All articles by Peter White – Page 91
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NewsHoho plans remake of Wind In The Willows
Wind In The Willows is poised to be the next classic children’s brand brought back to life following a glut of British kids’ TV revivals.
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NewsBBC3’s Snog Marry Avoid? set for US remake
Long-running BBC3 series Snog Marry Avoid? is to be remade in the US for Discovery-owned broadcaster TLC.
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NewsJana Bennett opens door to FYI
Jana Bennett has set out her strategy for US cable network FYI, revealing plans to work with UK producers as it looks for youth-skewing programming.
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NewsEccentricity rules at Mipcom
Breakout entertainment hits were thin on the ground at Mipcom this year, but there was no shortage of eccentric ideas to get producers and broadcasters talking.
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NewsIndies win major drama deals
Drama producers Rainmark Films and Archery Pictures have secured separate deals to produce series for ITV and Channel 4
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NewsSky Living swoops for Madam Secretary
Sky Living has acquired US political drama Madam Secretary after striking a deal with CBS Studios International.
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NewsScripps hires UK programming exec
Scripps Network UK, which operates the Food Network and Travel Channel, has hired former Discovery exec Katharina Feistauer as vice president of programming.
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NewsThe CW picks up The Flash and Jane The Virgin
Channel 4 and Sky acquisitions Jane The Virgin and The Flash have been picked up for full series by The CW in the US.
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NewsTV3 strikes NBCU development deal
Irish broadcaster TV3 is hoping to launch unscripted hits as successful as Made In Chelsea and The Real Housewives franchise after striking a formats deal with NBC Universal.
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NewsSpun Gold makes poverty doc for C5
Channel 5 is to explore poverty through the eyes of children in a one-off documentary from Spun Gold.
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NewsOrangutans swing onto Animal Planet
Animal Planet has ordered Meet The Orangutans, an eight-part follow up to its hit series Meet The Sloths.
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NewsBBCW strikes Red Planet first-look deal
Tony Jordan’s Red Planet Pictures has formalised his long-standing relationship with BBC Worldwide, striking a first-look deal with the international distributor.
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NewsRare agrees partnership with Babygrand
Factual umbrella firm Rare Television has struck its second indie deal, agreeing a partnership with fledgling indie Babygrand Productions.
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NewsComedy Central takes Big Talk pilot to series
Comedy Central has taken Big Talk comedy Mummy’s Boys to series after producing a non-TX pilot last year.
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NewsFrankenstein first order for ITV Encore
ITV has ordered its first original commission for Sky pay-TV channel Encore, a Sean Bean-fronted drama about Frankenstein.
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NewsBBC America boards London Spy
US cable network BBC America has boarded Working Title Television’s BBC2 thriller London Spy.
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NewsUS networks adapt Moone Boy and IT Crowd
US broadcasters are remaking Sky’s Moone Boy and Channel 4’s The IT Crowd as they continue to look to the UK for shows to adapt.
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NewsGogglebox spies Man vs Fly TV format
Sony-backed indie Gogglebox is looking to transform Man vs Fly into a traditional TV format after its launch on The Sun website.
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NewsRed plots Sky Living crime drama
Mipcom: American crime novelist Harlan Coben is writing his first original UK television series – a 10-part drama for female-skewing channel Sky Living.
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NewsBig-budget dramas and digital dominate Mipcom
Big-budget drama and digital developments dominated the conversation at Mipcom this week, along with confirmation of the Shine, Endemol and Core Media mega-merger.