All Indies articles – Page 676
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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.
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RatingsWolf Hall usurped by Celebrity Big Brother
WEDNESDAY: Wolf Hall was just shaded by the live Celebrity Big Brother eviction, as The Jump continued to perform well for Channel 4.
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NewsBen Cavey opens comedy label
Tiger Aspect head of comedy and entertainment Ben Cavey has launched his own label, which will specialise in developing sitcoms for up-and-coming comedy talent.
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FeaturesBest Entertainment Programme: Ant & Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway
The popular Geordie duo have made it two Broadcast successes in a row (and three in total) after retaining the Best Entertainment Programme crown for ITV’s Saturday night format.
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FeaturesBest Children's Programme: Operation Ouch! Goes Back In Time
Maverick TV has a long track record of successful spin-offs, and proved it can apply the formula to children’s programming with this stand-out episode of its medical format.
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FeaturesBest Documentary Series: Bedlam
Other shows in this category may have attracted more viewers or generated more column inches, but Bedlam tackled mental health with a rare mixture of honesty and humour.
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FeaturesBest International Programme Sales: The X Factor UK
The X Factor UK had never been sold to international broadcasters as a finished series, despite being on air for more than 10 years.
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FeaturesBest Daytime Programme: Couples Come Dine With Me
Shiver presented itself with a difficult task in creating a spin-off of one of the most successful formats of the 21st century, but triumphed as the first series of Couples Come Dine With Me performed well in Channel 4’s daytime schedule.
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FeaturesBest Drama Series: Happy Valley
Such was the impact of Happy Valley when it aired in April 2014, it was used as one of Charlotte Moore’s ripostes to criticism of BBC One.
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NewsCelebrity Big Brother takes over Twitter
Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother steamrolled the competition on Twitter in January – accounting for eight of the top ten most tweeted about shows.
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NewsBoundless hires The Undateables exec
The Undateables producer Sarah Spencer has become Boundless’ second hire in less than a month.
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Ratings10,000 BC transports 1.5m
MONDAY: Channel 5’s survival reality show 10,000 BC made a strong start at 10pm, as The Jump held off a Big Brother Live Bombshell at 8pm.