All articles by Peter White – Page 93
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NewsTeletubbies creator brings Twirlywoos to CBeebies
Teletubbies creator Anne Wood has developed Twirlywoos - a stop-motion pre-school series for CBeebies.
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NewsC4 acquires second French language drama
Channel 4 has acquired its second French language drama following the success of The Returned.
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NewsB4Films to explore Scottish estates for PBS
Scottish indie B4Films is to explore the country’s grandest estates for US public broadcaster PBS.
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NewsC5 enjoys £50m profit swing
Channel 5 enjoyed a dramatic change in its fortunes in 2013, making almost £50m more than in the previous year.
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NewsArrow turns to crime with US order
Live From Space producer Arrow Media is moving into crime documentaries for the first time with a six-part commission from North America.
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NewsScripps makes biggest UK order for Food Network
Scripps has made its biggest UK order to date with a 40-part series for The Food Network.
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NewsAlaska options Very British Problems Twitter feed
Alaska TV, the indie behind Channel 5’s Blinging Up Baby, is developing a TV series based on Twitter feed Very British Problems.
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NewsZack and Quack head to C5
Channel 5 has picked up pre-school series Zack and Quack after striking a deal with Zodiak Kids.
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RatingsBake Off rises to 9.7m peak
WEDNESDAY: The Great British Bake Off rose to its biggest ever audience on BBC1, peaking with 9.7m viewers, as Channel 4’s The Paedophile Hunter located 1.4m.
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NewsIndies look East for formats
UK producers are eyeing formats from Asia as they bid to find the next Dragons’ Den.
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NewsShine / Endemol merger on brink
Tim Hincks has been the centre of speculation this week, with sources suggesting he will remain with the merged Shine/Endemol as a creative counterpoint to the business acumen of new chief executive Sophie Turner Laing.
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NewsAlex Mahon rallies Shine staff
Outgoing Shine Group chief exec Alex Mahon has written to staff to say she is confident they will continue to produce “spectacularly compelling” shows following the mega-merger with Endemol.
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NewsBBC4 drums up Dave Grohl doc
Dave Grohl is to front a rock doc on BBC4 after the channel swooped for an eight-part series from the Nirvana and Foo Fighters’ star.
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NewsAnzac Girls head to More 4
More 4 has acquired Australian World War I period drama Anzac Girls after striking a deal with All3Media International.
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NewsElisabeth Murdoch to leave Shine after mega-merger
Elisabeth Murdoch is to leave Shine Group after the merger between the super-indie she founded in 2001 and Endemol is complete.
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NewsVirgin demands Ofcom investigate Premier League rights
Virgin Media has appealed to Ofcom to investigate the way in which the Premier League sells its live UK rights.
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NewsSky invests £3m in native ads firm
Sky has invested £3m in US advertising technology firm Sharethrough as part of its strategy to back emerging technology businesses.
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NewsITV2 picks up Scorpion
ITV2 has acquired US action drama Scorpion after striking a deal with CBS Studios International.
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NewsComedy Central to remake Drunk History
Comedy Central UK is to pilot a British version of historical comedy format Drunk History – the first time the channel has reversioned a show which airs on its US sister network.
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NewsShine seals deals for US Broadchurch
The US version of Broadchurch has been sold by Shine International to broadcasters in Canada and Australia ahead of its TX.