All articles by Peter White – Page 84
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NewsPeter Horrocks to join The Open University
Peter Horrocks, the director of the BBC World Service group, is to join The Open University following his departure from the BBC.
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NewsBBC2 eyes Love-produced pottery competition
The Great British Bake Off producer Love Productions is looking to recreate its success in the kitchen with a pottery themed competition for BBC2.
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NewsBBC to adapt J.K Rowling's detective novels
The BBC is developing a TV series based on J.K Rowling’s detective novels The Cuckoo’s Calling and The Silkworm.
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NewsSean Bean to front doc on Waterloo for History
Actor Sean Bean is to present a two-hour documentary marking the 200th anniversary of the Battle of Waterloo for pay-TV broadcaster History.
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NewsITV hunts for next Doc Martin
ITV has reaffirmed its commitment to broadening its drama slate beyond crime and is on the hunt for contemporary pieces like Doc Martin and family adventure series.
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NewsScripps invests £4m in original UK shows
Food Network and Travel Channel owner Scripps Networks is to spend nearly £4m on original UK shows next year as it ramps up its local commissioning ambitions.
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NewsViacom bolsters buying team
Channel 5 is to increase the amount of big-ticket US comedy and drama it buys in conjunction with MTV, Comedy Central and Spike UK following a management reshuffle.
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NewsBlast! delivers Post Office doc to BBC2
The Tube producer Blast! Films is to turn its attention to the Post Office for its latest BBC2 ob-doc series.
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NewsObjective takes Reflex gameshow to China
Objective Productions has scored its second major format deal in China after VoD service iQiyi commissioned a local version of BBC gameshow Reflex.
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NewsBBCW plans Paramount theme park rides
Doctor Who and Top Gear are among the BBC brands that could be turned into theme park rides after BBC Worldwide struck a deal with a major British resort firm.
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NewsVoltage expands executive team
Posh People: Inside Tatler executive producer Danny Horan has joined Voltage TV as one of a number of senior hires.
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RatingsToast outperforms first series
MONDAY: Channel 4 enjoyed a successful evening as Toast of London’s second series outperformed its debut run while Skint beat Posh People: Inside Tatler for the first time.
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NewsBritish firms strike deals ahead of Asia TV Forum
British distributors including Sky Vision, Cineflix Rights and Fremantle Media have sold a slew of UK series to Asian broadcasters ahead of the Asia Television Forum (ATF).
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NewsVanessa Redgrave among WFTV winners
Vanessa Redgrave, The Great British Bake Off hosts Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins and The Smoke writer Lucy Kirkwood were among the winners at the Women in Film and Television Awards.
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NewsChris Tarrant to front RDF quiz show pilot
Chris Tarrant is lining up his first major quiz show since Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? with a new pilot produced by RDF Television.
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RatingsC5's The Railway returns with 760k
THURSDAY: Channel 5’s ob-doc The Railway: First Great Western returned 200k shy of its first series, while The Fall, I’m A Celebrity and Babylon all remained steady.
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NewsBBC Radio 4 Extra to air Serial podcast
BBC Radio 4 Extra is to air much-hyped true crime podcast Serial after striking a deal with the US producers.
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NewsC4 picks up US yo yo doc
Channel 4 has acquired feature length yo yo documentary World on a String from nascent distributor Scorpion TV.
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NewsWatch poaches Syfy boss Adam Collings
UKTV has poached Syfy boss Adam Collings to take on the new role of head of programming for Watch.
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NewsSony's Pop TV picks up Funnymals
Sony-owned kids channel Pop TV has picked up comedy clip show Funnymals after striking a deal with fledgling UK producer and distributor Can’t Stop Media.