All Indies articles – Page 647
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NewsZodiak UK boss to depart
Rod Henwood is to leave Zodiak Media 12 months after it merged with Banijay.
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NewsBBC2 gears up motoring format
Paul Hollywood is to front his own car show as BBC2 ordered a North One Television series starring The Great British Bake Off host.
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NewsMichel Roux Jr to front C4 food series
Michel Roux Jr is to handpick the best food and drink products in the UK for a Channel 4 series.
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NewsThe Island exec producer joins Blast
The Island exec Alf Lawrie is leaving Shine to join Blast! Films.
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RatingsVictoria extends lead over Poldark
WEEKEND: ITV’s Victoria stretched its lead over BBC1’s Poldark as Joanna Lumley also boosted the commercial broadcaster.
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NewsChannel 4 refreshes Crystal Maze
RDF-backed entertainment indie Fizz is to make its reboot of cult Channel 4 gameshow The Crystal Maze “relevant and refreshed” for a younger generation.
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NewsNetflix sparks kids’ resurgence
Netflix’s push into live-action kids’ programming has triggered a “complete resurgence” in the genre, according to Lime Pictures boss Kate Little.
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RatingsCold Feet triumphs for ITV
MONDAY: The reboot of Cold Feet smashed ITV’s slot average as Crimewatch got off to a slow start on BBC1.
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NewsWall To Wall hires factual development boss
BBC development executive Lucy Bacon has joined Wall to Wall as head of factual development.
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NewsGogglebox-inspired Gold format leads UKTV slate
A Gogglebox-inspired show in which some of the UK’s best-loved comedy duos watch their favourite classic comedies is among a raft of commissions unveiled by UKTV.
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NewsSony hires Warner Bros sales exec
Sony Pictures Television has bolstered its UK distribution team with the hire of Warner Bros exec Dee Robertson.
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NewsAvalon hires former Shine COO
Avalon has hired former Shine exec Tim Robinson as chief operating officer.
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NewsWorld of Weird lands C4 series
Lion Television’s one-off doc World of Weird is to return to Channel 4 as a six-part series.
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NewsRDF indie lands Crystal Maze order
RDF’s fledgling entertainment indie Fizz is to produce the return of cult gameshow The Crystal Maze for Channel 4.
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NewsLime leads the way onto Netflix for All3
Lime Pictures has become the first All3Media indie to secure a Netflix series – picking up a 10-part tween drama from the SVoD giant.
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NewsTV rejects millennial malaise
Reaching youth audiences was the dominant theme of the Edinburgh International Television Festival last week as traditional broadcasters and digital platforms wrangled over how to engage younger viewers.
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NewsSplash! contestant makes complaint against Twofour
Twofour has received a letter from solicitors representing a former contestant on ITV’s diving format Splash! who claims he sustained life-changing injuries during the competition.
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NewsOSF hires development Hot Shot
Natural history producer Oxford Scientific Films (OSF) has poached BBC Studios development executive Michael Philo.
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NewsFriday Night Dinner in third attempt to break US
CBS is planning to remake Channel 4 comedy Friday Night Dinner – the third time the Big Talk series has been attempted in the US.
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NewsBBC2 slate led by Nigel Farage mockumentary
A comedy from The Inbetweeners creator Damon Beesley and a mockumentary starring Kevin Bishop as Nigel Farage are among the latest slate of BBC2 shows.