All articles by Balihar Khalsa – Page 26
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NewsC4 appoints head of drama development
Scott Free Films’ Surian Fletcher-Jones is joining Channel 4’s drama department to oversee the broadcaster’s drama development slate.
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NewsDrama is the star at Mipcom
Mipcom: High-end TV drama took a starring role at Mipcom 2012 as the feature film community and factual producers and broadcasters outlined major plans for the genre.
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NewsStudio Lambert eyes scripted as demand rises
Reality and factual specialist Studio Lambert is moving into scripted content for the first time in response to an increase in demand from broadcasters on both sides of the Atlantic.
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FeaturesA week of drama in the Dales
Emmerdale’s departing producer is focusing on the domestic for 40th birthday live episode
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NewsEmmerdale series producer takes helm at Corrie
Emmerdale series producer Stuart Blackburn will step-up to Coronation Street replacing producer Phil Collinson at the start of 2013.
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NewsTV is the "Wild West" for talent, says House of Cards writer
Mipcom: TV has become the “Wild West” for talent offering more opportunity to try out new ideas than the film industry, according to House of Cards showrunner Beau Willimon.
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NewsBanijay snaps up France's H2O Productions
Mipcom: Banijay International has acquired French company H2O Productions – its second acquisition within a month.
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NewsInternational sales of UK formats up 9%
Mipcom: International appetite for UK formats continued to grow over 2011 with revenue from UK TV exports up by 9%, led by shows such as Love Production’s The Great Bake Off.
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RatingsRed Dwarf back with bang and 1.4m viewers
Red Dwarf blasted back into action with a stella performance - attracting Dave’s second highest overnight audience on record.
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NewsMore Chuggington heading to CBeebies
The fourth series of train adventure series Chuggington has been acquired by CBeebies.
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RatingsKenny Everett drama amuses 803k
BBC4’s Kenny Everett drama was the highest rated multichannel show of the night – but failed to match some of the station’s previous biopics.
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NewsPulse Films’ Pearce heads to Channel 4 for formats role
Pulse Films head of TV Jilly Pearce is joining Channel 4 as formats commissioning editor.
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NewsAtlantic Productions exec joins Bedlam
Atlantic Productions’ director of production Olwyn Silvester has joined The King’s Speech indie Bedlam Productions in the same role.
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NewsX Factor viewers get the vote from kick-off
The X Factor viewers will be able to vote for their favourite contestants from the start of the show for the first time from this weekend.
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NewsC4 seeks to join dots in creative process
Channel 4’s internal creative process is continuing to evolve, with the broadcaster pushing for increased collaboration between departments, which are trying to find links between their separate ideas.
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NewsIzzard traces his prehistory for BBC1 science doc
Comedian Eddie Izzard will use cutting edge technology to trace his family DNA back 200,000 years for BBC1.
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NewsDCD Rights wins funds for major catalogue boost
DCD Rights has secured investment to significantly expand its content catalogue following a partnership deal with DCD Media’s investor, Timeweave.
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NewsBBC and C4 to battle it out for Paralympic rights
Channel 4 and the BBC are set to go head to head for an extended package of rights for the Paralympic Games.
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NewsC4's Bigger Fatter Gypsier ads ruled offensive
The Advertising Standards Agency has found adverts promoting Channel 4’s Big Fat Gypsy Wedding series offensive and irresponsible following an investigation into the campaign.
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NewsMonroe and Case Histories picked up in Latin America
ITV crime dramas Monroe, Case Histories and Vera have been picked up by broadcasters in Latin America, Asia and New Zealand ahead of Mipcom.