All Indies articles – Page 589
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NewsFox acquires TV remake of Wolf Creek
Fox has acquired the TV adaptation of Australian horror film Wolf Creek.
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NewsThe Xtra Factor to go live in shake-up
X Factor’s ITV2 spin-off show The Xtra Factor is set to be broadcast live in a major shake-up to the show’s format.
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NewsSimon Cowell to take on Jinx-style crime doc for ITV
Simon Cowell is to swap shiny floor talent shows for true-crime documentaries after winning a four-part series for ITV.
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VideoVIDEO: Fortitude Series 2, Sky Atlantic
Dennis Quaid is heading to Fortitude as Sky Atlantic’s polar crime drama returns for a second series that will air in January 2017.
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NewsWife Swap remade in Russia
Russian broadcaster Friday TV is to remake Wife Swap after striking a deal with Zodiak Rights.
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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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NewsKudos lines up Robert Harris trilogy adaptation
Kudos is to adapt Robert Harris’s Cicero trilogy of Ancient Rome political thrillers as a major international drama series.
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CommentBig doesn’t always mean better
Don’t let drama’s scale fixation squeeze out the middle ground
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NewsITV Encore plots contemporary vigilante drama
ITV Encore has commissioned a special two-hour contemporary crime drama following a series of vigilante paedophile killings.
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NewsKudos development producer joins Sister Pictures
Kudos development producer Naomi de Pear has left the Endemol Shine Group company to be reunited with former chief executive Jane Featherstone at her indie Sister Pictures.
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NewsThe Frankenstein Chronicles to return to ITV Encore
ITV Encore has commissioned a second series of The Frankenstein Chronicles from Rainmark Films.
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NewsPenny Dreadful to end after series three
Penny Dreadful creator John Logan has called time on the Sky and Showtime supernatural drama after three series.
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NewsBBC1 confirms latest Agatha Christie thriller
BBC1 has confirmed that The Witness For The Prosecution will be its latest Agatha Christie adaptation following the success of And Then There Were None.
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NewsBBC2 commissions canine competition format
Wall to Wall is to produce an ambitious canine competition format inspired by Canicross – a man and dog cross country sport - for BBC2 after being brought an idea by Hastings-based indie Ten66.
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NewsShiver Cymru opens with Aberfan disaster
ITV has commissioned a documentary to mark the 50th anniversary of the Aberfan disaster.
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NewsSimon Andreae’s Naked eyes genres beyond fact ent
Naked Entertainment, the indie established by former Fox and Discovery commissioner Simon Andreae, is to branch out into digital series, specialist factual and general entertainment after winning its first two factual entertainment commissions.
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NewsITV locks up slate of crime docs
ITV is planning a 60 Days In-style prison show as part of a raft of factual crime commissions.
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NewsPotato prepares bumper Reelz autopsy run
ITV Studios indie Potato has landed a bumper order of Autopsy: The Last Hours Of… for US cable and satellite network Reelz.
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NewsC4 greenlights nine Cutting Edge docs
A raft of new films have been green-lit for Channel 4’s documentary strand Cutting Edge.