All articles by Peter White – Page 116
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NewsAustralia's ABC lands BBCW content
Australian public broadcaster ABC has acquired a slew of BBC series including Billy Connolly’s Big Send Off and Jacques Perretti’s The Men Who Made Us Spend, as well as Channel 4’s Chatty Man.
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NewsNBC's Peacock hires UK development chief
Peacock Productions, the NBC News-owned indie, has hired former Vera Productions exec Dean Palmer as its first director of development.
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NewsGroupM Entertainment hires international boss
GroupM Entertainment is to ramp up the international distribution of its shows following the appointment of former DRG exec Ali Hill.
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NewsLeopard lifts lid on British builders for BBC2
BBC2 will lift the lid on the world of British builders with a new series from Leopard Films.
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NewsBBC to co-produce second series of Hinterland
BBC Wales has come on board Welsh and English-language drama Y Gwyll (Hinterland) for its second, extended run.
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NewsEllender makes first Slingshot hire
Former Fremantle Media chief executive David Ellender has hired a scripted boss for his LA-based start-up Slingshot Media.
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NewsOvation buys ITV arts docs
US cable network Ovation has acquired a raft of arts programming from ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsZane Lowe to front Soundchain for MTV
MTV has ordered a new music series fronted by Gonzo host Zane Lowe.
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NewsAlaska finds a pearl for TV3
Irish broadcaster TV3 has ordered a Duck Dynasty-style reality series from UK indie Alaska TV as part of its drive to commission more British producers.
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NewsEndemol back in indie hunt
Endemol UK is back in the market for indies after acquiring The Fall producer Artists Studio this week.
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NewsMTV shuns imitations for the ‘unexpected’
MTV is eyeing two new formats for next year as it moves away from commissioning reality show imitations of Geordie Shore and The Valleys.
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NewsC4 takes aim at global drama
Channel 4 is to invest millions in international drama co-productions in a strategy that will result in it taking on the BBC and Sky for projects with global appeal.
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NewsBob The Builder is back
Bob‘s back – but not on the BBC Bob The Builder is back – and slightly slimmed down – with Hit Entertainment in production on 104 x 11-minute episodes of the pre-school series.
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RatingsC4 viewers fail to find New Worlds
Channel 4’s period drama New Worlds opened with 800,000 viewers on Tuesday, one of the channel’s lowest-performing drama launches in years.
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NewsPact launches commissioning app
Pact has launched an app to help indies make contact with nearly 200 commissioners.
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NewsDLT Raydar Rights strikes Sundog deal
Fledgling distributor DLT Raydar Rights has inked a deal with Sundog Pictures for a slew of factual series.
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NewsDCD wins Open University bid
DCD Rights has won the rights to distribute over 200 hours of BBC series including Coast after winning an Open University tender.
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NewsHBO Nordics snaps up BBC2's Honourable Woman
HBO Nordics has acquired BBC drama The Honourable Woman after striking a deal with BBC Worldwide.
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NewsDuck Quacks echoes across the world
Duck Quacks Don’t Echo is to travel across the world after Sky Vision closed a number of key programming deals.
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NewsZig Zag lines up Herbert Bros for A&E
US cable network A&E has ordered a new reality series from Zig Zag, billed as the “natural successor” to Duck Dynasty.