All articles by Peter White – Page 155
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RatingsDoctor Who reveal records nearly 7m
Peter Capaldi’s introduction as the latest Doctor Who, unsurprisingly, drew a large number of viewers on Sunday, while Channel 4’s latest drama Southcliffe performed well.
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RatingsC4 music pilot struggles to hit the right notes
Channel 4’s latest music pilot, fronted by Nick Grimshaw, struggled to find viewers on Friday night, while viewers swarmed to BBC2’s Horizon special on bees.
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RatingsBT Sport peaks with 200k on launch
BT Sport peaked with 207,500 (1.21%) viewers on its opening night as sports fans tuned in to see Bayern Munich versus Manchester City.
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NewsOfcom: no relief for BT over Sky Sports
Sky Sports will not be available via BT’s YouView service for the start of the Premier League season after Ofcom refused to grant the telco interim relief.
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NewsVirgin Media plugs 155,000 into TiVo
Virgin Media added 155,000 TiVo homes over its latest financial quarter, its first set of results since the business was acquired by Liberty Global.
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NewsFox to remake Broadchurch for US
US network Fox is to remake Kudos’ hit ITV crime drama Broadchurch.
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RatingsCelebrity Masterchef cooks up 5m
Celebrity Masterchef was watched by 4.7m viewers on Wednesday as it swapped to BBC1 from last year’s outing on BBC2.
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NewsTravel Channel heads to Freeview
Travel Channel has launched a primetime programming block on Freeview to grow its reach to a further 23m homes.
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NewsC4's Run sprints to Hulu
Hulu has acquired London drama Run as it increases the number of UK series that it offers its subscribers.
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NewsITVS hires Impossible's Tim Haines
ITV Studios has hired Impossible Pictures’ creative director and Primeval co-creator Tim Haines to head up a new drama unit.
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NewsFirst-look competition heats up
Competition for British content is intensifying as global distributors put a greater focus on beating their UK counterparts to first-look deals with indies.
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NewsVice hires Franses to become fully fledged indie
Vice has effectively become an indie after hiring Nutopia cofounder Laura Franses to ramp up its television business.
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NewsCineflix steps back from drama
Cineflix is gearing up for a new phase in which it eschews highcost drama programming for a focus on unscripted content.
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NewsShowtime eyes Dexter spin-off
US cable network Showtime is eyeing the launch of a spin-off of long-running serial killer thriller Dexter.
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NewsOscar Pistorius doc heads to China
BBC3 documentary Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened is heading to China after Passion Distribution struck a deal with a local broadcaster.
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NewsThe Garden lands first C5 order
The Garden Productions has landed its debut commission from Channel 5, an ob-doc series following a family-run bus service in Yorkshire.
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NewsUniversal eyes US serials
Pay-TV broadcaster Universal Channel is to acquire more first-run serialised programming from the US following its brand refresh.
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NewsVirgin takes trip to Sesame Street
Sesame Street is returning to the UK after Virgin Media struck an on-demand deal for the iconic kids series.
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NewsBanijay indie strikes Charlize Theron deal
Banijay-owned US production company Bunim-Murray has struck a joint venture deal with Hollywood actress Charlize Theron to develop unscripted programming and has inked a number of international format deals.
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NewsLovefilm signs Food Network & Travel Channel
Lovefilm is moving into cooking and lifestyle programming after striking a deal with Scripps Network Interactive.