All Indies articles – Page 639
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NewsThe global trends for 2016
Broadcast international editor Peter White makes his predictions for the year ahead
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NewsBetty explores freak shows for BBC3
BBC3 has commissioned a one-off disability documentary about freak shows from Betty to air ahead of the channel’s move online.
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NewsWar Of The Worlds set for UK television adaptation
Poldark producer Mammoth Screen is developing a major adaptation of The War Of The Worlds to coincide with the expiration of the copyright on the HG Wells novel next year, Broadcast can reveal.
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RatingsBack In Time For Christmas feeds 2.7m
MONDAY: BBC2’s Back In Time For Christmas special outperformed the format’s debut, while Las Vegas with Trevor McDonald slipped by 1m viewers.
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Behind The ScenesThe Sound of Music Live, ITV
ITV’s live broadcast of the classic musical won’t shy away from drawing political parallels with today’s global crises, discovers Emily Norval
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NewsGogglebox hires Lime development exec
Gogglebox Entertainment has hired Lime Pictures exec Paul Evans as head of development.
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NewsBBC entertainment commissioner returns to Talkback
BBC entertainment commissioner Ed Sleeman is to return to Fremantle Media indie Talkback just 18 months after joining the corporation.
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NewsGogglesprogs secures C4 series
Channel 4 has ordered a six-part series of Gogglesprogs, the spin-off of Studio Lambert’s TV-watching format featuring kid contributors.
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NewsBrown Eyed Boy lands US comedy show
Vicious indie Brown Eyed Boy is to produce a comedy-entertainment series for a major new US video-on-demand service.
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NewsC4 to divulge Tricks of the Restaurant Trade
Channel 4 is to dish up the tricks of the restaurant trade in a four-part documentary series from Betty.
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NewsEndemol Shine invests in Lenny Henry indie
Endemol Shine UK has acquired a 50% stake in Lenny Henry’s indie Douglas Road.
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Behind The ScenesWe’re Doomed! The Dad’s Army Story, BBC2
A drama about the birth of Dad’s Army reveals the behind-the-scenes conflict over the classic sitcom - and how it almost didn’t happen. Olly Grant meets the team telling the tale
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NewsBBC Brit back in for content
BBC Worldwide has bolstered its male-skewing channel BBC Brit with two major series and an updated commissioning brief.
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NewsFremantle backs Justin Gorman indie
Former Channel 4 entertainment boss Justin Gorman has established an indie with backing from Fremantle Media.
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Features2015 Review: deals round-up
Following a record-breaking 2014, this year was dominated by ITV and All3Media’s further landgrabs. All eyes are now on 2016 for real structural change, reports Neil Midgley
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NewsBill Turnbull to front BBC quiz
Bill Turnbull will not just be tending to his bees when he leaves BBC Breakfast in January next year – the presenter is also close to signing up to host a BBC quiz.
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NewsI’m A Celebrity spider eating trial sparks 1,200 complaints
Ferne McCann’s spider eating bushtucker trial on I’m A Celebrity…Get Me Out Of Here! has sparked nearly 1,200 complaints.
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NewsMasterChef chief launches indie
MasterChef creative director Karen Ross is launching her own Endemol Shine Group-backed indie.
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NewsITV rebrand US unit following Montgomery promotion
ITV has rebranded its US divisions and made a number of senior appointments after confirming that Leftfield Entertainment founder Brent Montgomery will lead the business.
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NewsLuther creator to pen Euston's first commission
The BBC has commissioned a 6 x 60-minute pre-apocalyptic crime drama by Luther creator Neil Cross from Kate Harwood’s Euston Films.