All articles by Peter White – Page 110
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NewsDRG strikes Latimer deal
DRG has struck a first look deal with Latimer Films, the indie behind Penny Woolcock’s forthcoming dog-fighting doc Going to the Dogs.
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NewsHasselhoff returns to Berlin Wall for Nat Geo
David Hasselhoff is to mark the 25th anniversary of the fall of the Berlin Wall by fronting a Darlow Smithson film for Nat Geo.
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NewsRising Star set to bolster ITV digital revenue
ITV’s forthcoming talent format Rising Star could help boost its digital advertising revenues as it begins talks with producer Keshet over the show’s second screen app.
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NewsAll3Media boss: our independence is vital to growth
All3Media chief executive Farah Ramzan Golant has reiterated that the super-indie will preserve its autonomy following its acquisition by Discovery and Liberty Global.
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NewsSky Atlantic returns to Penny Dreadful
Sky has recommissioned horror drama Penny Dreadful for a second series as it continues to strike increasing numbers of international co-production deals.
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NewsC5 takes on UKTV in UK storage format battle
Channel 5 is going head-to-head with UKTV in the storage space after the broadcasters commissioned similar series.
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NewsRare targets UK factual indies
Rare Television, the nascent production group set up by former Ingenious exec Antony Fraser and Red Arrow chief Joel Denton, is seeking to acquire three factual indies with turnovers of around £2m by 2016.
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NewsBBC1 to promote a tidy Britain
BBC1 will hope to clean up with its latest daytime commission: a series celebrating the 60th anniversary of the Keep Britain Tidy campaign.
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NewsAll3 cuts deals for The Missing
French commercial broadcaster TF1 is among the first tranche of international broadcasters to acquire BBC1 drama The Missing – the first series produced by Charlie Pattinson’s indie New Pictures.
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NewsBBC to dramatise life in the Bloomsbury Set
BBC2 will explore the world of London’s controversial literary set in the early 20th century in a period drama from two indie rivals.
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NewsUKTV resurrects Most Haunted
UKTV has resurrected Yvette Fielding’s paranormal reality series Most Haunted more than two years after it was cancelled by Sky.
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NewsITV joins Sky Go
Sky has struck a deal with ITV to add the free-to-air broadcaster’s channels to its multiplatform service Sky Go.
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NewsBBC follows Mexican bat-man
The BBC is to follow a real-life Mexican bat-man for its latest wildlife documentary commission from Windfall Films.
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NewsAndrew Jackson to leave Discovery
Andrew Jackson is leaving Discovery after two years at the US broadcaster.
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NewsNat Geo orders survival series from Icon
Nat Geo is exploring the survival techniques of ancient tribes in a new six-part series from Icon Films.
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RatingsBritish Airways doc takes off with 2.8m
MONDAY: A Very British Airline recorded decent ratings on its maiden voyage – transporting almost 3m viewers for BBC2.
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NewsSky puts out The Smoke
Sky 1 has cancelled Kudos-produced fire-fighter drama The Smoke after a single series.
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NewsHeaney's TCB beefs up sales staff
TCB Media Rights, the international distribution firm set up by former Cineflix Rights boss Paul Heaney, has hired Mem Bakar as head of sales.
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NewsImpossible's 360 Production sold to Rare
360 Production has been snapped up by the nascent production group established by Ingenious exec Antony Fraser and former Red Arrow chief Joel Denton.
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NewsDSP prepares for Mars mission
Darlow Smithson Productions has gained exclusive access to film the Mars One space mission, which will send a number of astronauts on a one-way trip to the Red Planet.