All articles by Peter White – Page 25
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NewsNetflix to offer downloads
Netflix is set to give subscribers the opportunity to download content to view offline for the first time – bringing it into line with streaming rivals Amazon and YouTube.
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NewsFYI to ramp up UK co-pro deals
US cable network FYI is to ramp up its slate of co-productions with British broadcasters as it searches for high-end lifestyle formats.
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NewsSky reveals first BAME figures
Sky is extending its diversity initiative to cover news and sport after revealing its performance for the first time since tough BAME targets were introduced in 2014.
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NewsAvalon plots Childline TV special
Childline could be set to become an annual Stand Up for Cancer-style televised variety special after Avalon hosted an A-list comedy gala.
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NewsScott Free London hires Origin exec as MD
Scott Free London, the UK film and television division of Ridley Scott’s company, has poached Origin Pictures boss Ed Rubin to become managing director.
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NewsBafta opens awards to co-pros and OTT
Bafta has tweaked the eligibility rules for its television and craft awards to allow entries from British shows that are majority-financed outside of the UK.
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NewsFox Networks Group promotes Fraser
International distributor Fox Networks Group has promoted Prentiss Fraser to managing director of content distribution.
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NewsBBC Studios: where the axe will fall
BBC Studios’ London-based documentary team is to be gutted and over 50 scripted roles closed as the full extent of the division’s cuts is revealed.
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NewsC4 locks up 60 Days In deal
Channel 4 has picked the second window rights to controversial US prison series 60 Days In.
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NewsBBC serves up Saturday Kitchen tender
The BBC is tendering long-running weekend cooking format Saturday Kitchen – a £5m deal unconnected to the scrapping of in-house guarantees.
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NewsSister Pictures hires Humans exec
Humans producer Chris Fry has joined his old boss Jane Featherstone as an executive producer at Sister Pictures.
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NewsVice plots global expansion
Vice is set to close almost a dozen global distribution deals for linear channel Viceland in the next 12 months and expects to strike agreements with Sky’s pay-TV rivals in the UK.
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NewsViceland US courts indies
Viceland in the US is opening its doors to independent producers for the first time as it eyes a move into formats.
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NewsChannel 4 resolution edges closer
The future of Channel 4 is edging closer towards resolution after culture secretary Karen Bradley publicly outlined options for the first time and revealed that she hopes to come to a decision in the “near-ish future”.
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NewsStudio Lambert eyes entertainment
Studio Lambert is moving into shiny floor entertainment for the first time with the launch of a label run by a former series producer of The X Factor and Celebrity Big Brother.
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NewsCulture secretary sets out C4 options
Culture secretary Karen Bradley has laid out four different options around the privatisation of Channel 4 but declared that a decision is not imminent.
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NewsSky prepares 1,000 hours for 2017
Sky is to debut 1,000 hours of original commissions over the next twelve months across Europe with 80 series in production and another 170 in paid development.
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NewsChildren on the Frontline duo explore homelessness for C5
The filmmakers behind Syrian doc Children on the Frontline are making a 90-minute doc about homelessness for Channel 5.
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NewsC4's Bad Sugar scores US remake
Merman and Tiger Aspect are to remake Channel 4 pilot Bad Sugar in the US after scoring a deal with Fox.
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NewsJamie Vardy to front Sky Sports series
Sky Sports has ordered a six-part series featuring Leicester City and England striker Jamie Vardy’s V9 Academy from Zig Zag.