All articles by Peter White – Page 21
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NewsUS eyes more drama co-pros
US broadcasters are ramping up their British drama co-productions, with the next wave of premium scripted shows dominating the US Television Critics Association (TCA) press tour.
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NewsC5 seeks jaw-dropping events
Channel 5 is to push into event programming as it searches for big-budget formats to reduce its reliance on Endemol Shine’s Big Brother.
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NewsWorld Productions options drug gang memoir
Line of Duty indie World Productions is to turn drug gang memoir Good Cop, Bad War into a television drama after optioning the scripted rights.
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News5Star ramps up originals
Dancing babies, kids who kill and men and women who refuse to go to the doctor are all set to appear on 5Star after the Channel 5 sister station ramped up its original commissioning strategy.
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NewsShiver hires docu-formats boss
ITV Studios label Shiver has hired former Ricochet creative director Mark Rubens as head of documentary formats.
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RatingsTrump boosts BBC1 & C4
MONDAY: Panorama and Dispatches both scored their biggest audiences in seven months with their investigations into the President Elect, but BBC1 trumped in the battle of the Donald documentaries.
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NewsRed Arrow appoints non-scripted chief
Married At First Sight distributor Red Arrow International has promoted Harry Gamsu to the new role of vice president of non-scripted.
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NewsComedy Central pilots prank show
Comedy Central is piloting a prank show fronted by Facebook star Ben Phillips.
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NewsViacom hires David Lynn successor
James Currell has been appointed UK head of Channel 5 and MTV owner Viacom after David Lynn landed the top international job.
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NewsPBS boards BBC hacking drama
US public broadcaster PBS has boarded BBC1 newspaper drama Press from Doctor Foster writer Mike Bartlett.
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PodcastPodcast: Pointless 1000 & superdrama
The latest edition of Talking TV explores how BBC gameshow Pointless managed to reach 1,000 episodes and offers a guide to BBC Studios ahead of its commercialisation in April.
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NewsSky cancels Michael Jackson comedy
Sky has pulled a half-hour comedy starring Joseph Fiennes as Michael Jackson after protests from the popstar’s daughter.
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NewsFormer Discovery exec launches indie
Investigation Discovery executive Christina Douglas has established an indie to produce factual programming for the US and UK.
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NewsUK execs head off to Natpe
Trade show Natpe has made an “aggressive” effort to lure British producers and broadcasters to Miami as it looks to widen the global scope of the event.
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NewsCohen to fund BBCW superdramas
Danny Cohen’s Access Entertainment will fund a slew of super-high end British dramas after striking a partnership deal with BBC Worldwide and Lookout Point.
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NewsOff The Fence appoints distribution boss
International producer and distributor Off The Fence has promoted Ludo Dufour to managing director of its distribution division as part of an executive reshuffle.
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NewsApple cues up Carpool Karaoke
Apple is to feature pairs of celebrities rather than a single host in its version of Carpool Karaoke as the first details of the revamped format emerge.
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NewsAll3Media backs fledgling drama firm
All3Media has invested in Two Halves Pictures, the fledgling indie set up by AD: The Bible Continues producers Gina Cronk and Richard Bedser.
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NewsITV Encore drama snares all-female team
Alison Owens and Debra Hayward’s forthcoming brothel drama for ITV Encore is to offer a “female gaze”, helped by its all-female writing and directing team.
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RatingsLet It Shine & The Voice UK share the honours
SATURDAY: Let It Shine and The Voice both made solid starts in the entertainment battle as BBC1’s drama gamble with Taboo paid off.