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All articles by Peter White, Broadcast – Page 5
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NewsWhite Queen sequel gathers pace
US cable network Starz is moving forward with The White Princess, the sequel to its BBC co-production The White Queen, and has begun working with writer Emma Frost on new scripts.
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NewsStudioCanal buys Red stake
French film producer and distributor StudioCanal has acquired a majority stake in Red Production Company as part of its drive to move into UK TV production.
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NewsSky Store opens up to non-subscribers
Sky is opening up its online film rental service Sky Store to allow access for non-subscribers for the first time.
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NewsBBC making Laurel and Hardy biopic
BBC has ordered a biopic of Stan Laurel and Oliver Hardy produced by the BBC’s comedy arm and Harvey Weinstein’s US indie.
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NewsHalle Berry producing History miniseries
US cable network History is developing Hannibal, a miniseries produced by Red Arrow Entertainment and Monster’s Ball star Halle Berry.
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NewsDiversify: Call for racial quotas
Television and film stars including Lenny Henry and Kwame Kwei-Armah have called for broadcasters to implement quotas to increase racial diversity on UK screens.
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NewsHBO developing Nesbø’s Headhunters
Cable network HBO is developing a series based on Jo Nesbø’s Headhunters with Zodiak Media-owned producer Yellow Bird Entertainment.
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NewsNetflix orders five Marvel series
Netflix has commissioned five series, including an adaptation of Daredevil from Marvel Television.
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NewsHulu preps 20 original series
US online video service Hulu plans to launch 20 original titles next year with the UK firmly in its sights as a primary source for content.
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NewsAMC acquires Chellomedia for $1bn
US cable group AMC Networks has acquired Chellomedia, the European content arm of Liberty Global, for $1 billion.
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NewsNetflix to begin ordering movies
Online streaming service Netflix is moving into the movie production business as it plans to order a raft of original feature films.
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NewsXbox orders first unscripted series
Microsoft has commissioned a football-themed series as the first unscripted series to stream via its Xbox games console.
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NewsNetflix orders thriller from Sony
Netflix has commissioned its first original series from a major Hollywood studio, a Sony-produced psychological thriller from the team behind legal drama Damages.
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NewsRelativity talks scripted TV plans
US film producer Relativity is to use data gathered from its hit films, such as Mirror Mirror and Shark Night 3D, to move into scripted TV, in what chief executive Ryan Kavanaugh described as a “Moneyball approach to creating television”.
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NewsChina boon for UK TV content
China was the biggest growth market for UK programming last year with revenues up 90%, according to new research by UKTI and Pact.
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NewsDiscovery partners with NFTS
Discovery Networks International has partnered with the UK’s National Film and Television School (NFTS) to launch a factual development and production course to find the generation of producers.
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NewsRelativity hires BBC Worldwide exec
Ryan Kavanaugh’s Relativity Media has hired former BBC Worldwide executive Matthew Vafiadis to boost its nascent television business.
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NewsSky boards Mendes' Penny Dreadful
Sky Atlantic has boarded Showtime’s horror drama Penny Dreadful, which is being produced by Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions.
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NewsLionsgate plans UK TV push
Mad Men producer Lionsgate is to expand its TV production business into the UK as part of a wider international push.