All Banijay articles – Page 79
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NewsZodiak Rights renews Storyvault deal
Zodiak Rights has renewed its first-look deal with Portrait Artist of the Year indie Storyvault Films.
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NewsBBC3 brings back Siblings
Bwark Productions’ sitcom Siblings has been commissioned for a second series by BBC3 before the conclusion of the debut run.
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VideoVIDEO: Rik Mayall on Crackanory
Comic Strip star Rik Mayall paid tribute to comic heroes including Spike Milligan, Peter Sellers and Kenneth Williams in a video for UKTV channel Dave recorded shortly before his death last month.
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NewsFifty Fathoms beefs up exec team
Luther and Peaky Blinders producer Katie Swinden has been appointed as creative director of Tiger Aspect umbrella indie Fifty Fathoms Productions.
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NewsC4 orders milestone Deal or No Deal series
Remarkable Television is to tweak the format of Deal or No Deal after signing a deal with Channel 4 that will take the gameshow into its 10th year.
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NewsFrankie Boyle to dissect Scottish referendum for BBC
Frankie Boyle is to dissect the Scottish referendum result for the BBC in a one-off comedy event hosted on iPlayer.
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NewsC4 plans sex education doc and transports women to The Island
Channel 4 has ordered a one-off documentary series about sex education in schools and is to bring back The Island for two series featuring both male and female contestants as it refreshes its factual entertainment slate.
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NewsEdinburgh TV Festival’s key commissions
Broadcast picks the most interesting and significant shows unveiled at Edinburgh TV Festival
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NewsBBC3 cooks up chicken shop sitcom
A sitcom set in a fried chicken shop, produced by Bwark and Two Brothers Pictures, is one of three comedies green-lit by BBC3.
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RatingsSinger Takes It All bows out on 700k low
FRIDAY: The Singer Takes It All bowed out on Channel 4 with a low of fewer than 700,000 viewers as BBC1 pensioner sitcom Boomers dropped by 1m from last week’s debut.
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NewsDarlow Smithson travels to Victorian workhouse for BBC1
BBC1 controller Charlotte Moore is keen to introduce new angles to the channel’s factual programming, kicking off with a series focusing on the poorest members of Victorian society.
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NewsBBC2 orders first transgender comedy
BBC2 is preparing to launch what it claims is Britain’s first transgender sitcom and has bagged Jack Whitehall’s Backchat, its second BBC3 comedy.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother stutters for C5
MONDAY: Celebrity Big Brother got underway on Channel 5 with a peak of 2.7m, around 600,000 viewers down on the launch of last summer’s series.
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NewsEndemol Beyond signs YouTube star
Endemol has expanded its online premium content network Endemol Beyond with the launch of an international sports-themed channel fronted by YouTube star KSI.
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NewsMel and Sue join ITV daytime
Princess Productions has renewed its relationship with Mel Giedroyc and Sue Perkins to launch an ITV daytime chat show to air next year.
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RatingsUtopia halves series one audience
TUESDAY: Utopia bowed out on a low as the second series of the Channel 4 drama drew around half the audience which tuned in to the opening run.
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NewsShine sells INXS drama to Showtime
Shine International has sold Australian miniseries INXS: Never Tear Us Apart to US cable network Showtime.
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RatingsSinger Takes It All holds audience
FRIDAY: The Singer Takes It All’s second outing held its audience for Channel 4, as BBC1’s comedy drama Walter entertained 2.7m.
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NewsC4 orders interactive celebrity show
Babysitting viewers’ children, working a shift in a local pub or helping with a marriage proposal are among the potential tasks celebrities will undertake for an interactive Remarkable Television series for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC2 pilots Comedy Unit’s Joke Thieves
Zodiak-owned Scottish indie The Comedy Unit is to produce a new comedy format, Joke Thieves, for BBC2.