All articles by Peter White – Page 120
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NewsContent acquires Chinese producer
Content Media has acquired Chinese production company Alive Group as part of a deal in which its owner, Bruno Wu, has invested in the UK distributor.
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NewsC5 lines up more Suspects
Channel 5 is backing its bet on original drama after ordering a second series of semi-improvised crime show Suspects.
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NewsOvation buys BBC arts docs
US cable network Ovation has acquired a slew of UK arts series including four-part doc series The Aristocrats.
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NewsBBCW beefs up Central European team
BBC Worldwide has promoted Jay Tallon to lead its sales strategy across Central Europe, Middle East and Africa (CEMA).
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RatingsC4 space series retains trajectory
C4’s second space documentary kept the channel’s ratings in orbit with 1.6m viewers.
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NewsSky to air 100 hours of scripted shows
Sky will air over 100 hours of original scripted programming his year as part of its original content push.
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NewsAll3Media umbrellas new US indie
All3Media has backed a new US indie set up by former Ryan Seacrest Productions exec Heather Schuster.
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NewsITV2 conjures up more Tricked
Magic format Tricked will be conjuring up a fresh round of tricks after it was renewed by ITV2 for a second series.
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NewsBBC3 returns to Sweat The Small Stuff
BBC3’s Sweat The Small Stuff is to return for two more series marking the channel’s first big renewal after the revelation it is to move online.
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NewsC4 revamps Coming Up strand
Channel 4 has radically reshaped up-and-coming writers’ and directors’ strand Coming Up, supersizing the slot, which will be handed to a single winning entry.
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NewsJacques Peretti to look at spending for BBC2
Jacques Peretti is expanding his The Men Who Made Us… franchise with a documentary series about consumer culture.
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NewsRed to turn classic movies into TV series
Red Production Company is set to adapt high-profile feature films including The Wicker Man and Billy Liar into television series after its acquisition by fi lm producer and distributor StudioCanal.
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News3 Rivers targets UK mergers and acquisitions
Dutch media consultant 3 Rivers, one of the firms behind Warner Bros’ acquisition of Shed Media, is expanding into the UK to take advantage of the increasing M&A trend.
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NewsBBC3 in fight for Family Guy
BBC3 is battling with Hollywood studio 20th Century Fox Television to bring prized US acquisition Family Guy to its new online home and is preparing to change the role acquisitions will play on the channel.
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NewsBBC2 orders M6 doc series and more James May
BBC2 is looking to drive more success with a pair of motoring commissions.
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NewsThree more exit on back of major BBCW restructure
The fallout from BBC Worldwide’s major restructure is continuing with the departure of three more senior executives from its content and production team.
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NewsC5 explores fight against crime
Channel 5 is to explore modern crime in the UK as part of a raft of documentaries from recently installed factual commissioner Guy Davies.
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NewsBBC battles to get Family Guy on iPlayer
The BBC is to redouble its efforts to resolve a long-running dispute with Hollywood studio Twentieth Century Fox Television to feature Family Guy on iPlayer following the decision to shift BBC3 online.
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NewsWEtv opens Sex Box in US
Channel 4’s controversial show Sex Box is to be re-made in the US after cable network WEtv ordered a pilot.
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NewsSky wins Must Be The Music court case
Sky has won a High Court case after it was accused of format infringement over talent format Must Be The Music.