All articles by Peter White – Page 104
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NewsBBCW contributions to BBC rise £20m
BBC Worldwide returned around £20m more to the corporation in 2013/2014 than the previous year and upped its investment in BBC commissions.
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RatingsMonty Python delivers record ratings for Gold
SUNDAY: The live broadcast of Monty Python’s final-ever performance has become the highest-rated show to air on Gold.
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NewsMiranda and David Walliams strike BBCW deal
BBC Worldwide has struck a development and distribution deal with King Bert Productions, the indie set up by Miranda Hart, David Walliams and Absolutely Fabulous producer Jo Sargent.
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NewsFremantle promotes Chris O'Dell
Fremantle Media has promoted Chris O’Dell to head of global entertainment production.
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NewsSewing Bee heads to Denmark's TV2
Denmark has caught the sewing bug after broadcaster TV2 ordered a local version of Love Productions’ The Great British Sewing Bee.
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NewsAmazon to remake Mad Dogs
Left Bank Pictures is to remake Sky 1 drama Mad Dogs for video-on-demand service Amazon.
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NewsSky Living ob-doc tracks billionaires
The lifestyles of the rich and famous are to be explored by Remy Blumenfeld’s indie Thinking Violets in an ob-doc series for Sky Living.
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NewsBBCW scores Indian commissions
BBC Worldwide Productions has picked up two original commissions for MTV in India.
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NewsBBC News to cut 415 jobs
BBC News is to cut 415 full-time roles as part of a wide-ranging restructure designed to save £48m per year.
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RatingsThe Mimic sheds half its audience
WEDNESDAY: Channel 4 comedy drama The Mimic returned for a second series with less than half the audience of the first series opener.
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NewsAmazon Prime to chase UK first-run acquisitions
Amazon is ramping up its strategy to acquire exclusive, first-run content for the UK market after picking up Halle Berry sci-fi drama Extant.
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NewsWatch reveals Formats Lab pilots
Watch is helping first-time buyers get on the property ladder and pitting tradesmen against each other for its Formats Lab initiative.
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NewsBBCW faces production challenge
International broadcasters have welcomed the idea of original pitches from an independent BBC Productions – but warned that it could impinge on BBC Worldwide’s existing global production strategy.
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NewsThe Garden lands access double
High-street bank NatWest and airline Virgin Atlantic are the latest companies to open their doors for access documentaries made by The Garden Productions.
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NewsTime Warner rejects $80bn Fox takeover
Time Warner has rejected an $80billion takeover bid from Rupert Murdoch’s 21st Century Fox.
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NewsITV's High Noon wins US gameshow
ITV-owned US indie High Noon is to make a queue-based gameshow for US broadcaster Game Show Network.
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NewsComedy Central debuts Sky Living show
Sky Living sitcom Give Out Girls is to debut on Comedy Central after the broadcasters reached an agreement over the Big Talk Productions show.
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NewsWatch cleans up with Bin There, Dump That
Watch is to explore Britain’s waste industry in its new ob-doc series Bin There, Dump That.
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NewsJeremy Dear sets up indie following Pioneer exit
Pioneer Productions programming chief Jeremy Dear has left the factual business to set up his own indie.
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NewsSimon Shaps exits Core Media
Simon Shaps has left Core Media as the American Idol owner reins in its international business to focus on the US market.