All articles by Peter White – Page 160
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NewsCommissioning boom helps indie sector grow to £2.8bn
A UK commissioning boom helped the indie sector grow 14% to be worth £2.8billion last year, according to Pact’s latest figures.
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NewsBBCW strikes deal for Australian kids show
BBC Worldwide has struck an international coproduction deal that will bring kids series Lah Lah’s Adventures to its CBeebies channels worldwide.
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NewsPBS revamps Lion's History Detectives
US public broadcaster PBS has revamped long-running format History Detectives and ordered a new series of the Lion Television-produced series.
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NewsZodiak Active boss Robert Marsh departs
Robert Marsh has left Zodiak Active, the digital and branded content arm of the international producer and distributor.
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NewsHBO to remake C4's Utopia
HBO has reportedly acquired the US remake rights to Channel 4 drama Utopia.
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NewsSky confirms 3D commitment
BSkyB has reaffirmed its commitment to 3D programming, with a focus on big events, despite broadcasters such as the BBC turning their back on the technology.
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NewsGinx eyes indie pitches following Virgin launch
International video game channel Ginx TV is to finally launch on linear television in the UK after striking a deal with Virgin Media.
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NewsDRG strikes first deals after buyout
DRG has acquired the international rights to two Discovery-owned docs in its first deals after the Modern Times Group acquisition.
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NewsBBC1 orders 12 Yard gameshow
BBC1 has commissioned Pressure Pad, a 25-part daytime gameshow from 12 Yard.
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RatingsWimbledon semi-finals dominate Friday night
The two men’s semi-finals - including Andy Murray’s defeat of Jerzy Janowicz - dominated the ratings on Friday night, peaking with 13.2m viewers.
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NewsFunding to boost Shazam's TV push
Social discovery service Shazam will look to expand further into television and move into Latin America after receiving a $40m (£27m) investment from Carlos Slim’s America Movil.
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Murphy seeks Sky’s Miranda
Sky is searching for celeb-driven sitcoms and reality entertainment formats as it enters the second phase of its original commissioning push.The pay-TV broadcaster has also reshaped how its commissioning process works, giving more control to individual commissioners, with channel bosses focusing more on overall strategy.Speaking at Broadcast’s Commissioning & Funding ...
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NewsLifetime reveals UK launch
Female-skewing US channel Lifetime is to launch in the UK this autumn and has ordered its first origination: a factual entertainment format called The Proposers.
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NewsFrow: ‘no formats, no twists, no nonsense’
Director of programmes Ben Frow is to radically overhaul the Channel 5 schedule, shifting acquisitions to 10pm and playing new kinds of original commissions at 8pm and 9pm.
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Fincham: ITV wants more evergreen formats
ITV would consider resurrecting more evergreen formats following the successful return of Saturday Night Takeaway and Catch Phrase.
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NewsYesterday uncovers Treasure Detectives
UKTV-owned factual broadcaster Yesterday has acquired US reality series Treasure Detectives after striking a deal with Endemol.
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NewsBT Sport signs lower league football
Barnet, Luton and Grimsby Town will be among the teams to feature on BT Sport next month after the emerging broadcaster struck a deal with The Football Conference for Conference Premier games.
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NewsCF Forum: Sky developing Sheridan Smith series
Sky 1 is developing Sheridan Smith’s The Daltons, which aired as part of its Little Crackers strand, into a full series.
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NewsCF Forum: Zeebox to boot up kids service
Social TV provider Zeebox is considering launching a standalone second screen service for kids.