All articles by Peter White – Page 162
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NewsEscape to the Country heads abroad
BBC2 has commissioned an international spin-off of long-running daytime format Escape to the Country from FremantleMedia UK’s Boundless.
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RatingsSecrets of the Workhouse wins the slot for ITV
ITV doc series Secrets of Workhouse won the 9pm slot on Tuesday as Channel 5’s CSI saw off competition from BBC2’s Route Masters doc and Channel 4’s Child Genius.
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NewsSky Vision closes CEE deals
Sky Vision has closed a raft of deals in Central and Eastern Europe for shows including Sky’s Galapagos and Kingdom of Plants after attending sales event Natpe Budapest for the first time.
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NewsLoveLive buys US indie Show Cobra
Multiplatform music indie LoveLive TV has acquired Show Cobra, the US production company behind 50 Cent’s online series.
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NewsComedy Central buys more Two and a Half Men
Comedy Central UK has acquired the forthcoming season of Two and a Half Men after striking a deal with Warner Bros.
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NewsDynamo heads to US with talent deal
Magician Impossible star Dynamo is headed to the US after striking a deal with talent agency Management 360.
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RatingsBodyshock testicle doc weighs in with 4m
ITV’s Long Lost Family lost half a million viewers from its debut outing but still won its Monday night slot, as Channel 4 saw success with The Man with the Ten Stone Testicles.
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NewsSky to merge fact and fact ent teams
Sky is to combine its factual and factual entertainment commissioning teams as part of a restructure that will see Michele Kurland leave her role.
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NewsLovefilm strikes CBS deal
Lovefilm has struck a deal with Hollywood studio CBS Studios that will see it stream series including The Good Wife, Californication and Dexter in the UK.
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NewsBlighty closes as Drama opens for UKTV
UKTV is to close its British-themed pay-TV channel Blighty after four years, ahead of the launch of its forthcoming scripted channel Drama.
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NewsFremantleMedia closes European deals
Nigel Marvin and Jamie Oliver are heading to screens across Central and Eastern Europe after FremantleMedia International closed sizable deals in the region.
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NewsCome Dine with Me served up across Europe
ITV Studios has secured a raft of recommissions for local versions of Come Dine with Me across Central and Eastern Europe.
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NewsKudos secures Hunted spin-off from Cinemax
HBO-owned US pay-TV broadcaster Cinemax is developing a four-part spinoff of Hunted from Kudos Film and Television.
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NewsAndy Bates returns to Food Network
Food Network UK has ordered a third Andy Bates-fronted series from Sweet TV.
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NewsGame of Thrones most pirated show
Fantasy drama Games of Thrones was the most pirated show around the world in the three months to June 2013.
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RatingsC4's First Dates fails to impress
Channel 4’s latest factual series First Dates performed poorly on Thursday, posting less than 850,000 viewers and losing out to Channel 5 doc The Girl with 7 Mums.
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NewsITVS locks down Norwegian police format
Norwegian broadcaster SBS Discovery has commissioned ITV Studios to produce 96 new episodes of police format The Night Patrol.
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NewsSky Arts order royal photo series
Sky Arts has ordered Royalty Close Up, a four part doc series from Brassneck TV.
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NewsSpanish makeover planned for TOWIE
The Only Way Is Essex is set for a Spanish remake after All3Media International struck a format deal with local producer Mediapro.
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NewsITV strikes Breathless copro deal
ITV has struck a coproduction deal with US network PBS for sixties gynaecologist drama Breathless.