All Indies articles – Page 667
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NewsObjective’s Sandler takes on extra role overseeing Eleven
Objective Productions managing director Paul Sandler has been appointed executive chairman of Eleven Film, the Glue producer backed by Channel 4 last month.
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RatingsHoney I Bought The House draws 80,000
TUESDAY: Honey I Bought The House, the first pilot in UKTV’s Formats Lab initiative, opened its doors to fewer than 100,000 viewers, as The Missing sunk to a low.
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NewsA Place To Call Home settles at BBC2
BBC2 has picked up Australian period drama A Place To Call Home after striking a deal with Endemol Worldwide Distribution.
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NewsIdris Elba races off with Discovery
The Wire and Luther star Idris Elba is to take on the world’s toughest racing challenges in a four-part commission for Discovery.
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NewsC4 plans online One Born Every Minute spin-off
Dragonfly is to deliver an online spin-off of One Born Every Minute for Channel 4’s Shorts platform next spring.
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NewsHollyoaks launches game app
Hollyoaks has become the first UK soap to launch an app-based game as it attempts to build on its online interaction with its audience.
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NewsLittle Dot hires WPP exec in branded content push
All3Media digital indie Little Dot Studios has appointed WPP executive Nick Cohen as it bids to expand its burgeoning branded content output.
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NewsE4 orders more Virtually Famous
Viral content panel show Virtually Famous will return for two more series for E4.
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NewsRicochet chases next Supernanny after Thorogood hire
Ricochet is hoping to create another Supernanny-style hit following the hire of ITV factual commissioner Katy Thorogood.
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NewsHunt for All3 boss heats up
The hunt for All3Media’s chief executive is heating up after several top-level candidates emerged in the race to replace Farah Ramzan Golant.
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NewsC4 and BBC1 lead battle for Broadcast Awards
Channel 4 and BBC1 lead the nominations for the Broadcast Awards 2015 after being shortlisted in multiple categories, including Channel of the Year.
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NewsThe Cube gets ninth series
ITV has commissioned a ninth series of long-running Phillip Schofieldgameshow The Cube.
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NewsGrantchester blessed with second series
Period murder mystery drama Grantchester is to return to ITV in 2015 after a strong debut series.
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NewsPointless approaches 1000 episodes with latest order
The biggest-ever run of Pointless Celebrities forms part of a new multi-series deal for the long-running BBC format.
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NewsBrits clean up at International Emmys
Utopia, Educating Yorkshire and The Tunnel were among the winners at the International Emmy Awards.
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NewsWall to Wall to make Woman in Red for BBC2
The scandal surrounding 18th century aristocrat Lady Seymour Worsley is to be turned into a one-off factual drama produced by Wall to Wall for BBC2.
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NewsAll3Media boss urges BBC to tender flagship shows
The BBC must put some of its biggest shows, including EastEnders, out to tender once it drops its in-house quota system, according to All3Media boss Jane Turton.
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NewsKaty Thorogood to join Ricochet
Dinner Date commissioner Katy Thorogood is to leave ITV after five years to become a creative director for Ricochet Productions.
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NewsC4 searches for more Child Geniuses
Channel 4 has recommissioned Wall To Wall’s Child Genius for a third run in 2015.
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NewsSteve Morrison: give industry control of licence fee
All3Media chairman Steve Morrison has made an impassioned plea to safeguard the licence fee and set out a plan for it to be overseen by industry professionals and the public rather than politicians.