All Indies articles – Page 689
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NewsSky to air 100 hours of scripted shows
Sky will air over 100 hours of original scripted programming his year as part of its original content push.
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NewsBBC3 returns to Sweat The Small Stuff
BBC3’s Sweat The Small Stuff is to return for two more series marking the channel’s first big renewal after the revelation it is to move online.
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NewsComedians to travel Pan Am Highway for BBC2
Irish comedians Dara O Briain and Ed Byrne are to follow in the footsteps of a trio of 1940s pioneers and travel the Pan American Highway in a Boundless series for BBC2.
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NewsFremantle launches push for major online formats
Fremantle Media is preparing for the future by attempting to create a wave of major online formats.
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NewsC5 explores fight against crime
Channel 5 is to explore modern crime in the UK as part of a raft of documentaries from recently installed factual commissioner Guy Davies.
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NewsSky wins Must Be The Music court case
Sky has won a High Court case after it was accused of format infringement over talent format Must Be The Music.
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NewsTiger Aspect meets the taxman for C4
Channel 4 is to discover what makes the taxman tick in a three-part documentary series from Tiger Aspect.
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NewsSky Living back at Mount Pleasant
Sky Living has recommissioned Tiger Aspect-comedy Mount Pleasant for a fourth series.
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RatingsSheriff blows away Smoke
If Dave ever decides to put a magician inside one of an array of cupboards and then get some assertive Americans to shout about them before buying the one they think he’s in, the channel could have a hit on its hands.
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NewsObjective probes psychology for Discovery
Discovery International has commissioned UK indie Objective Productions to make 10-part series The Mind Control Freaks.
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NewsIndie start-up 7 Wonder wins Aussie backing
Australia’s Seven Network has invested in a UK indie co-founded by former Maverick boss Alex Fraser that aims to produce “noisy, factual programming”.
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NewsITV2 seeds viral panel format
ITV2 has ordered viral panel show from Irish indie Vision Independent Productions and Shed Media-backed Yalli Productions.
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NewsMaverick's Fraser launches Oz-backed indie
The former joint chief executive of Maverick Television Alexandra Fraser has co-founded an indie backed by Australian broadcaster Seven.
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FeaturesAn Hour to Save Your Life, BBC2
Frontline doctors and ambulance staff battle against the clock to treat emergency injuries
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NewsCompany & Element secure TV3 soap
Irish broadcaster TV3 has struck a deal with Shameless indie Company Pictures and Quirke-producer Element Pictures to produce a long-running local soap.
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NewsBBC2 plans Stoke City kit-man biopic
Pete Bowker has penned a one-off BBC2 drama about a former Stoke City kit man, which will star Toby Jones and be directed by Entourage’s Julian Farino.
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NewsJulia Bradbury preps ITV show
Julia Bradbury has quit BBC1’s Countryfile and is preparing to host an ITV series about Britain’s landscape.
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NewsDave reads more Crackanory
Dave is set for another batch of quirky storytelling after it recommissioned Tiger Aspect’s Crackanory.
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NewsMaverick, Sony and Forbidden trial proxy workflow
Maverick TV has teamed up with Forbidden and Sony to trial a new proxy-based workflow for a fourpart Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsAmazon revives Ripper Street
BBC1 drama Ripper Street is to be resurrected on Amazon’s new subscription service Prime Instant Video.