All articles by Peter White – Page 132
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NewsVikings returns to Lovefilm
VoD service Lovefilm has acquired the second series of US period drama Vikings and will air it 24 hours after its US broadcast.
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RatingsSherlock triumphs as Dancing on Ice stutters
Sherlock continued to bring in record audiences on Sunday, while Dancing on Ice launched with its lowest-ever audience.
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NewsMillionaire stars in Maverick US reality show
USA Network has ordered a family reality series about a millionaire and his family from Maverick TV.
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NewsFremantleMedia International hires new chief
FremantleMedia has hired Red Arrow chief Jens Richter as its new international boss, replacing David Ellender who left earlier this year.
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NewsComedy Central hires ITV brand exec
Comedy Central has hired Rafaela Perera, one of the chief architects of ITV’s rebrand, as creative director.
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NewsUKTV dishes up Porridge special
UKTV is marking the 40th anniversary of British comedy Porridge with a three-part documentary series.
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NewsC4 opens Paralympic tender process
Channel 4 has opened the tender process for the contract to produce the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games.
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NewsZig Zag options Japanese gameshow
Zig Zag has optioned Japanese physical gameshow Ultimate Brain from Eccho Rights as the indie continues to look east for format ideas.
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NewsSky steps up to fully fund Fortitude
Sky Atlantic is to fully fund big-budget drama project Fortitude after US network Starz pulled out of the project.
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RatingsComedy Awards draw less laughter than 2012
The British Comedy Awards recorded less laughter than last year on Thursday as the Jonathan Ross-fronted event shed half a million viewers.
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NewsDisney Jr orders toilet-training series
Disney Junior has commissioned an animated toilet-training series for its European network of channels from indie ArthurCox.
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NewsNat Geo preps docs from UK hub
National Geographic Channels International has ordered four factual shows, including a doc about an elite mining team, from its London production hub.
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NewsBBC1 brings back Break The Safe
BBC1 is bringing back Fremantle Media’s National Lottery quiz show for a second run.
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NewsUKTV's The Happenings goes global
Watch’s The Happenings has started making magic internationally after Passion Distribution closed its first deals.
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NewsBBC & Showtime add more Episodes
BBC and US network Showtime is bringing back Matt LeBlanc’s Episodes for a fourth series ahead of the launch of series three.
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NewsDiscovery buys Troy across Europe
Discovery has acquired Channel 4 magic series Troy for a raft of its international channels after closing a deal with Endemol.
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NewsRefugee show heads to UK
Irish indie Screentime ShinAwil has optioned controversial Australian format Go Back To Where You Came From for a UK remake.
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NewsITV casts eye over fourth US indie
ITV is in talks to acquire US indie and Top Chef producer Magical Elves in what would be its fourth US deal in the past 12 months.
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The Broadcast InterviewTom Davidson, A+E Networks
Following last month’s launch of Lifetime, the MD discusses finding the right content for the UK
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NewsMTV orders Whizz Kid beach trip
Whizz Kid Entertainment is taking eight single men and women on a luxury holiday and secretly inviting their exes to join them on the trip, in a series for MTV.