Drama – Page 211
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NewsSky 1 beefs up comedy with The Muppets
Sky 1 has landed three comedy-led series, including exclusive rights to The Muppets in the UK and Ireland, as part of a 20% increase in original content on the channel.
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NewsITV orders Tutankhamun drama
Howard Carter’s discovery of the tomb of iconic Egyptian pharaoh Tutankhamun will be dramatised in a four-part series for ITV.
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NewsC4 launches diverse writing initiative
Channel 4 will give diverse writers the chance to pen original series for its main channel and E4 as part of its newly-launched Studio4 initiative.
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NewsDrama Republic hires development boss
Warp Films development producer Jen Kenwood is to leave the indie to join Drama Republic as head of development.
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NewsPSB’s drama spend falls 44%
Spend on UK-originated drama has dropped by 44% over the past six years according to Ofcom’s Public Service Broadcasting review.
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NewsPact slams BBCW drama boost
BBC Worldwide could “disproportionately” benefit from the corporation’s plans to increase BBC1 drama investment by £30m, according to Pact.
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NewsSky 1 acquires US animal drama Zoo
Sky 1 has acquired Zoo, the US drama based on the James Patterson novel.
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NewsITV commissioner wishlists
ITV has challenged producers to create younger-skewing factual entertainment series as it aims to grab a larger share of the 16-44 market.
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NewsITV Encore houses Houdini & Doyle drama
ITV is to air Big Talk Productions’ 10-part series about the complex relationship between Harry Houdini and Sir Arthur Conan Doyle on ITV Encore.
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NewsC4 locks up second series of No Offence
Channel 4 has ordered a second run of Paul Abbott’s cop drama No Offence ahead of its first series finale tonight.
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NewseOne & Creative England to invest in regional drama
The Walking Dead distributor Entertainment One (eOne) and funding body Creative England have agreed a partnership to develop and finance a drama slate from regional producers.
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NewsITV orders Prime Suspect prequel
ITV is to revive Helen Mirren’s iconic detective Jane Tennison in a Prime Suspect prequel, and has commissioned the creator of Scandinavian drama The Bridge to make his first UK series.
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NewsFactual should 'borrow the clothes of drama'
Prominent figures from factual television have argued that the genre must learn from drama if it is to compete with the global demand for scripted content.
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NewsITV expands drama commissioning team
ITV has beefed up its drama commissioning team by handing Sarah Conroy a permanent position.
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NewsIrvine Welsh and Dean Cavanagh adapt Donnelly brothers tale
Trainspotting author Irvine Welsh has partnered with Svengali writer Dean Cavanagh to dramatise the rise of the Donnelly brothers from gangland Manchester to Europe’s catwalks.
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NewsAMC to launch in UK after BT deal
Breaking Bad and Mad Men broadcaster AMC is to launch in the UK after striking an exclusive deal with BT.
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NewsSugar Films bolsters executive team
Sugar Films, the fledgling indie co-founded by Pat Younge, has drafted in Cilla producer Kwadjo Dajan and former Channel 4 commissioner Nav Raman to equip it with drama and factual entertainment expertise.
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NewsTriForce winner lands ITV development
A young screenwriter has won a paid development commission with ITV after winning the WriterSlam competition set up by talent development firm TriForce Creative Network (TCN).
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NewsBBC warned over efforts to access tax breaks
The BBC Trust has reminded the BBC that it must safeguard its financial reputation after failing to let the governing body know it was setting up companies to secure tax breaks.