All Banijay articles – Page 66
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NewsIn brief: NBCU; Kudos; Creative Skillset; Neighbours; UKTV; Adele
NBCU has struck a deal with the producer of Harry Potter, Kudos has hired a Carnival development exec and Creative Skillset is hunting aspiring series producers. Click for more
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2016: shortlist unveiled
Three scripted powerhouses will battle three factual flag-bearers to be named Indie of the Year at the Broadcast Awards 2016.
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RatingsLoch Lomond doc helps C5 match ITV
TUESDAY: Channel 5’s wildlife series about Loch Lomond made a strong start, matching the final of ITV’s gameshow Eternal Glory at 8pm.
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NewsKudos absorbs Lovely Day & Shine Pictures
Lovely Day and Shine Pictures are to become absorbed into Kudos following Diederick Santer’s appointment as joint chief executive officer of the Broadchurch producer.
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NewsYouTube impressionist lands E4 order
Princess Productions’ strategy of working with online talent has helped it land a prank show for E4.
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RatingsCuffs arrests 4.2m
WEDNESDAY: Cuffs, BBC1’s first new pre-watershed drama series for eight years, started solidly with 4.2m viewers.
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FeaturesGlobal formats: scaling the format heights
From naked dating to mountaineering and feel-good prank shows, Peter White provides a rundown of the hottest international properties and the biggest emerging trends.
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NewsTiger Aspect & Kudos to share Amazon & Netflix secrets
Tiger Aspect and Kudos executives will share their experiences of working with Amazon and Netflix at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum, while Channel 5 programming chief Ben Frow will reveal his shopping list.
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NewsShine TV boss to step down
Shine TV managing director Kelly Webb-Lamb is to leave the indie at the end of the year.
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RatingsHunted tracks down 1.4m average
THURSDAY: Hunted and Cradle To Grave bowed out on series lows, as The Apprentice fell by almost 1m from Wednesday’s opener.
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NewsChannel 5 to get tough with NQIs
Channel 5 intends to become stricter when striking deals with non-qualifying indies and will write to its biggest suppliers imminently to outline its new position.
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NewsEndemol Shine Group’s battle for independence
Endemol Shine Group chief executive Sophie Turner Laing has encouraged the company’s 120 global production companies to compete against one other in a bid to foster creativity within the newly merged mega-indie’s “loose federal” system.
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NewsChannel 5 cooks up weekend format to rival Saturday Kitchen
Channel 5 is to go head-to-head with BBC1’s Saturday Kitchen with a two-hour live magazine show for Saturday mornings.
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NewsC4 locks up fixed-rig prison doc
Channel 4 will give a young offenders’ institute the fixed-rig treatment in a hard-hitting documentary series earmarked for 2016.
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FeaturesSophie de Bodisco, senior trade advisor, France
UKTI’s consumer, creative and digital services team lead in Paris talks scripted formats, the Canal+ regime change and the quest to find a French Borgen
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RatingsITV2’s Almost Impossible Gameshow struggles
THURSDAY: ITV2’s Almost Impossible Gameshow started slowly, while Chris Tarrant went back on his travels for Channel 5.
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NewsTiger Aspect promotes drama duo
Tiger Aspect executives Will Gould and Frith Tiplady have been promoted to joint managing directors of the producer’s drama division.
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NewsCBS tracks down US version of Hunted
Channel 4’s off-grid format Hunted is being developed in the US by Endemol Shine Group’s North American arm.
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NewsPrincess sizes up YouTube talent to boost its slate
Princess Productions is eyeing vlogging talent to bolster its factual entertainment slate, following its deal to produce a 12-hour Stand Up To Cancer event for YouTube.
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NewsIrish indie exits Banijay
Irish indie Screentime ShinAwil has undergone a management buy-out from international production Banijay.