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‘The Great British Bake Off’ On The Move: Cash Grab, BBC Pressures & The Hypocrisy Of Channel 4’s Jay Hunt

By Patrick Munn | September 13, 2016 - 12:30 pm | 2 Comments

The BBC faces the very real long term prospect of cultivating hits only to lose them to commercial rivals, says TVWise Editor Patrick Munn.

Channel 4 Secures ‘The Great British Bake Off’ In 3 Year Deal

By Patrick Munn | September 12, 2016 - 8:17 pm | No Comments

That didn't take long. Mere hours after talks broke down between the BBC and Love Productions, Channel 4 has signed a three-year deal with the Sky owned indie which will see them become the exclusive broadcaster for The Great British Bake Off.

BBC Loses ‘The Great British Bake Off’ As Negotiations Break Down

By Patrick Munn | September 12, 2016 - 7:11 pm | No Comments

The BBC has lost the rights to The Great British Bake Off after lengthy negotiations with indie Love Productions broke down, TVWise has confirmed. While there has been talk all year of a bidding war to poach the show from the BBC, sources insist that there is no impending deal, as there have been no formal talks with any broadcasters other than the Beeb.

‘Major Crimes’ Showrunner James Duff Talks Season 5, Rusty/Gus Relationship, New Multi-Episode Arc & More

By Patrick Munn | September 12, 2016 - 5:16 pm | 3 Comments

TVWise talks with Major Crimes creator and showrunner James Duff about what he has planned for the fifth season, his inspiration for last season's five episode arc, what's, what's in store for the characters and if, given the reception that the arc received, he will be producing another multi-part story this season.

BBC One Renews ‘Still Open All Hours’ For Third Season, Lynda Barron Exits Due To Scheduling Conflicts

By Patrick Munn | September 12, 2016 - 2:35 pm | No Comments

Months after series star David Jason revealed that BBC execs had ordered a new run, BBC One has officially confirmed that they have renewed Still Open All Hours for a Christmas Special and six episode third season. Lynda Barron, who has been playing Nurse Gladys since Open All Hours in the 1970s, will not be returning for the Christmas Special and third season, however, due to scheduling conflicts.

ABC Cancels Summer Drama ‘Mistresses’

By Patrick Munn | September 10, 2016 - 9:44 am | No Comments

Despite hopes it would go otherwise, ABC has cancelled their Summer drama Mistresses, based on the BBC One series of the same name, after four seasons.

Tobias Menzies Set As Lead In AMC’s ‘The Terror’

By Patrick Munn | September 10, 2016 - 9:20 am | No Comments

Tobias Menzies (Outlander) has been set as one of the leads in The Terror, AMC's ten episode anthology drama based on the novel by Dan Simmons. Picked up straight-to-series, The Terror is set in 1847, when a Royal Naval expedition crew searching for the Northwest Passage is attacked by a mysterious predator that stalks the ships and their crew in a suspenseful and desperate game of survival.

FX Cancels Denis Leary Comedy Series ‘Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll’

By Patrick Munn | September 10, 2016 - 9:03 am | No Comments

FX has cancelled their comedy series Sex&Drugs&Rock&Roll, created by and starring Rescue Me alum Denis Lear after two ten episode seasons, TVWise has confirmed.