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FeaturesHot Picks: The Accident
From Engregages (Spiral) and Braquo to Les Revenants (The Returned) and Disparue (The Disappearance), French-language drama is an increasingly popular global export.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Get The F*ck Out Of My House
Mipcom can sometimes feel like a human zoo: thousands of TV executives crammed into the bars and restaurants of Cannes or trying to find a seat in the Grand Auditorium of the Palais for a keynote session.
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Behind The ScenesPlanet Earth, BBC1
A decade after its groundbreaking series, BBC Studios’ NHU is again using cutting-edge techniques and technology to take the viewer right into the world of animals.
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FeaturesTimmer & Keane, Mammoth
Mammoth Screen’s husband-and-wife team begged Kevin Lygo to avoid a Victoria-Poldark clash - but both shows have become Sunday night winners, they tell Robin Parker
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Behind The ScenesBorderline, C5
From location and choice of director through to the show itself, Borderline was all about getting the best out of improvisation, says Zoe Rocha
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FeaturesHow to extend the life of your IP
From upgrading classic dramas to recutting factual, Kate Bulkley examines how distributors and producers are getting the most from their properties in a rapidly expanding market
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FeaturesDebate: Impact of the scripted boom
Broadcasters and indie chiefs gathered at the Media Summit to discuss issues such as the rise of SVoD services Netflix and Amazon - and what the future holds for the genre
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The Broadcast InterviewDiederick Santer, chief executive, Kudos
From Ancient Rome to the not-too-distant future of C4’s Humans, via ITV’s crime-solving 1950s vicar, Diederick Santer talks to Robin Parker about meeting diverse demand for drama.
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FeaturesThe Hollow Crown
Online, grade and titles for the 3 x 120-minute adaption of Shakespeare’s historical plays.
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Behind The ScenesBen Fogle: The Great African Migration, C5
Capturing a year in the life of four wildebeest over just 40 days’ filming was no small undertaking, discovered Natalie Wilkinson
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Behind The ScenesFlowers, C4
We found the perfect dilapidated old building to match the ‘otherness’ of our characters’ world - but filming upstairs carried a risk that the floors might collapse, says Will Sharpe
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FeaturesHot Picks: Bear Grylls’ Survival School
Extreme-survival expert Bear Grylls is hoping to reach a whole new demographic with this CITV-commissioned adventure show, in which 10 children learn to fend for themselves in the Welsh wilderness.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Wolf Creek
Distributor Zodiak RightsProducers Screentime; Emu PicturesLength 6 x 60 minutesBroadcaster Stan (Australia)The horror genre has been slashing through the schedules of broadcasters around the world for several years, with series such as The Walking Dead and American Horror Story becoming incredibly valuable franchises.Zodiak Rights will hope ...
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FeaturesHot Picks: Intersection
Turkey has quietly become one of the fastest-growing exporters of drama outside of the US and UK.
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FeaturesHot Picks: Victoria
It seems unfair that Queen Victoria has become cemented in 21st century minds as the double-chinned, cranky looking sourpuss depicted in pictures of the time.
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Behind The ScenesGuy Martin's Wall Of Death: Live, C4
Guy’s death-defying attempt at breaking a world record live on air had to be put on hold when our fearless star almost killed himself in a motorbike accident, says Ewan Keil
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FeaturesESG dominates after merger
Turnover dwarfs that of nearest rival as Endemol Shine Group reports combined figures for the first time, but drama acquisitions are boosting All3Media. Neil Midgley reports
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FeaturesSky: original focus
Sky has “blown right through” its commitment to spend £600m a year on British programming, according to managing director of content Gary Davey.
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FeaturesDrama indies take centre stage
Insatiable overseas appetite for English-language drama and the consequent flow of international money into UK production were the big themes of 2015.
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Behind The ScenesGet Me To The Church, W
Finding six courageous couples willing to risk missing their own wedding was hard enough, but the friends they took with them had to be dynamite on camera too, says Sarah Veevers