All articles by Peter White – Page 100
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NewsBBC and Starz tie up for The Kills
The BBC is teaming up with US network Starz on a political conspiracy thriller produced by former HBO chief Colin Callender.
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NewsTom Hanks takes Yesterday back to the '60s
Factual broadcaster Yesterday has acquired Tom Hanks-produced documentary series The Sixties.
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RatingsGreat British Bake Off settles with 7m
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off held on to the majority of its audience after last week’s opener, pulling in 6.9m for its second week on BBC1.
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NewsScottish indies fear Yes vote ‘paralysis’
Scottish indies fear that the upcoming Scottish referendum could lead to an 18-month period of uncertainty and potentially “paralyse” commissioning patterns.
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NewsC5 moves into drama docs with Plantagenets
Channel 5 is moving into drama documentaries for the first time with a four-part series described as “the real-life Game Of Thrones”.
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NewsKada lifts lid on Oprah order
Small UK indie Kada Media has lifted the lid on how it snagged a major 13-part commission from The Oprah Winfrey Network.
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NewsFMI cashes in on Cowell return with X Factor sales
Fremantle Media International (FMI) is lining up its first batch of global sales for the UK version of The X Factor as it bids to capitalise on the return of Simon Cowell.
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NewsAnalysis: HBO’s UK ambitions
HBO has been building closer ties with the UK television sector over the past few years and is expected to grow its relationships even further in the future.
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NewsScotland plans indie boost
The Scottish government wants to supercharge its indie sector if the country votes for independence, with plans to double the amount of original local production.
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NewsCowboy Builders to set up in Spain
Long running UK format Cowboy Builders is to be remade in Spain after Warner Bros International Television Production struck a deal with RTL-owned Spanish broadcaster Atresmedia.
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NewsC5 to explore neonatal units and primary schools
Channel 5 has commissioned five new factual shows including series set in the UK’s largest neonatal unit and Britain’s biggest primary school.
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NewsNat Geo drives off with Formula E doc
Nat Geo has green-lit a documentary which will go behind the scenes of Formula E, the electric racing series set to rival Formula One.
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NewsPlimsoll heads to the prom for debut ITV doc
Grant Mansfield’s fledgling indie Plimsoll Productions is heading to the school prom after securing a debut commission from ITV.
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NewsDynamo: Magician Impossible to disappear after fourth series
UKTV has confirmed that the fourth series of Dynamo: Magician Impossible will be its last.
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NewsShine sells INXS drama to Showtime
Shine International has sold Australian miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart to US cable network Showtime.
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NewsTalent TV delists and sells factual arm
Test The Nation producer Talent TV has delisted from the London Stock Exchange and undergone a wide-ranging restructure.
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NewsBBC heist drama set for US remake
Inside Men, the BBC1 mini-series about a £15m heist, is to be remade in the US by Homeland and 24 showrunner Howard Gordon.
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RatingsThe Village returns with 4.6m
SUNDAY: Company Pictures drama The Village got underway with a respectable 4.6m as ITV’s Great War documentary was beaten by BBC2’s James May motoring show.
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NewsSky launches weekly sports pass
Sky is expanding its pay-as-you-go Now TV sports offering with the launch of a new weekly access pass.
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NewsNetflix nabs Happy Valley in US
Red Production Company’s Happy Valley is to be made available in the US after being picked up by online streaming service Netflix.