All Banijay articles – Page 86
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      NewsBBC1 axes Ripper Street
BBC1 has axed Ripper Street before the second series has finished airing.
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      NewsShine snaps up Will.iam doc
Shine International has snapped up the global rights to a documentary following The Voice UK star Will.i.am.
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      NewsBrian Cox heads BBC science orders
Professor Brian Cox is to explore humans’ place in the universe while Dragonfly has secured access to an Australian wildfire-fighting service, as part of a raft of BBC2 and BBC4 science orders.
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      NewsNBC adapts Bwark's 30 and Counting
US network NBC is adapting Bwark Productions’ comedy 30 and Counting, which aired on Sky Living earlier this year.
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      NewsTigress targets fact ent and features with Lawrence hire
Wildlife specialist Tigress Productions has hired the BBC’s head of features production as its creative director to help it push into mainstream features and factual entertainment.
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      Behind The ScenesAfrica 2013: Countdown to the Rains, BBC2
The key was the positioning of the fixed rig - and avoiding hippos, says Sarah Peat
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      NewsEndemol invests £25m in online channels
Endemol is to invest £25m in multi-channel network (MCN) Endemol Beyond as it ramps up its international online video operations.
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      NewsLovely Day hires development chief
Kudos-backed indie Lovely Day has appointed Doctor Who script editor Richard Cookson as its head of development.
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      NewsHBO developing Nesbø’s Headhunters
Cable network HBO is developing a series based on Jo Nesbø’s Headhunters with Zodiak Media-owned producer Yellow Bird Entertainment.
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      NewsITV orders sleuth vicar drama
ITV has commissioned a six-part drama series about the exploits of an investigative vicar, based on a novel penned by the former Archbishop of Canterbury’s son, James Runcie.
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      NewsMasterChef exec to join Initial as creative director
Mirella Breda, the BBC entertainment executive editor responsible for MasterChef and Dragon’s Den, is to join Big Brother-producer Initial next February as creative director.
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      NewsKudos plots Spooks film
Long running BBC series Spooks is to be made into a film produced by Kudos’ Jane Featherstone and Stephen Garrett.
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      NewsE4 takes geeks clubbing with GME
E4 has ordered a documentary series following a gang of geeks as they explore the world of hardcore clubbing.
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      NewsVicious picked up by PBS
ITV comedy Vicious is to join Downton Abbey and Mr Selfridge on PBS after the US broadcaster struck a deal with Shine International.
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      RatingsThe Tunnel sinks to low
The Tunnel sunk to a series low for Sky Atlantic on Wednesday – as James Blake picked up this year’s Mercury Prize in front of an audience of 1.4m on Channel 4.
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      NewsBBC1 orders Del Boys series
BBC1 is to track a group of real life ‘Del Boys’ for a new four-part documentary series from RDF.
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      NewsC4 boots up Brooker video game doc
Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off documentary from Charlie Brooker about video games.
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      NewsZodiak poaches BBCW drama head
Zodiak Rights has poached BBC Worldwide’s head of drama Caroline Torrance to run its scripted division.
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      NewsPeaky Blinders to return to BBC2
BBC2 has confirmed that period gangster drama Peaky Blinders will return for a second series.
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      NewsStarz eyes UK drama projects
US cable network Starz is scouting for more UK drama projects as it aims to compete with premium broadcast rivals HBO and Showtime and reach 75 hours of original content over the next few years.
 



    
    
    














