All Drama articles – Page 246
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RatingsC5's Suspects launch fails to arrest viewers
WEDNESDAY: Channel 5 drama Suspects returned with its lowest ever opening, while The Apprentice and I’m A Celebrity remained steady.
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NewsC5 launches docu-drama push
Channel 5 is doubling down on docu-dramas from its in-house production division to beef up its high-end history output.
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NewsFremantle eyes drama after Full Fat deal
Fremantle Media is to step up its search to invest in a UK drama indie as it builds a network of minority-owned production companies.
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NewsBBCs drama safeguard explained
Growing audience appreciation, lucrative commercial returns and the threat of “hyper-inflation” have all played a part in the BBC’s decision to shelter drama from spending cuts.
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RatingsCapital stands up to I'm A Celebrity
TUESDAY: BBC1 drama adaptation Capital performed well in the face of strong competition from ITV’s I’m a Celebrity.
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NewsSky 1 swoops for more superheroes
Legends of Tomorrow has become the latest member of Sky 1’s gang of DC Comics series after the broadcaster swooped for the superhero show.
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NewsABC hires UK chief for international push
US network ABC has stepped up its search for British formats and writers with the hire of its first managing director of international content and talent.
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NewsLookout Point hires BBCW drama chief
War and Peace producer Lookout Point has hired BBC Worldwide’s head of drama Damian Keogh as its first commercial director.
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NewsThe Last Panthers triples audience
The Last Panthers grew its audience by almost 500,000 viewers to become Sky Atlantic’s third most-watched programme of the year – after Game of Thrones and Fortitude.
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RatingsThe Bridge builds record audience
SATURDAY: Scandi drama The Bridge returned for a third series on BBC4 with its biggest audience on record.
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NewsChrysalis Vision embraces crowdfunding
Drama indie Chrysalis Vision has turned to crowdfunding site Crowdcube to raise up to £350,000 as the final stage in its investment push.
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NewsSky Arts to adapt HG Wells novels
Ray Winstone is to play The War of the Worlds author H.G Wells in a drama for Sky Arts.
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NewsBig Talk to revive Cold Feet for ITV
Big Talk Productions is to produce an eight-part revival of Cold Feet for ITV, while Mainstreet Pictures has landed a second original drama series for the broadcaster.
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NewsDoctor Who producer joins Lookout Point
Faith Penhale, the boss of the BBC production hub responsible for Doctor Who and Casualty, is to become the joint chief executive of War & Peace co-producer Lookout Point.
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NewsTop 20 ITV dramas 2011 - 2015
Click to see how well ITV’s scripted programming has performed following the launch of Downton Abbey in 2010.
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FeaturesRatings analysis: Downton Abbey, ITV
Downton Abbey gave a huge boost to ITV’s Sunday night and Christmas Day ratings. Stephen Price assesses the period drama’s impact, and how the schedules will shape up now
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VideoVIDEO: Deutschland 83, C4
The German spy thriller will form part of Channel 4’s foreign-language VoD service, Walter Presents.
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NewsTom Hollander launches drama indie
Tom Hollander and his Rev collaborator Hannah Pescod have launched a drama production company to take advantage of the “huge appetite” for the genre.
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NewsBBC unveils £50m cut to sport and TV under savings plan
The BBC will be forced to relinquish sports rights and cut factual, entertainment and comedy budgets under proposals to save £150m by 2017.