All articles by Peter White – Page 157
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NewsCall The Midwife exec develops ABC drama
Call The Midwife producer Tara Cook has teamed up with Grey’s Anatomy creator Shonda Rhimes to develop a legal drama for US network ABC.
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NewsBBCW takes Prince Harry to China
Prince Harry is headed to China after Twofour Rights struck a deal with BBC Worldwide for Harry’s Mountain Heroes.
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NewsTalkTalk adds 160k YouView homes
TalkTalk has added 160,000 subscribers to its YouView service, taking its total TV base to just under 400,000.
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NewsSky loses three execs in factual commissioning shake-up
Sky has completed the second stage of its factual and factual entertainment commissioning restructure, resulting in the departure of three execs including Clare Handford.
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NewsTLC adopts scripted with Surviving The In-Laws
US network TLC is moving into scripted content for the first time with the order of Surviving The In-Laws.
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NewsBBC America boards Atlantis
BBC America is to air Atlantis, the fantasy drama from the creators of Merlin and Misfits.
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NewsWhale doc Blackfish surfaces on Netflix
Killer whale documentary Blackfish has been picked up in the UK by Netflix after it struck a deal with distributor Doogwoof.
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NewsPBS buys more Mr Selfridge
US public broadcaster PBS has picked up the second series of British period drama Mr Selfridge.
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NewsSky reopens Young Doctor's Notebook
Sky Arts has renewed A Young Doctor’s Notebook, starring Daniel Radcliffe and Jon Hamm, for a second series.
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NewsNetflix plans original docs push
Netflix is to begin ordering documentaries and stand-up comedy specials as part of its original programming drive.
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NewsMea Maxima Culpa doc shipped by Content
Alex Gibney’s doc Mea Maxima Culpa: Silence in the House of God, which aired on BBC4 earlier this year, has been sold to a raft of international broadcasters by Content Media.
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NewsThe CW developing Supernatural spin-off
US network The CW is developing a spin-off of long-running teen hit drama Supernatural, which airs in the UK on Sky Living.
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RatingsBig Brother brings in ratings boost
Big Brother’s latest live eviction on Friday night performed well for C5 on Friday, while ITV’s repeat of Doc Martin comfortably won the slot.
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NewsMasters of Sex picked up by C4
Channel 4 has acquired edgy cable drama Masters of Sex, which stars Michael Sheen.
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NewsShine secures One Born Every Minute book deal
Shine is to launch a series of One Born Every Minute books after agreeing a deal with Quadrille Publishing.
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NewsSky Living lands The Blacklist
Sky has acquired US drama The Blacklist, marking one of the most significant sales since the LA Screenings - and is to air the Sony Pictures series on Sky Living.
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NewsTalkTalk hires pay TV head
TalkTalk has hired former Modern Times Group exec Henrik Karlberg to take on the newly created head of pay-TV role following the departure of commercial director of TV Laurence Miall D’Aout.
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NewsC4 acquires The Taste
Channel 4 has ordered a remake of Red Arrow’s Nigella Lawson-fronted international cooking format The Taste.
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NewsDisney UK launches telenovela Violetta
Disney Channel UK will launch Latin American telenovela Violetta later this month.