All articles by Peter White – Page 136
-
NewsC4 goes to the dogs with Tuesday's Child
Channel 4 is to pit dogs and their owners against each other in a series of physical challenges in Tuesday’s Child’s biggest order to date.
-
NewsDave drives off with Sin City Motors
UKTV’s Dave has acquired Canadian motor series Sin City Motors after striking a deal with distributor Proper Rights.
-
NewsTeletubbies owner DHX hires brand director
DHX Media has hired Hit Enterainment’s Tor Bushell as it beefs up its UK arm following the acquisition of the Teletubbies brand.
-
NewsYesterday targets WMR's CIA Declassified
UKTV’s Yesterday has acquired documentary series CIA Declassified from World Media Rights.
-
NewsBBC4 acquires Scandinavian Mad Men-esque drama
The BBC has acquired Scandinavian drama Crimes of Passion, a six-part crime thriller described as Mad Men-meets-The Killing.
-
NewsBBC to invest £23m in Birmingham
The BBC is to boost investment in Birmingham by more than £23m over the next three years, creating over 80 jobs as part of its commitment to the city.
-
RatingsMystery Map locates 4m
Mystery Map located a below average audience on Wednesday while I’m A Celeb continues to pull in viewers for ITV.
-
NewsAll3Media set to take Gogglebox to China
Gogglebox is to be remade in China after All3Media International closed a deal with local broadcaster Jiangsu Satellite TV.
-
NewsRevealed: 2013’s best acquisitions
From superhero spin-offs to headless horsemen, Broadcast assesses the year’s biggest imports
-
NewsDocs tax credit under review
The government is considering lowering the TV tax relief threshold for documentaries from £1m per hour to £650,000 per hour to boost the UK’s factual output.
-
NewsWildseed Studios invests in six digital pilots
Digital start-up Wildseed Studios has invested in six pilots including a comedy featuring Green Wing star Michelle Gomez as a right wing agony aunt.
-
NewsC4 snares David Blaine special
Channel 4 has acquired David Blaine’s latest US magic special which features appearances from celebrities including Kanye West, Bryan Cranston and Robert De Niro after striking a deal with Ben Silverman’s Electus.
-
NewsZodiak hires Global's Sime for entertainment push
Zodiak Rights, the international distribution arm of Zodiak Media, has hired Global Agency exec Andrew Sime as vice president of entertainment.
-
NewsJourneyman ships Scientology doc
Channel 4 doc Scientologists at War, produced by Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer-indie Roast Beef TV, has been sold to a raft of international broadcasters by distributor Journeyman Pictures.
-
NewsFormer Turner boss saddles up at Horse & Country
Former Turner European boss Jeff Kupsky has joined the board of directors for pay-TV channel Horse & Country.
-
NewsIrish talent show The Hit goes Dutch
Dutch broadcaster RTL5 is to remake Irish talent format The Hit after striking a deal with Warner Bros International Television Production.
-
NewsSky adds 14 channels to Sky Go
Sky has added 14 new channels including Comedy Central, Dave and Discovery to its multiplatform TV service Sky Go.
-
NewsUS net ABC snags Rising Star
US network ABC has picked up Israeli talent format Rising Star after striking a deal with Keshet.
-
NewsPact strikes deal with China's CCTV
Chinese broadcaster CCTV has inked a deal with Pact that will boost cooperation between the state broadcaster and the trade body’s members.
-
NewsNetflix orders fourth and final Killing
Netflix has commissioned The Killing for a fourth and final series.