agreement between All3Media International and a recently-launched indie.
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NewsHammond to examine space shuttle
Top Gear co-presenter Richard Hammond will examine how the space shuttle works in a third run of his BBC/Nat Geo engineering series.