All Banijay articles – Page 85
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RatingsBenidorm takes the honours for ITV
ITV’s Benidorm pipped BBC1’s Silent Witness to the post on Thursday evening - as Birds of a Feather continued to soar.
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NewsI'm A Celebrity exec launches US indie
Former I’m A Celebrity… producer Joanne Inglott and ex-Zodiak exec Geno McDermott have partnered to launch a US indie focussed on finding new talent.
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NewsDragonfly head of fact ent exits
Tamara Abood, head of factual entertainment at Dragonfly Film and Television, has left the Shine-backed indie.
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NewsTiger Aspect revives Mr Bean
Tiger Aspect is reviving comedy character Mr. Bean for a new animated series.
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NewsTCB secures CJZ slate
Paul Heaney’s TCB Media Rights has struck a distribution deal with Go Back To Where You Came From-producer Cordell Jigsaw Zapruder (CJZ).
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NewsShine TV hires BBC's Tanya Shaw
Shine TV has hired BBC commissioner Tanya Shaw as creative director.
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NewsSteve Macallister to lead Zodiak Rights
Former BBC Worldwide sales chief Steve Macallister is to become chief executive of Zodiak Rights, replacing Matthew Frank who will leave the super-indie’s international division.
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NewsC4 to split third series of Black Mirror
Channel 4’s darkly comic series Black Mirror is returning for a third outing - but the dramas will be split rather than run consecutively creator Charlie Brooker has revealed.
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RatingsBBC3 benefits from Call Centre and Bad Education
The Call Centre Christmas Special peaked with almost 800,000 viewers as Bad Education ended with a similar series average in a successful Tuesday night for BBC3.
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NewsITV preps weekend kid's brand
The makers of Holly & Stephen’s Saturday Showdown are to produce a children’s weekend breakfast format for ITV.
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NewsLucky Day boss steps down
Damon Pattison is to leave Lucky Day, the Zodiak Media indie he founded in 2008.
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NewsSky steps up to fully fund Fortitude
Sky Atlantic is to fully fund big-budget drama project Fortitude after US network Starz pulled out of the project.
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NewsNat Geo preps docs from UK hub
National Geographic Channels International has ordered four factual shows, including a doc about an elite mining team, from its London production hub.
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NewsDiscovery buys Troy across Europe
Discovery has acquired Channel 4 magic series Troy for a raft of its international channels after closing a deal with Endemol.
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NewsRefugee show heads to UK
Irish indie Screentime ShinAwil has optioned controversial Australian format Go Back To Where You Came From for a UK remake.
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NewsLovefilm in talks to revive Ripper Street
The BBC is in talks with Lovefilm to bring back Ripper Street following the cancellation of the crime drama.
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NewsPrincess undergoes senior restructure
Princess Productions is on the hunt for a senior executive after a top-level restructure that has resulted in new roles for execs Henrietta Conrad and Duncan Gray.
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NewsEndemol beefs up Israeli business
Endemol is ramping up its business in Israel after acquiring a stake in broadcaster Reshet.
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NewsMichele Kurland heads to Remarkable
Former Sky 1 head of factual entertainment and The Apprentice exec producer Michele Kurland is to join Remarkable Television as its creative director.
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NewsEndemol backs Cineflix exec's indie
Cineflix Studios president Christina Wayne has departed to set up her own indie, backed by Endemol.