All Indies articles – Page 648
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NewsIn brief: Maverick; The Royals; StyleHaul
Maverick has secured 72 short films from Channel 4, while E! has picked up controversial Liz Hurley drama The Royals. Click for more in today’s TV round-up.
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NewsBoundless to build fledgling community for C4
Channel 4 will give ten households the chance to build a unique home in a newly created community for a new series fronted by Kevin McCloud.
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NewsSyco and Fremantle sign up for YouTube talent hunt
Video analytics firm Vidiro has inked deals with Fremantle Media and Syco Entertainment to help the producers unearth emerging talent on YouTube.
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NewsThe Job Lot returns to ITV2
ITV2 has recommissioned employment agency sitcom The Job Lot for a third run after a strong performance following its shift from ITV’s main channel.
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NewsPotato lures Shine TV exec
Shine TV’s senior development executive Claire Morrison is to join ITV Studios label Potato as its first head of development.
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RatingsHarry Hill’s Stars bows out on low note
SATURDAY: Harry Hill’s Stars In Their Eyes finished its six-part series on a low note for ITV, as The Voice maintained last week’s three-year high.
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NewsSky Atlantic re-enters The Tunnel
Sky Atlantic is bringing back Anglo-French crime drama The Tunnel for a second series.
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NewsLove Island resurfaces at ITV2
ITV2 has resurrected reality format Love Island - which will return with members of the public in place of celebrities.
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NewsThe Undateables crosses the Channel
The Undateables is to be re-made in France after M6 ordered a local version of the Betty-produced Channel 4 format.
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NewsFirst round of redundancies sweeps Endemol Shine
Endemol Shine Group is preparing for the first wave of redundancies since its mega-merger with around 20 roles set to be axed across its international distribution business.
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NewsBig Talk comedy for E4 set in disused hospital
Big Talk Productions is to make a sitcom for E4 following six property guardians who live together in a disused hospital.
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NewsStudio Lambert lures BBC exec to lead drama
Susan Hogg, the senior BBC producer behind Lark Rise To Candleford, is leaving the corporation to establish Studio Lambert’s drama division.
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NewsRecruitment agency opens its doors to C4
One Born Every Minute indie Dragonfly will capture the hustle and bustle of a Bradford-based recruitment agency for a new ob-doc series on Channel 4.
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NewsChannel 4 boards Lion's HMS Erebus doc
Lion Television is investigating the discovery of Sir John Franklin’s shipwrecked vessel HMS Erebus as part of a major international co-production with broadcasters including Channel 4.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother finale scores 2.7m
FRIDAY: The finale of Celebrity Big Brother outperformed the climax of the previous series in the face of tough competition from England’s Six Nation rugby clash with Wales.
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NewsJim Sayer to leave Maverick after a decade
Maverick Television chief executive Jim Sayer is stepping down from the All3Media indie after a decade.
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RatingsThe Voice hits three-year high
SATURDAY: The Voice UK performed to its biggest crowd in nearly three years.
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RatingsKeith Lemon sketch show squeezes rivals
THURSDAY: Keith Lemon’s new ITV2 sketch show got off to a strong start, as Fortitude remained reasonably stable for Sky Atlantic.
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NewsBodyshockers and Three Day Nanny return to C4
Channel 4 has shored up its factual slate with the recommission of Liberty Bell’s Three Day Nanny and Remarkable Television’s Bodyshockers.
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NewsObjective seals umbrella deal with fledgling indie
Objective Productions has inked an umbrella deal with Vox Pictures and will share in the fledgling drama indie’s profits in exchange for back office support.