All articles by Peter White – Page 28
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RatingsHooten & Lady lands 500k
WEEKEND: Hooten and The Lady gripped almost 500,000 viewers for Sky 1 on Friday, as Victoria extended its lead over Poldark in the drama battle.
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NewsAbraham: Bake Off will fund risky shows
Channel 4 chief executive David Abraham has written to key suppliers and stakeholders claiming that the audacious swoop for The Great British Bake Off will allow the broadcaster to invest in more risk-taking programmes.
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NewsITV renews The X Factor and BGT
The X Factor and Britain’s Got Talent will remain on ITV until 2019 after the broadcaster struck a three-year deal.
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NewsAlison Sharman lands indie job
Former ITV exec Alison Sharman has joined Thoroughly Modern Media, the fledgling indie that produced Heston’s Dinner In Space.
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NewsPlimsoll appoints chairman
Plimsoll Productions, the indie set up by former RDF exec Grant Mansfield, has appointed Paddy Sellers as its first chairman.
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NewsA+E blazes into free-to-air
Blaze, the forthcoming free-to-air channel from A+E Networks, will give the US pay-TV firm a direct relationship with viewers in the UK for the first time.
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NewsITV to strip Late Late Show-style format
ITV is making a multi-million pound move into late-night comedy with a stripped show that it hopes can replicate the success of The Late Late Show with James Corden.
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NewsBBC Worldwide retains Bake Off remake rights until 2028
The BBC is to continue to profit from The Great British Bake Off until at least 2028 after it emerged that its international arm holds the remake rights for the next 12 years.
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NewsZodiak UK boss to depart
Rod Henwood is to leave Zodiak Media 12 months after it merged with Banijay.
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NewsBroad Bean's Joff Powell joins BBCW
BBC Worldwide has hired former Lion executive Joff Powell as commissioning editor for its portfolio of international channels.
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NewsC4 wins Bake Off contest
Channel 4 has poached The Great British Bake Off after negotiations between Love Productions and the BBC broke down.
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NewsConsolidated data: Victoria tops Poldark
ITV’s Victoria has outmuscled BBC1 rival Poldark in the consolidated ratings stakes – after the royal drama’s opening episode piled on 2m viewers.
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PodcastTalking TV: UKTV Live and National Treasure
This week, Talking TV is at UKTV Live, the broadcaster’s annual event showcasing its latest shows and talent, before previewing Channel 4 drama National Treasure.
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NewsUK indie scores Zayn Malik drama
UK indie Unigram is developing a boy band drama with former One Direction star Zayn Malik and Law and Order creator Dick Wolf for NBC.
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NewsBBC Worldwide fund backs 20 shows
BBC Worldwide is developing 20 non-scripted projects as part of its Paper to Pitch fund and has backed its first commission.
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NewsJulie Walters hops aboard C4 railway travelogue
Julie Walters is fronting her first factual series in 17 years after Channel 4 ordered a four-part railway travelogue.
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CommentNetflix rides to the rescue
Horse mystery drama is a sign of fresh opportunities for kids’ indies, says Peter White
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NewsTLC seeks wedding formats
TLC is keen to build on its slate of one-off talent-fronted documentaries and is eyeing its own Don’t Tell The Bride-style wedding format.
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NewsDavid Mortimer to leave NBCU
David Mortimer is to leave NBC Universal after three years spent leading its international formats charge.
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NewsSony hires Warner Bros sales exec
Sony Pictures Television has bolstered its UK distribution team with the hire of Warner Bros exec Dee Robertson.