All Indies articles – Page 691
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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
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NewsTime Warner speeds up Shed buyout
Time Warner wants to accelerate a plan to take full ownership of Shed Media ahead of schedule, Broadcast has learned.
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NewsDragonfly head of fact ent exits
Tamara Abood, head of factual entertainment at Dragonfly Film and Television, has left the Shine-backed indie.
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NewsTiger Aspect revives Mr Bean
Tiger Aspect is reviving comedy character Mr. Bean for a new animated series.
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NewsStephen Lambert gambles with CNBC
All3Media America boss Stephen Lambert is betting on a move into the high stakes world of sports gambling with a series for US network CNBC.
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NewsDrama indies join clamour for BBC quota change
Two of the UK’s highest-profile drama producers have called for changes to the BBC’s commissioning quotas.
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NewsRoss Noble: Freewheeling close to US format deal
Ross Noble: Freewheeling, Dave’s tweet-driven comic travelogue, is on the brink of being sold to Turner in the US as a format.