All articles by Peter White – Page 36
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NewsKeshet poaches BBC creative director
The A Word producer Keshet UK has poached BBC exec David Williams to bolster its non-scripted ambitions.
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NewsFremantle spending spree to slow
Fremantle Media is winding down its latest phase of investments and acquisitions after closing its 13th deal in 12 months.
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NewsDrama start-up wins Fremantle backing
Laurence Bowen, the producer responsible for The Eichmann Show, has secured investment from Fremantle Media in his fledgling indie.
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NewsFormer EastEnders showrunner joins Sony-backed indie
Former EastEnders executive producer Dominic Treadwell-Collins is to join fledgling indie Blueprint Television after it scored investment from Sony Pictures Television.
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NewsOctober Films makes senior hires
October Films has made a number of executive hires including the appointment of Channel 5 producer David Arrowsmith and Discovery’s Josh Wilkins.
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NewsBaby Cow gets Zapped! for Dave
Dave is continuing to push into scripted comedy with a three-part fantasy sitcom starring The Inbetweeners’ James Buckley.
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NewsSony reshuffles senior US management
Sony Pictures Television has reorganised its senior management in the US following the departure of chairman Steve Mosko.
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RatingsRegal start for Versailles
WEDNESDAY: Period drama Versailles started strongly for BBC2, building a bigger audience than its most recent acquisition The People Vs OJ Simpson: American Crime Story.
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NewsLA Screenings: Corden tipped for CBS sitcom
James Corden’s popularity in the US shows no sign of slowing down with the host of The Late Late Show tipped to join CBS sitcom The Great Indoors.
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NewsLA Screenings: Orange is the New Black primed for TV launch
Netflix prison drama Orange Is The New Black is primed to launch on TV channels around the world as the show’s linear holdback expires in December.
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CommentTV and online worlds collide
Netflix, touted for years as the bogeyman for linear broadcasters, is beginning to work closely with its traditional rivals in the latest phase of its global expansion.
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NewsReboots dominate the LA Screenings
The LA Screenings transported British buyers back in time this week, with a raft of dramas and programmes based on movies and TV series dating as far back as the 1980s.
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NewsIMG ramps up global sales with Dirk Gently
IMG is continuing its move into international distribution after acquiring the global rights to BBC America drama Dirk Gently’s Holistic Detective Agency.
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NewsVirgin Media returns to LA Screenings
Virgin Media is on the hunt for US serialised dramas and single camera comedies as it attends the LA Screenings for the first time in a number of years.
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NewsCBS shops Carpool Karaoke format
James Corden’s viral hit Carpool Karaoke is set to be remade around the world after CBS Studios International started shopping it to international broadcasters.
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NewsPointless co-creator exits Endemol Shine
Pointless co-creator Nick Mather is to leave Endemol Shine Group after ten years.
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NewsAmazon & Netflix in line for EU levies
Global digital streaming services including Netflix and Amazon could be hit with multi-million pound charges to fund European TV shows under new regulation.
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NewsWilloughby to front mid-week ITV dating show
Kevin Lygo has hit the ground running in his bid to establish more mid-week entertainment formats on ITV after commissioning a Holly Willoughby-fronted dating show.
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NewsLA Screenings fact file
Broadcast looks at the make-up of this year’s US event and highlights the hottest shows
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NewsDanny Cohen ready to splash the cash
Danny Cohen is set to front a multimillion-pound media spending spree after becoming president of Access Entertainment, a firm established by Warner Music owner Len Blavatnik.