All articles by Peter White – Page 31
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RatingsNaked Attraction maintains performance
MONDAY: Naked Attraction stimulated its audience for a second week, as Celebrity Big Brother gained its biggest audience since the series launch.
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NewsRaw explores one-punch deaths for C4
Raw TV is to explore the phenomenon of deaths caused by a single punch in a one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsNaked hires Text Santa producer
Naked Entertainment, the indie established by former Fox and Discovery commissioner Simon Andreae, has hired Text Santa producer Matthew Cox.
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NewsUKTV hits ad share high
UKTV’s share of the television advertising market has continued to grow – hitting an all-time high in the first six months of the year.
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NewsFox eyes original UK drama
UK pay-TV channel Fox is set to kick off a hunt for a British drama to match The Walking Dead after hiring Keshet exec Sara Johnson as its scripted drama chief.
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NewsSky profits break £1.5bn
Sky has posted strong full-year financial results with revenue and profit both up as the pay-TV operator starts to take advantage of bringing together its European services.
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NewsAlex Mahon: Pokémon Go heralds new era for VR
British broadcasters and producers can learn lessons from the success of Pokémon Go as virtual reality hits the mainstream, according to former Shine Group chief executive Alex Mahon.
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NewsHistory cues up Ronnie O'Sullivan doc
Snooker star Ronnie O’Sullivan is to hustle pool players across the USA in a four-part series for History after the pay-TV channel reignited its talent strategy.
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NewsAdvertising giants back TV content fund
Advertising giants including Omnicom, Publicis and Interpublic are beginning to fund TV programming via a multimillion-pound fund created by Krempelwood.
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NewsRemarkable hires entertainment development chief
Pointless producer Remarkable has hired Possessed development executive Paul Brassey and promoted Dom Waugh as it refreshes its creative team.
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NewsLorraine Heggessey backs data firm
Former BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey is set to join the board of data science firm Pivigo after backing the firm through her angel investment scheme.
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NewsCarpool Karaoke heads to Apple
Apple is dialling up its original content ambitions – ordering a 16-part re-make of James Corden’s viral hit Carpool Karaoke.
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NewsHumans exec launches drama indie
Derek Wax, the Kudos executive producer responsible for shows including BBC1’s Capital and Channel 4’s Humans, has struck out on his own with an Endemol Shine Group-backed indie.
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NewsC4 founder warns against privatisation
Channel 4’s first chief executive Jeremy Isaacs has warned against the privatisation of the broadcaster.
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RatingsRobot Wars recruits 2m
SUNDAY: Robot Wars overcame BBC2’s slot average as Mentorn programmes dominated the 8pm slot – responsible for reeling in 4m viewers across three channels.
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NewsSky recruits comedy commissioner
Sky has hired BBC comedy commissioner Tilusha Ghelani as part of its latest push into comedy.
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NewsDCD Rights poaches Passion exec
DCD Rights has hired Passion Distribution exec Philippa Chuter as it grows its factual programming ambitions.
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NewsC5 to launch on-demand style linear channel
Channel 5 is to launch a free-air-channel inspired by its on-demand catch up service My5.
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NewsNetflix heads to the White House with DRG deal
Netflix has acquired the UK rights to political documentary series Race for the White House after striking a deal with distributor DRG.
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NewsNBCU strikes formats deal with France's Terminal 9
London-based NBC Universal International Studios has struck a partnership with French indie Terminal 9 Studios to develop entertainment and factual entertainment formats for UK and international broadcasters.