All articles by Peter White – Page 173
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NewsYesterday uncovers Professor Hutton’s Curiosities
Yesterday has agreed a co-production deal with Indigo Films and Television for a history series examining the hidden gems of Britain’s museums.
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NewsDirecTV orders Full Circle from Momentum
US pay-TV broadcaster DirecTV has ordered edgy adult drama Full Circle from Nick Hamm’s UK indie Momentum Television.
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NewsC4 seeks Homeland-style success with The A Word
Channel 4 is developing a new drama from Keshet International, the company that created the Israeli drama that was remade as Homeland.
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NewsDigital approach appeals to sci-fi maestro
The creator of Heroes talks to Peter White about teaming up with Pure Grass for latest show.
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NewsNetflix buys US rights to The Fall
Netflix has acquired exclusive rights to Gillian Anderson-fronted crime drama The Fall in the US after striking a deal with Content Television and Digital
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NewsBBC mulls remake of Bergerac
The BBC is developing a remake of classic crime procedural Bergerac.
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NewsA+E Networks hires UK digital boss
A+E Networks UK has hired former Turner exec Caroline Casey as its first director of digital media.
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NewsNBCU hires UK managing director
Universal Networks International, the global arm of the Hollywood studio, has hired former BBC and Disney exec Nicky Douglas as managing director of its UK business.
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NewsTwofour Rights strikes Scandinavian deals
James Nesbit is heading to Finland after Twofour Rights sold his latest documentary to broadcaster YLE.
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RatingsPanorama North Korea exposé biggest since Savile
The BBC’s controversial documentary about North Korea has become the most-watched Panorama since its Jimmy Savile special.
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NewsPsycho spin-off Bates Motel snapped up by Universal
Pay TV broadcaster Universal Channel has acquired the first run rights to Psycho prequel Bates Motel.
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NewsC5 orders student sex-text doc
Channel 5 has ordered Sexts, a one-off doc from the National Film and Television School, marking the first time that a terrestrial broadcaster has commissioned a programme from the organisation.
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NewsWarp strikes ITVS first-look deal
This Is England producer Warp Films is to ramp up its move into TV production after striking a first-look deal with ITV Studios Global Entertainment.
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NewsLiberty's Virgin takeover gets green-light
Liberty Global’s $10.2bn acquisition of UK cable operator Virgin Media has been approved by European regulators.
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NewsSky takes Thatcher doc global
A raft of international broadcasters have acquired Sky Vision documentary Thatcher: A Memoir following the death of the former prime minister.
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NewsTax breaks dominate MipTV
It was equal parts sunshine and rain in Cannes for MipTV, which summed up perfectly the mood of the market.
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NewsHaving faith in Brits pays off for The Bible
The Bible sells approximately 25 million copies every year, so perhaps it’s no surprise that the first major attempt to adapt it into a big-budget US cable miniseries has proved so successful.
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NewsSky Atlantic & Starz partner for Fortitude
MipTV: Sky Atlantic has forged a co-production deal with US network Starz as it greenlights Fortitude, a thriller from Tiger Aspect.
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Comment50 shows that changed TV: the 60s
To celebrate Mip TV’s 50th anniversary, The Wit has compiled a list of seminal shows.
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NewsTVF plans formats push
British distributor TVF International is aggressively expanding into formats following the hire of its first formats chief Daniel Nembhard.