All Banijay UK articles – Page 25
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RatingsBeing Human helps BBC3 beat Five
BBC3 inched ahead of Five last night as supernatural drama Being Human returned with an audience of 1.4m (5.9%).
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NewsCoelen exits RDF "by mutual agreement"
RDF USA boss Chris Coelen has left the company by mutual agreement with group chief executive David Frank.
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NewsI’m A Celeb… creator joins RDF
RDF Media Group has poached ITV Studios controller of factual entertainment and I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here! creator Natalka Znak to step up its assault on the US market.
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NewsRDF hires Bebo sales director
RDF Media has hired Bebo’s Simon Podd as head of sales at its “brand-facing” digital arm, RDF Contact.
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NewsAhoy! RDF to make ABC Family pirate drama
RDF Media is developing a “swashbuckling” pirate drama for ABC Family, targeted at the Merlin demographic.
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NewsBeing Human to get American makeover
Being Human is to get an American makeover after Syfy greenlit a 13-part remake from RDF Media USA.
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NewsFrustrated Henderson to leave Presentable
Gavin Henderson, head of programmes at RDF Media’s Welsh indie Presentable, is poised to leave the company after losing faith in the nations and regions commissioning drive.
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NewsDisney turns to The Foundation for High School Musical spin-off
Disney Channel UK has ordered its third High School Musical-inspired local production, and its first from the indie sector.
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NewsBanijay acquires Nordisk
French TV firm Banijay Entertainment has acquired production house Nordisk Film TV just days after agreeing a majority stake in UK indie Zig Zag Productions.
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NewsBanijay close to deal for stake in Zig Zag
Pan-European TV firm Banijay Entertainment is on the verge of acquiring a majority stake in Zig Zag Productions, in a deal thought to be worth up to £20m.
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NewsITV in talks to co-pro Single Handed
ITV is in talks with RTE to come in as a co-pro partner on the second series of Touchpaper Television’s police drama, Single Handed.
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Rogers quits RDF Digital to launch start-up
RDF Digital creative director Zad Rogers is to stand down and set up his own company.
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Wife Swap cleared over baby concerns
Ofcom has backed the producers of Wife Swap over an episode in which a baby was shown living in a dirty flat and eating chips.
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RatingsSecret Millionaire returns with 2.8m
Channel 4 held its own against BBC1 last night, with the return of The Secret Millionaire attracting 2.8m viewers.
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NewsC4 trials Frankie Boyle pilot from RDF Scotland
RDF Scotland has won a raft of new commissions, including a 30-minute Channel 4 pilot fronted by Mock The Week comedian Frankie Boyle.
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NewsC4 scraps heap from Scrapheap Challenge
Channel 4 is to drop the scrapheap from Scrapheap Challenge in a bid to slash costs on the long-running show.
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NewsAxe hangs over US Lyrics and Millionaire
RDF Media may face a double blow in the US after it emerged that Fox is considering dropping Don’t Forget the Lyrics! and Secret Millionaire.
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NewsNickelodeon to take on Disney in tween battle
Nickelodeon will take on rival Disney in the teen and tween girls market with a major new UK sitcom and the launch of a young-skewing daily T4-style strand.
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NewsTremayne to join Cineflix
Charles Tremayne, the RDF USA exec and former controller of factual for Granada, is to join Cineflix Productions.
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CBeebies quick to reorder Waybuloo
CBeebies has commissioned RDF Media Group subsidiary The Foundation to produce 50 more episodes of Waybuloo just weeks after the first 100 shows began airing.