All articles by Peter White – Page 172
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NewsAmazon adopts Moneyball strategy for pilots
Online retailer Amazon is looking to apply a Moneyball strategy to the TV world after unveiling 14 pilots on its UK streaming service Lovefilm that it hopes to crowdsource to commission.
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NewsA+E Networks’ H2 orders first original UK series
A+E Networks’ history channel H2 has ordered its first original series in the UK ahead of its launch next month.
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NewsSewing Bee stitches up second series
BBC2 has renewed The Great British Sewing Bee for a second season and ramped up the number of episodes in the run.
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NewsNetflix to stream up to 20 originals
Netflix could launch up to 20 original commissions in the next couple of years, according to Netflix chief executive Reed Hastings.
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NewsDavid Attenborough returns to Eden
UKTV’s natural history channel Eden has ordered a beefed up second season of David Attenborough’s Natural Curiosities.
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NewsMichele Buck joins The Saint US
Parade’s End producer Michele Buck has come on board the US remake of The Saint as its producers look to secure a UK broadcast partner.
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NewsTivo hits 40% of Virgin homes
Virgin Media has grown the number of its next generation TV Tivo subscribers to account for 40% of its TV base.
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NewsTwofour strikes Australian sales
Twofour Rights, the fledgling international division of the UK indie, has sold over 100 hours of programming to Australian broadcasters.
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NewsA+E promotes Nancy Dubuc to CEO
Nancy Dubuc has been promoted to president and chief executive of international pay TV broadcaster A+E Networks.
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NewsNurses set for C5 treatment
Channel 5 has ordered a fly-on-the-wall documentary series from Maverick Television that will follow nurses from one of the busiest NHS trusts in the country.
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NewsNetflix eyes new Euro launch after subs boost
Netflix added more than 1m international subscribers in the last three months, including its operation in the UK and Ireland, and will launch in another European territory in the second half of the year.
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NewsVirgin beefs up streaming service
Virgin Media has added 21 new live channels including Channel 4, Syfy and Nickelodeon to its Virgin TV Anywhere streaming service.
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NewsC5 goes on tour with Hen Nights
Channel 5 has ordered Hen Nights, a five part reality doc series from True North Productions.
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RatingsThe Voice gains over 1m viewers
BBC1’s The Voice has bounced back with a series high performance as Britain’s Got Talent lost more 300,000 viewers for its second outing.
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NewsC5 orders three new docs
Channel 5 has commissioned three one-off shock docs to air later this summer.
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NewsMel Alcock leaves FremantleMedia for Curzon
Mel Alcock, chief executive, EMEA, FremantleMedia Enterprises has left the RTL-owned firm to join cinema chain Curzon World.
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NewsC4 shakes up international acquisitions team
Channel 4 is making a number of changes to its international acquisitions department following the departure of Anthony Edey.
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RatingsMega Tsunami makes a splash for BBC2
BBC2 and Channel 5 were last night’s ratings winners as a Maureen Lipman doc and the British Animal awards performed poorly for BBC1 and ITV.
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NewsHBO extends Vice series ahead of Sky Atlantic broadcast
US premium broadcaster HBO has expanded the series order for Vice, the news magazine show from the edgy eponymous media company.
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NewsDa Vinci's Demons to return
US cable network Starz and international broadcast group Fox International Channels have renewed BBC Worldwide’s Da Vinci’s Demons for a second season.