All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 52
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NewsFothergill and turkey doc win Panda Awards
Passion Pictures and former BBC NHU boss Alastair Fothergill were the big winners at the Wildscreen Festival’s Panda Awards last night.
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NewsLocal TV wins prominent slot as bid battle hots up
The government’s local TV service will play out on Freeview channel eight and Sky channel 117, and a raft of major TV figures are behind the five competing bids in London, Broadcast can reveal.
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NewsWatch acquires supernatural drama from CBS
Watch has bought CBS’s Beauty and the Beast as its latest high concept US drama.
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NewsBBC to launch two reviews into Savile allegations
The BBC is to hold two independent reviews into the Jimmy Savile allegations: first into management’s handling of the shelved Newsnight investigation, and second into the culture of the BBC both at the time and now.
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NewsDrama is the star at Mipcom
Mipcom: High-end TV drama took a starring role at Mipcom 2012 as the feature film community and factual producers and broadcasters outlined major plans for the genre.
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NewsArrow Media engineering doc first for TCB Media
Mipcom: Arrow Media is making a Group M factual series for Channel 5 that will be the first title to be distributed by Paul Heaney’s new TCB Media Rights.
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NewsYouTube: create content for us, or get left behind
Mipcom: YouTube’s Robert Kyncl claims that its skippable ads are generating the same per-hour ad revenues as US cable networks – and that producers who do not create content for the platform will be left behind.
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NewsZodiak sets aside $50m for US acquisitions
Mipcom: Zodiak Media Group has allocated a $50m war-chest in a bid to supercharge its US operations.
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NewsFremantle eyes digital future
Mipcom: Fremantle Media chief executive Cecile Frot-Coutaz has hailed the “really meaningful business” the company is doing in the digital space after it signed a deal to distribute content created by multiplatform studio Vuguru.
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NewsITV buys producer of Finland’s Dragon’s Den
Mipcom: ITV has taken the next step in its plan to create a Scandinavian creative hub by buying Finnish fact ent and reality specialist Tarinatalo.
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NewsDMOL rejects Sky EPG appeal
DMOL has rejected BSkyB’s appeal against its plans to rejig the Freeview EPG, and will push ahead with changes to the HD, News and Children’s slots.
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NewsJunior MasterChef to return with new judge
Junior MasterChef has been recommissioned for a second series with a new judge who found fame via a food blog in Ireland.
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The Broadcast InterviewSimon Cowell: We drive the networks mad
Syco boss Simon Cowell talks to Chris Curtis about the ‘miraculous’ success of the Got Talent format - and how he stops it getting stale.
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The Broadcast InterviewGordon Ramsay
2012 has been a prolific year for Gordon Ramsay and his indie One Potato Two Potato following a series of hit US shows for Fox. But he won’t forget his roots, he tells Chris Curtis
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NewsRamsay’s indie in US drama push
Gordon Ramsay’s One Potato Two Potato is making a bold step into drama and has two projects in development with different US networks.
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NewsBill Gates to headline Abu Dhabi Media Summit
Bill Gates will deliver the keynote speech at the 2012 Abu Dhabi Media Summit, which kicks off next week.
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NewsTiger Aspect hands Gould drama role as reshuffle continues
Endemol’s Tiger Aspect has continued its executive reshuffle, promoting Will Gould to head of drama to replace Greg Brenman, who is leaving to launch his own indie.
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NewsC4 unveils trio of ambitious dramas
Channel 4 has unveiled a 2013/2014 drama series slate that includes an Abi Morgan thriller, a follow up to The Devil’s Whore and a two-hander about dating from Skins creator Bryan Elsley.
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NewsBBC looks for bridge between CBeebies and CBBC
BBC Childrens director Joe Godwin has revealed an ambition to find a way of bridging the gap between CBeebies and CBBC.
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The Broadcast InterviewJed Mercurio: taking aim at target culture
The writer of precinct dramas from Cardiac Arrest to Line of Duty talks to Chris Curtis about bureaucracy and box-ticking in the public sector, and why he’s fascinated with work.