All articles by Peter White – Page 97
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NewsChase Carey: Shine & Endemol mega-merger close
21st Century Fox boss Chase Carey has indicated that the mega-merger between Shine, Endemol and Core Media is due to be finalised shortly.
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NewsC5 to handle own ad sales
Channel 5 is to continue to oversee its own advertising sales following the sale of the terrestrial broadcaster to Viacom.
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NewsI'm A Celebrity heads to Australia
I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! has been filming in Australia for more than ten years - but a local version will now air in the country for the first time with Aussie celebrities travelling to Africa.
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NewsUniversal Channel gets away with murder
How To Get Away With Murder, the forthcoming US drama produced by Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy’s Shonda Rhimes, has been acquired by Universal Channel.
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NewsUKTV revenues hit £280m
UKTV spent £25m more on original programming than was originally planned last year as investment in commissioning helped it generate record revenues of almost £280m.
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RatingsEducating the East End registers 2.2m
THURSDAY: Educating the East End failed to achieve the results of Educating Yorkshire on a busy night for new launches.
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NewsFox International Channels sets up distribution arm
Fox International Channels has set up a global programme sales division and hired a number of executives including former Sky Vision commercial boss Connie Hodson.
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NewsWild Things travels to Watch for second series
Watch has acquired the second series of Wild Things With Dominic Monaghan from BBC Worldwide (BBCW), after the first series aired on Channel 5 almost two years ago.
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NewsSky seals second indie deal
Sky has acquired a stake in fledgling transatlantic indie Znak & Jones, set up by former Zodiak USA boss Natalka Znak and ex-Syco Television USA chief Simon Jones.
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NewsT Group on brink of UK deal
Storage Hunters producer T Group is to launch a UK production joint venture and is heading across the Atlantic this month to pitch its first tranche of projects.
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NewsAll3Media set for spending spree
All3Media is set to return to the acquisitions trail when Discovery Communications and Liberty Global complete their £550m takeover of the super-indie this month.
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NewsFormer Sony chiefs set up distribution firm
Former Sony Pictures Television format chiefs Ed Louwerse and Julian Curtis have launched an international distribution business.
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NewsNetflix strikes landmark Gotham deal
Netflix and Warner Bros have struck a landmark global rights deal for Batman prequel Gotham.
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NewsSky Europe plans progess
BSkyB has made a formal offer to take full control of Sky Deutschland.
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NewsHarry Houdini appears on C4
Channel 4 has acquired Adrien Brody-fronted US miniseries Houdini after striking a deal with Lionsgate.
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NewsWeinstein Company picks up Esio Trot
The Weinstein Company has picked up the US rights to Roald Dahl adaptation Esio Trot as it continues to pepper its TV slate with UK shows.
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NewsRed Arrow imports Israeli format Are You For Real?
Israeli gameshow Are You For Real? is set to be remade in the UK after Red Arrow International optioned the format.
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RatingsLong Lost Family bows out 1m down
MONDAY: ITV’s Long Lost Family concluded with a series average over 1m viewers down on last year’s run - as 1m tuned in to Sky Sports News HQ to watch the Premier League transfer deadline unfold.
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NewsKudos strikes partnership with British Asian producer
Kudos is planning to produce more drama series told from a British Asian perspective after expanding a partnership with Parti Productions.