All articles by Peter White – Page 62
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NewsSky Arts profiles Boris Johnson's mother
Come Dine With Me creator Nell Butler is making a documentary about Boris Johnson’s mother for Sky Arts.
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NewsGogglebox kids spin-off heads to C4
Channel 4’s TV-watching format Gogglebox is to be expanded via a spin-off show featuring children contributors.
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NewsThe Stig drives off with BBC1 gameshow
Top Gear driver The Stig has landed his own show after BBC1 ordered Saturday night motoring format The Getaway Car.
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NewsAll3Media America hires chief exec
All3Media has hired top agent Greg Lipstone as chief executive of its US division.
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NewsNBC renews Premier League deal
US network NBC has scored the rights to air Premier League football in the US for the next six years.
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NewsThe X Factor live director exits
Bafta-winning director Phil Heyes is to leave The X Factor ahead of its 12th series.
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NewsE4 acquires TV reboot of Rush Hour
E4 has acquired the TV reboot of buddy cop drama Rush Hour and Containment, the US remake of Belgian plague thriller Cordon.
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RatingsRipper Street and BBQ Champ suffer declines
FRIDAY: Ripper Street continued on BBC1 with 300,000 fewer viewers than tuned in for last week’s opener – as ITV’s BBQ Champ lost half a million people.
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NewsITVS ties with Weinstein Company for USSR drama
ITV Studios and The Weinstein Company have boarded Archery Pictures’ big-budget drama set in the USSR.
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NewsHBO and Showtime eye global OTT launches
US broadcasters HBO and Showtime are to begin rolling out OTT services internationally.
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NewsUS networks reveal plans at Critics tour
The Television Critics Association (TCA) summer tour being held this week in Los Angeles is the US equivalent of the Edinburgh International Television Festival.
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NewsC5 plans Lip Sync litmus test
Channel 5 will use buzzy, karaoke-style format Lip Sync Battle as a litmus test for its entertainment strategy next year.
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NewsDiscovery hit by net income fall
Discovery Communications struggled with a foreign currency crunch, a content write-off and costs relating to its recent acquisition of Eurosport as net income dropped 25% in the last quarter.
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NewsFox to air Adult Swim block
UK pay-TV channel Fox is launching an Adult Swim-branded block after striking a deal with Turner Broadcasting.
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NewsTurner poaches MTV exec
Turner has poached MTV exec Vanessa Brookman to oversee content across its general entertainment and kids channels in the UK.
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NewsAMC acquires ITV Studios' Rectify
ITV Studios-distributed drama Rectify has joined the launch line-up of AMC in the UK.
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NewsUndercover Boss exec sets up indie with All3
Chris Carlson, executive producer of the US version of Undercover Boss, has launched an indie in partnership with All3Media America.
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NewsBBCW strikes first VoD deal in India
Luther and Citizen Khan are to launch in India after BBC Worldwide struck its first video-on-demand deal in the country.
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NewsDiscovery goes behind bars with the Kray twins
Discovery is to go behind bars to tell the story of The Kray twins’ years in prison for a one-off documentary.
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NewsHeather Jones lands A&E Networks promotion
A+E Networks UK has promoted Heather Jones following the departure of managing director Tom Davidson.