All Ben Frow articles – Page 27
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NewsBBC3 doc initiative goes multiplatform
BBC3 new documentary director initiative Fresh is being extended online and will now acccept short form documentaries.
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NewsVictory goes to school for BBC3
BBC3 is building on the success of acclaimed documentary series Junior Doctors with a look at the lives of six trainee teachers during their first year at three challenging London schools.
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NewsC4 lines up Essex car dealers
Channel 4 is returning to Essex to delve into the world car dealers in a three part series being broadcast later this year.
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NewsFox invites pitches at CFF
Fox has been named the official pitching partner of Broadcast’s Commissioning and Funding Forum next month and will use the event to meet a selected number of new producers.
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NewsBBC America renews Dominic Monaghan wildlife series
US cable network BBC America has ordered a second season of Channel 5 wildlife acquisition Wild Things with Dominic Monaghan.
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NewsMoshi Monsters heading to television
Moshi Monsters is finally coming to TV after Mind Candy unveiled plans to produce an animated series based on the popular kids brand.
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NewsGabby Logan to host BBC1 Olympics series
Gabby Logan is to front a BBC1 magazine show examining the legacy of the London 2012 Olympics as part of the corporation’s plans to increase sports participation across the country.
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NewsGino D'Acampo gets primetime ITV series
This Morning chef Gino D’Acampo is moving into primetime with a series that will see him travelling across Southern Italy.
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NewsBBC Worldwide orders Top Gear week
BBC Worldwide is scheduling a week of Top Gear programming across its network of channels.
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NewsNat Geo heads back to the '90s with Nutopia
National Geographic is heading back to the ’90s with a follow-up to Nutopia’s hit miniseries The ’80s: The Decade That Made Us.
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NewsCohen calls for ‘measurable change’ on collaboration
BBC director of television Danny Cohen has asked his division to include a formal pledge on internal collaboration in their strategic plans for the coming year.
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NewsBBC2 eyes broader drama
Ben Stephenson is exploring the idea of commissioning an adult fantasy drama as he aims to increase the range of scripted output on BBC2.
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NewsVictory expands factual output with two orders
Victory Television is growing its factual division with a BBC1 single about a woman with a rare speech disorder and another Clarke Carlisle football documentary for BBC3.
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NewsBBC2 revives Modern Times
BBC2 is resuscitating contemporary British documentary strand Modern Times after more than a decade and has commissioned a raft of series, including exclusive access to value retailer Iceland.
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NewsJana Bennett eyes UK ideas after joining A+E
US cable networks Bio and the Lifetime Movie Network (LMN) will open their doors to UK indies following the appointment of former BBC Vision director Jana Bennett.
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NewsBigger helping of Surprise Surprise for ITV
ITV has recommissioned a beefed up second series of entertainment series Surprise Surprise.
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NewsMorse prequel Endeavour to return
ITV’s Inspector Morse prequel Endeavour is to return for a second four-part series next year.
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NewsC4 explores Terror in the Skies
Channel 4 and US cable network Smithsonian Channel have ordered a documentary series examining the reasons there are so many near misses in air travel.
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NewsLittle Dot lands Renault contract
All3Media’s YouTube focussed-indie Little Dot Studios has landed a content production deal with car manufacturer Renault.
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NewsITV poaches Tom Hardy for wildlife doc
The Dark Knight star Tom Hardy is to produce and front a new documentary series about wildlife poaching in Africa for ITV.