All Banijay UK articles – Page 23
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NewsSowerbutts resurfaces at BBC Books
Paul Sowerbutts, a former exec at Diverse and Zodiak, has resurfaced at Ebury Publishing’s imprint BBC Books.
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NewsZodiak launches Being Human Facebook game
MIPCOM: Zodiak Active has launched a Facebook role-playing game based on BBC3 and Syfy US drama Being Human.
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NewsBwark raids BBC for creative director
Bwark has made its first hire since it was bought by Zodiak Media Group, appointing Simon Wilson as creative director.
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NewsCBeebies picks up reworked version of Waybuloo
CBeebies has acquired a reworking of The Foundation’s popular pre-school show Waybuloo, which is narrated by Come Dine With Me’s Dave Lamb.
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NewsE4 asks contestants to ride the Love Shaft
Singletons will be given a chance to ride the Love Shaft for a new E4 dating show format in one of the channel’s first pre-watershed orders.
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NewsBwark joins Zodiak Group
The Inbetweeners producer Bwark has been bought by Zodiak Media Group as the super-indie returns to the acquisitions trail.
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NewsBullseye scores US pilot for I Secretly Hate You format
Bullseye Productions has created I Secretly Hate You, a factual entertainment format that is being piloted by US network A&E and is arousing interest from UK broadcasters.
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NewsCameras roll on Tony Marchant’s CBBC drama
Production has begun on the first children’s drama from Tony Marchant, the writer behind The Mark of Cain and Garrow’s Law.
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NewsOnly Connect on iPhone and iPad
Zodiak indie Presentable is developing an app game for iPhone and iPad of its BBC4 quiz show Only Connect, with plans to launch it when the fifth series starts in August.
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NewsBBC3 picks up Scottish sitcom
BBC Scotland comedy Gary: Tank Commander has secured a network slot on BBC3 - the first such move for a Scottish sitcom in seven years.
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NewsABC orders run of US Celebrity Wife Swap
US network ABC has ordered episodes of Celebrity Wife Swap from Zodiak USA. It is the first time the celebrity format has been commissioned for the US.
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RatingsRoyal doc falters on Secret Millionaire return
TUESDAY: A far from regal performance for an ITV documentary on Prince William and Kate Middleton helped a new series of The Secret Millionaire profit.
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RatingsBeing Human draws 1.2m
SUNDAY: BBC3 drama Being Human reached the halfway mark of the series with an audience low - but remained the most-watched multichannel show at 9pm
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NewsZodiak launches kids division
Zodiak Media Group has launched a children’s division, uniting the indie’s production and distribution arms into one unit.
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RatingsBeing Human holds audience
SUNDAY: Supernatural drama Being Human sunk its teeth into 1.2m (4.6%) for the second week of its new series on BBC3.
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RatingsBeing Human rises again with 1.5m
SUNDAY: Supernatural drama Being Human returned to BBC3 with a monster audience and secured its best overnights to date.
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The Broadcast InterviewDavid Green, DCD Media
The DCD chief executive wants half the super-indie’s business to come from the US by the end of next year, and is focusing on factual and drama to achieve it.
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NewsIf It’s Broke, Fix It! urges Phillips for UKTV Home
UKTV’s home and gardens channel Home has ordered a ten-part series from RDF Television in which handyman Craig Phillips teaches reluctant homeowners some DIY tricks.
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RatingsInbetweeners ends on a high
MONDAY: The third series of E4 comedy The Inbetweeners drew to a close with record audience figures.
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RatingsAnother high for Inbetweeners
MONDAY: E4 comedy The Inbetweeners has broken its own record for the highest-rated show in the history of the digital channel.