All articles by Peter White – Page 65
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NewsLiberty Global buys Ireland's TV3
All3Media co-owner Liberty Global has acquired Irish free-to-air broadcaster TV3 for €80m (£57m) from private equity company Doughty Hanson.
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NewsC5 lost £13m ahead of Viacom sale
Channel 5 lost £12.9m in its final nine months of ownership under Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell, after suffering an advertising dispute with Omnicom and the poor performance of US soap Dallas.
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RatingsWomen's World Cup defeat scores 1.7m
WEDNESDAY: England’s cruel last-minute defeat to Japan in the Women’s World Cup beat Saturday’s win over Canada.
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NewsBBC responsible for 97% of kids commissions
The BBC accounts for nearly 97% of UK kids originations across the PSB channels as spend by ITV, Channel 4 and Channel 5 has dropped to £3m.
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NewsPact slams BBCW drama boost
BBC Worldwide could “disproportionately” benefit from the corporation’s plans to increase BBC1 drama investment by £30m, according to Pact.
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NewsOlympics deal propels Discovery into future
Discovery’s “smash-and-grab” purchase of pan-European rights to the Olympic Games is the biggest sign yet of its desire to become a key international player across free-to-air, pay and OTT.
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NewsC5 supersizes GPs: Behind Closed Doors
Channel 5 has supersized the third series of Knickerbockerglory’s fixed-rig format GPs: Behind Closed Doors.
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NewsCBBC urged to fill extra hours with new shows
CBBC must commission “edgier” content for children over the age of 10 if it is to appeal to older viewers, according to The Children’s Media Foundation.
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NewsSky 1 acquires US animal drama Zoo
Sky 1 has acquired Zoo, the US drama based on the James Patterson novel.
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RatingsThe Met continues to gain ground
MONDAY: BBC1 documentary The Met continued to grow its audience after four episodes, breaking the 4m mark for the first time.
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NewsTax credits fuel cartoon boom
More than a quarter of the animated projects launching at this year’s Cartoon Forum are produced by UK and Irish indies, as the introduction of animation tax credits fuels a British cartoon boom.
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NewsTLC aims to build on UK hits
TLC is aiming to improve the gender parity of its audience with original UK commissions fronted by “relatable” British talent.
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NewsEndemol Shine chairman Church to depart
Endemol Shine UK chairman Lucas Church is to leave the super-indie, more than twenty years after he joined Initial.
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NewsDiscovery prepares renewed ID push
Discovery is eyeing local commissions for true crime channel Investigation Discovery as it prepares a renewed UK push.
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RatingsThe Bank deposits fewer than 1m viewers
TUESDAY: There was no run on The Bank last night as the BBC2 ob-doc struggled to find viewers.
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NewsRoy Ackerman & C4's Emma Cooper join Pulse
Pineapple Dance Studios indie Pulse is ramping up its television business with the hire of former Fresh One Productions boss Roy Ackerman and Channel 4 factual commissioner Emma Cooper.
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NewsTalpa strikes Chinese VoD deal
ITV-owned producer Talpa Media has been commissioned to produce a reality format for Chinese digital service Tencent.
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NewsChallenge orders Bullseye documentary
Classic gameshow Bullseye is the subject of a new Sky Vision Productions documentary for free-to-air channel Challenge.
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RatingsPrized Apart loses 500k viewers
SATURDAY: BBC1 gameshow Prized Apart lost half a million viewers on its second outing.
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NewsDaisy Goodwin establishes indie as Silver River closes
Former Silver River boss Daisy Goodwin has set up a new production company six months after leaving her Sony-owned indie.