All Dragonfly articles – Page 8

  • Merlin
    News

    Shine and Sky: Business as usual

    2011-07-21T08:00:00Z

    BSkyB and Shine Group are telling the industry it is business as usual despite the furore around News Corp, with the broadcaster reiterating its £600m commitment to original content.

  • Plane Crash
    News

    Plane Crash future to be decided as crunch talks loom

    2011-06-16T08:30:00Z

    Crunch talks are to take place about the future of Plane Crash - the ambitious plan by Channel 4, National Geographic and Dragonfly to crash a 300-seater plane into the Mexican desert.

  • Kill It, Cook It, Eat It
    News

    BBC3 to Kill It, Cut It, Use It

    2011-06-01T11:45:00Z

    Julia Bradbury is to front a Kill It, Cook It, Eat It spin-off for BBC3 that uncovers the surprising animal origins of many everyday household items.

  • Simon Dickson
    News

    Dickson quits C4 for Dragonfly

    2011-04-11T00:01:00Z

    Channel 4 deputy head of documentaries Simon Dickson is leaving the broadcaster to join Dragonfly Productions, the indie behind One Born Every Minute and The Family.

  • the_family.jpg
    News

    Newby parts company with Dragonfly

    2011-02-10T09:05:00Z

    Francesca Newby has left Shine owned indie Dragonfly by mutual agreement after six years at the business.

  • The Garden
    News

    Smith joins Dragonfly founders at The Garden

    2010-12-16T08:59:00Z

    The Bafta-winning producer of One Born Every Minute is joining his former bosses, Dragonfly founders Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple, at their new venture The Garden.

  • C4
    News

    C4 unveils hotel docusoap details

    2010-12-06T11:06:00Z

    Channel 4 has revealed further details of a new fly-on-the wall series based in a hotel that promises a marriage proposal, family tensions and difficult customers.

  • One Born Every Minute
    News

    C4 to show live births on Xmas day

    2010-11-25T08:00:00Z

    Channel 4 will show babies being born live on Christmas Day as part of a marathon five-hour version of One Born Every Minute.

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    News

    C4 opens up later slots for docs

    2010-07-22T16:06:00Z

    Channel 4 has pledged to air more documentaries outside of 9pm as it prepares for a new-look schedule after the demise of Big Brother.

  • One Born Every Minute
    News

    Dragonfly duo launch indie

    2010-06-10T09:39:00Z

    Bafta-winning Dragonfly founders Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple have launched a new indie, The Garden, backed by ITV Studios Global Entertainment.

  • One Born Every Minute
    News

    Dragonfly set to sign baby format US deal

    2010-05-20T09:53:00Z

    One Born Every Minute is on the brink of a US remake that would be the first major format deal for Shine Group’s Dragonfly Film and Television Productions.

  • Bravo
    News

    Henson on board as Bravo woos women

    2010-05-20T09:46:00Z

    Bravo has signed up Welsh international rugby star Gavin Henson for a pop science show and is launching a rebrand to increase the lads’ channel’s appeal to women.

  • One Born Every Minute
    News

    One Born Every Minute handed extended C4 run

    2010-04-22T08:57:00Z

    Channel 4 maternity ward doc One Born Every Minute is to return with an extended run as part of a mammoth 20-hour double order for indie Dragonfly.

  • One Born Every Minute
    News

    Dragonfly bolsters creative team

    2010-02-19T11:11:00Z

    Dragonfly Film and Television has made two new senior hires following the departures of co-founders Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple.

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    News

    C4 site to share birth stories

    2010-02-09T12:56:00Z

    Channel 4 has launched a site featuring video feeds from 40 cameras fixed within maternity wards to support documentary series One Born Every Minute.

  • The Family
    News

    Dragonfly co-founders launching new indie

    2010-02-04T07:00:00Z

    Dragonfly co-founders Nick Curwin and Magnus Temple are to launch a new indie.

  • Celebrity MasterChef
    News

    Shine TV names new commercial chief

    2009-12-07T10:06:00Z

    Shine TV has promoted John Gilbert to the new role of commercial director and re-hired Dragonfly’s Wayne Davison to replace him as director of legal and business affairs.

  • The Family
    News

    Dragonfly founders to step down

    2009-11-13T12:50:00Z

    The co-founders of Dragonfly Film and TV, the Shine-owned indie behind Channel 4’s The Family, are to step down at the end of the year.

  • desert crash
    News

    C4 to stage plane crash

    2009-11-12T16:51:00Z

    Channel 4 is broadcast the crash-landing of a 300-seat passenger jet for a new documentary.

  • The Family
    News

    The Family’s baby sequel

    2009-09-03T07:00:00Z

    Channel 4 is to apply the multicamera ob doc format it used in The Family to a maternity ward.