All Broadcast articles in 30 March 2012 – Page 6
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NewsForbidden posts rise in sales
The developer of cloud video platform FORscene saw its sales increase by a quarter over the last 12 months.
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RatingsMad Men returns with 100k
TUESDAY: Glossy US drama Mad Men returned on the back of a tidal wave of publicity but could not draw more than 100k viewers to Sky Atlantic.
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NewsPost-production chief quits MediaCityUK role
The head of Peel and SIS’s post-production operation at MediaCityUK has resigned after 10 months in the role.
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NewsAnimators join Amazing Spectacles
Animation company Amazing Spectacles has signed directors Gary Cureton and Andrew Painter.
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NewsSilverglade expands South Bank base
Silverglade is refurbishing its South Bank facility with the build of four more HD offline suites.
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NewsNUJ: new BBC DG should revise licence fee deal
The NUJ has called on the future director general of the BBC to revisit the “shabby” 2010 licence fee settlement.
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NewsJohnny Vaughan joins Absolute
Absolute Radio has signed former Capital breakfast host Johnny Vaughan to front a string of drivetime shows throughout the London 2012 Olympics.
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FeaturesGalapagos (Atlantic/Sky)
With David Attenborough, Atlantic Productions has made serious inroads into the 3D production market – and fast.
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Features
Falcón (Mammoth Screen/ITVS GE)
ITV is re-emerging as a player in the international drama space, thanks to the efforts of ITV Studios and its international arm, ITV Studios Global Entertainment (ITV Studios GE).
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FeaturesPeppa Pig (Entertainment One)
Last month, Entertainment One Family announced that it had secured a slot for its pre-school show Peppa Pig on Gulli, the French free-to-air kids’ channel owned by Lagardère Active.
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FeaturesMistresses (Ecosse Films/ABC)
Ecosse is riding high in the US right now thanks to a deal to adapt BBC1 drama series Mistresses as a 10-part series to air this autumn on ABC.
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FeaturesThe River (Disney/itunes)
Disney has been collapsing broadcast windows for some time now, most memorably when it aired the finale of Lost in 59 territories within 48 hours of its US transmission.
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FeaturesFriday Night Dinner (Greg Daniels/Big Talk/Popper Pictures)
NBC’s decision to greenlight a US version of Ricky Gervais and Stephen Merchant’s sitcom The Office in 2006 was a game-changer for UK comedy producers seeking a foothold in the US – and it came just at the right time.
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FeaturesOne Born Every Minute (Shine International)
One of the things sometimes overlooked in the factual format business is that the ability to make a show is as important as the concept. However, an increasing number of UK content providers are marketing their expertise alongside their ideas.
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FeaturesBig Fat Gypsy Weddings (Firecracker Films/Zodiak Rights)
Most of the big distribution outfits like to own a mix of in-house and third- party content; that way, they ensure a predictable pipeline of hours while also getting access to the best shows available in the market.
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FeaturesTake Me Out (Fremantle Media Asia)
ITV dating show Take Me Out has had a few troublesome headlines in 2012. But the general consensus is that the Paddy McGuinness-fronted show has established itself as the spiritual Saturday teatime heir to Blind Date.
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FeaturesAnger Management (Lionsgate/FX/TMG)
Do TV shows come any hotter than this? Bad boy Charlie Sheen in a sitcom called Anger Management, adapted from a hit film starring Jack Nicholson, and produced by Lionsgate (Mad Men) for US cable network FX.
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Meet the Parents (Objective Productions/All3Media International)
All3Media International has a large and fast-growing slate of scripted and entertainment formats, courtesy of the numerous independent production companies within its parent group.
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FeaturesSpy (Hulu/Hat Trick international)
US on-demand service Hulu had been rumoured to be planning a UK launch, but its inability to get the necessary programme rights forced it to put that idea on ice. Nevertheless, the platform has proved to be an important partner for UK distributors seeking a US home for their content, ...
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FeaturesLilyhammer (SevenOne/Netflix)
SevenOne International, the programme distribution arm of German media group ProSiebenSat1, has pulled off some significant deals recently, not least the sale of drama series Lilyhammer to on-demand behemoth Netflix.