All articles by Peter White – Page 144
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NewsNickelodeon orders Zig Zag slo-mo gameshow
Nickelodeon has ordered Zig Zag’s slow motion, physical gameshow Split / Second to series for its website.
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NewsGinx TV expands footprint with Player Channel purchase
International video game broadcaster Ginx TV is expanding its global reach after acquiring betting network The Player Channel.
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NewsFormer ITVS exec launches distributor
Former ITV Studios exec Gary McDonagh has set up an international distribution company called Silverkite Media.
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NewsNew fund hunts UK projects
The UK has been earmarked as a prime market in which to offer financial support for kids, documentary and drama projects by European investor GD Investment Fund.
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NewsDHX eyes return for Teletubbies
Teletubbies could return with new episodes as DHX Media, the Canadian company that acquired the brand last month, eyes plans to bring back the smash hit kids franchise.
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NewsTV3 issues call for soap proposals
Irish broadcaster TV3 has released a detailed brief containing more information about what it is looking for from its first ever soap opera.
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NewsOvation airs Young Doctor’s Notebook
US network Ovation TV will air A Young Doctor’s Notebook this week as its strategy to acquire more high-profile international arts programming gathers pace.
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NewsSky & UKTV pick up TVF bundle
Sky and UKTV have acquired a raft of content including Singaporean action series Special Forces and New Zealand’s Street Hospital from distributor TVF International.
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NewsToot and the Tiny Tugboat heads to C5
Channel 5 has commissioned Lupus Films’ animated series Toot and the Tiny Tugboat for its Milkshake! kids block.
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NewsRyan Seacrest poaches BBCW exec
Ryan Seacrest Productions has poached BBC Worldwide exec Izzie Pick Ashcroft to run its unscripted business.
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NewsNat Geo preps female-skewing channel
National Geographic is launching a new channel Nat Geo People internationally but has no plans to roll it out in the UK.
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NewsITV2 gets spooky with horror gameshow
ITV2 has commissioned a horror gameshow from Gogglebox Entertainment in which contestants must take part in a series of scary challenges.
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NewsA&E to remake The Returned
US network A&E is to remake French drama The Returned after striking a deal with FremantleMedia.
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NewsIndian Doctor to treat global audience
BBC1 drama The Indian Doctor is set to make a number of international housecalls after Content Television closed a series of deals.
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NewsHistory resurrects Grave Trade
Factual broadcaster History has recommissioned ITV Studio’s Grave Trade for a second, extended series.
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NewsBBC4 docs to debut on iPlayer
BBC4 is to debut a raft of Storyville docs including Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer on iPlayer as the corporation’s online-first strategy gathers pace.
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NewsAtlantic ships Attenborough doc abroad
David Attenborough’s Rise of Animals; Triumph of the Vertebrates is heading around the world after Atlantic Productions struck a raft of international deals.
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NewsNBC orders Red Arrow thriller
US network NBC has ordered a pilot of Odyssey, a global conspiracy thriller produced by the UK-arm of Red Arrow Entertainment.
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NewsLeopardrama wins first childrens show for CBBC
CBBC has ordered a children’s sci-fi drama about a robot’s attempts to be a regular teenager from Leopardrama.
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NewsLovelive secures £1.7m funding
UK multiplatform indie Lovelive has secured £1.7m of funding from investors including former Endemol boss Ynon Kreiz to help it expand globally.