All articles by Peter White – Page 124
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NewsAmazon strikes UK deal with Warner
Amazon is to launch hit US shows including Arrow and The Following on its newly rebranded UK streaming service after striking a deal with Warner Bros.
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NewsC5 rings up Silver River debt docs
Channel 5 is to explore Britain’s debt problem through three documentaries from Silver River.
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RatingsWinter Olympics climax draws 3m
The Winter Olympics Closing Ceremony on Sunday outperfomed the Opening Ceremony following Britain’s haul of medals.
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NewsCanadians eye UK kids co-pros
A delegation of Canadian animators has arrived in the UK to secure commissions and tap up kids indies for coproduction deals.
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NewsLuther to be remade in Russia
BBC1 detective drama Luther is being remade in Russia after Channel One ordered an eight-part series.
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CommentKeeping a third eye on Scandi drama
The question that I get asked most frequently at work is ‘what is the next Killing or The Bridge?’
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NewsLovefilm Instant and Amazon Prime merged
Amazon is launching its Prime Instant Video service in the UK after merging VoD play Lovefilm Instant with its overnight delivery option.
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NewsRichard Desmond quits C5 board
The sale of Channel 5 has moved a step closer after it emerged Richard Desmond has resigned from the board of the broadcaster.
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NewsNFTS establishes format development course
The National Film and Television School (NFTS) is launching a new entertainment format development course in partnership with the BBC Academy and Grand Scheme Media.
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NewsC5 investigates NCIS: LA
Channel 5 has extended its support of the NCIS franchise after picking up the free-to-air rights to spin-off show NCIS: Los Angeles.
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NewsLa Plante developing Prime Suspect prequel
Lynda La Plante is to begin talks with broadcasters over Prime Suspect-prequel Tennison after setting up a new firm.
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NewsContent gets Great Point first-look deal
The Fall distributor Content Television has inked a first-look deal with Great Point Media, the indie set up by former RHI exec Robert Halmi Jr.
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NewsUK fast tracks US shows
The gap between TV series launching in the US and their UK debut is 95 days, according to new data from analysts IHS.
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CommentITV digs for US gold with DiGa deal
ITV is doubling down its bet that the US holds the key to its success following its deal with DiGA.
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RatingsBrit Awards falls to eight-year low
The Brit Awards walked away with its lowest audience since at least 2006 on Wednesday.
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NewsThe Musketeers to go global
The Musketeers is set to swashbuckle across the world after BBC Worldwide closed several deals with international broadcasters.
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NewsShine and DRG in format dogfight
Shine TV and distributor DRG are locked in a battle over the intellectual property rights to a daytime format.
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NewsZnak and Jones create transatlantic producer
Former ITV Studios and Zodiak USA exec Natalka Znak and ex-Syco Entertainment USA exec Simon Jones are setting up an indie with transatlantic ambitions.
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NewsMiddlechild to tell ‘human bear’ story for C5
Channel 5 has ordered a documentary from Middlechild Productions telling the story of a grizzly bear that was bought by a Scottish couple in 1976 and went on to become a Hollywood star.
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NewsSky adapts Italian comic for TV
Sky is developing a TV series based on Italian comic book Diabolik with sister companies Sky Italia and Sky Deutschland.