All Indies articles – Page 684
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NewsRemarkable lands 200 episode Pointless deal
Remarkable Television has secured a bulk deal with BBC1 to produce over 200 episodes of daytime show Pointless.
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Behind The ScenesBirths, Deaths & Marriages, ITV
Mark Saben explains the reasons for ditching the rig for the ITV doc
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NewsShed US poaches BBCW exec
Shed Media US has poached BBC Worldwide executive John Hesling to become Pam Healey’s number two.
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NewsThe Voice gets BBC2 spin-off show
The Voice UK is to be handed a Strictly: It Takes Two-style BBC2 spin-off show when the live rounds of the contest get underway.
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NewsRemarkable launches Ejector Seat for ITV
Andi Peters is to front an ITV teatime quiz that ejects contestants from their seats if they get questions incorrectly.
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NewsChannelFlip founders exit for ‘new challenge’
ChannelFlip founders Justin Gayner and Wil Harris are leaving the multichannel network (MCN) two years after selling it to Shine Group.
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CommentBritish indies must up their US ambitions
Producers need to go ‘bigger and better’ than their Realscreen offerings, says Peter White
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NewsFremantle Media / All3Media merger in spotlight
A potential merger between Fremantle Media and All3Media would attract the attention of UK competition authorities, according to calculations by Broadcast.
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NewsEndemol snaps up CNN originals
Endemol has closed a deal with CNN to distribute its original series Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown and Morgan Spurlock Inside Man.
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NewsUKTV gets Cold Justice from Dick Wolf
UKTV has acquired two series of real-life crime series Cold Justice, which is produced by Law & Order creator Dick Wolf.
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NewsShine hires former Bravo exec Dave Clarke
Shine has hired former Bravo controller and Cineflix exec Dave Clarke as head of global format acquisitions.
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Behind The ScenesGrowing Up Downs, BBC3
William Jessop follows the Blue Apple theatre company as it performs Hamlet
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NewsFremantleMedia in All3Media takeover talks
FremantleMedia is understood to be in takeover talks to buy rival super-indie All3Media for in excess of £500m.
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NewsUK indies in demand in DC
The Realscreen Summit in Washington, DC, was a hive of activity this week as 300 UK producers fought it out to secure commissions from US broadcasters.
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NewsTOWIE to hit 13 series
The Only Way Is Essex is to rack up its thirteenth series after ITV2 ordered a further three outings from Lime Pictures.
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NewsBBC2 plans extension for Remarkable property brand
BBC2 plans to build on property brand The House That £100k Built by ordering a second series and a spin-off show.
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Behind The ScenesSuspects, C5
Semi-improvised dialogue and a documentary shooting style give C5’s police drama an edgy, contemporary feel
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RatingsTidy result for Dave
Amid mobs and all the excesses that Babylon has come to represent, only outdone by modern day football, the appeal of two young lovers from Essex and South Wales continues unabated, with a whole series splurged out at once for avid fans.
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RatingsBenidorm takes the honours for ITV
ITV’s Benidorm pipped BBC1’s Silent Witness to the post on Thursday evening - as Birds of a Feather continued to soar.
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FeaturesMidsomer Murders, The Killings of Copenhagen
British murder drama meets Nordic noir in next month’s 100th-episode special