All articles by Chris Curtis – Page 56
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NewsBBC3 orders Apprentice-style show
Innocent Smoothies co-founder Richard Reed has earmarked up to £1m to invest in young entrepreneurs’ ideas in a Twofour show for BBC3.
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NewsEOne kicks off content push from London
Entertainment One is to lead a major push on indie-made European content from its London office.
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NewsPinewood eyes digital push to woo TV
Pinewood Studios is to plough millions of pounds into digital technology as it plans a charm offensive towards the TV sector.
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NewsSony snaps up Silver River and eyes more UK indies
Sony Pictures Television is planning an indie spending spree after agreeing to buy Daisy Goodwin’s Silver River Productions.
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NewsSales for Sinbad in Canada and France
Impossible Pictures’ Sinbad has been pre-sold by BBC Worldwide to Space in Canada and both Canal+ and NRJ12 in France.
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NewsWorld Productions bought by Marcus Evans Group
World Productions, the indie behind dramas This Life and United, has been bought by Marcus Evans Group, the owner of talent agency Ken Mcreddie Associates.
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NewsC4 to rework SFTW as Sunday Brunch
Channel 4 has effectively picked up axed BBC2 magazine show Something for the Weekend, after commissioning Princess Productions to make a Sunday morning series.
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NewsC5 places double order and eyes wider genres
Channel 5 has ordered a personal history World War II series and an in-house-produced Jedward show for 5*, as it gears up to move beyond its popular factual and fact ent core.
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The Broadcast InterviewJeff Ford, Channel 5
Since Richard Desmond took over, Channel 5 has been the butt of snobbish jokes. But there’s nothing wrong with fun and positivity, its controller tells Chris Curtis – the viewers love it.
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CommentA timely pot of Gold for comedy
UKTV has followed Sky 1 in investing in mainstream comedy - now it’s time for the terrestrials to follow suit.
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NewsEntertainment One halts sale plans
Peppa Pig distributor Entertainment One has pulled the plug on a potential sale and is instead focusing on acquisitions.
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NewsGerhard Zeiler quits RTL Group for Turner role
RTL Group chief executive Gerhard Zeiler is to step down in April to take over international operations at Turner Broadcasting System.
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CommentHunt begins for the next DG
The BBC has done its best to manage the news that Mark Thompson’s time as DG is coming to an end – but the race to succeed him is now really on.
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The Broadcast InterviewBill Patrizio, Red Bee Media
‘The EPG on steroids’ is how Red Bee’s chief executive describes the company’s latest offering. He tells Chris Curtis why viewers’ desire for interaction is driving the content delivery agenda.
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NewsZodiak Media gets French reshuffle
Zodiak Media Group is rebranding, made three top level Paris-based appointments, and re-jigged its banking so it is managed from the French capital.
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NewsRidley Scott to tackle Lincoln assassination for Nat Geo
The assassination of US president Abraham Lincoln is to be recreated for a historical thriller by directors Ridley and Tony Scott.
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NewsNorth One Australia lands series with child star
North One’s Aussie arm has won a commission to make a kids adventure series featuring ‘Australia’ child star Brandon Walters.
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NewsShine Group acquires ChannelFlip
ChannelFlip, the online producer behind David Mitchell and Harry Hill’s web series’, has been bought by Shine Group.
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NewsPlans for MediaCity phase two unveiled
Plans for how MediaCity UK could look in 20 years time – including a hotel and new public spaces – have been submitted by developer The Peel Group.
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NewsNutopia lands second History mega-doc
Nutopia’s latest mega-doc will be a 12-hour series for History detailing the building of the Pyramids, the construction of the Great Wall of China and the creation of Easter Island statues.