All articles by Peter White – Page 67
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NewsITV raids Objective for indie launch
ITV Studios is launching a major entertainment production company with a trio of senior execs from Objective Productions and its co-founder Andrew O’Connor.
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NewsBBC1 orders range of docs
BBC1 is broadening its range of factual programming with four shows including a fixed-rig cancer series and a film exploring race through the eyes of two Burnley-based taxi firms.
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RatingsBBC1’s The Met arrests 3.4m
MONDAY: Police ob-doc series The Met failed to match BBC1’s slot average, but still locked up the competition.
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NewsBT Sport lands Lineker and launches channels
BT Sport has unveiled Gary Lineker as the host of its Champions League coverage as well as a number of additional sports channels and an Ultra High Definition service.
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NewsBlinging Up Baby indie Alaska hires former C4 commissioner
Blinging Up Baby producer Alaska has hired former Channel 4 editor of formats Tammy Hoyle as an executive producer.
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NewsSky searches for genius dogs
Sky 1 is searching for Britain’s most extraordinary canine characters in a six-part commission from Oxford Scientific Films.
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NewsCBeebies orders geography & puzzle shows
CBeebies is promoting geography and puzzle-solving with two new in-house commissions.
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NewsWorld wins ITV poison drama
Line of Duty indie World Productions is making a two-part drama about notorious Victorian poisoner Mary Ann Cotton for ITV.
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NewsDiscovery launches SVoD service
Discovery is launching a general entertainment and live sports subscription VoD service across Europe.
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NewsLeftfield finds partner in Plum
Leftfield Entertainment, the ITV-owned US indie group, is aiming to partner with other UK and international producers in a bid to realise its ambition of becoming a “super-indie”.
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NewsZodiak sets up Ian Lamarra indie
Zodiak Media is launching a UK production company with Alaska co-founder Ian Lamarra.
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NewsAgent Carter deal marks change in Fox strategy
UK pay-TV broadcaster Fox is to broaden its acquisition strategy following its purchase of Marvel’s Agent Carter this week.
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NewsFox acquires Marvel's Agent Carter
UK pay-TV broadcaster Fox has acquired period superhero drama Marvel’s Agent Carter.
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NewsDCD Media cuts losses
DCD Media’s revenue fell by more than 20% last year but the indie group managed to stem its losses compared to the previous 12 months.
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NewsBetty hires Matthew Littleford as MD
Betty has appointed former UKTV exec Matthew Littleford as joint managing director and has promoted creative director Neil Smith to the same role.
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NewsFriends creator adapts Doc Martin for the US
Friends co-creator Marta Kauffman is remaking long-running British drama Doc Martin in the US.
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NewsCBS Reality steps up originals
UK free-to-air broadcaster CBS Reality is ramping up its original commissioning drive with a ten-part crime doc from Sky Vision.
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NewsTen Alps in talks to buy UK producer
Bob Geldof-backed indie Ten Alps is on the verge of acquiring a UK production business and has begun a complex shareholding restructure to enable it to close the deal.
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NewsProSiebenSat.1 eyes drama co-pros
German broadcaster ProSiebenSat.1 is looking to develop long-running drama procedurals with UK producers and writers as part of its international co-productions drive.
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NewsPaul Heaney's TCB hires MD
Distributor TCB Media Rights has poached a top Cineflix International executive to become managing director.