All Indies articles – Page 691
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NewsTwofour revisits 80s for NGCI
National Geographic’s fast-growing international commissioning hub has ordered a fresh round of shows, including a detailed look back at the 1980s from Twofour.
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NewsLong Lost Family team make ITV1 adoption series
Long Lost Family co-host Nicky Campbell will delve into the adoption process for an ITV1 series from the same production company.
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Behind The ScenesThe Girl, BBC2
A BBC/HBO co-pro delving into Alfred Hitchcock’s infatuation with star Tippi Hedren involved painstaking recreation of some iconic movie moments. Benji Wilson hears how it was done
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NewsX Factor vote count may be revealed weekly
X Factor bosses may consider regularly revealing the number of votes cast for each contestant on the next series of the show.
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NewsFresh Meat set for third series
Comedy drama series Fresh Meat starring Jack Whitehall will return for a third series, the actor has revealed.
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NewsShed hunts head of digital
Shed Media is hunting for a new head of digital to replace Juliette Otterburn-Hall, who is leaving in January.
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NewsBBC4 orders emergency aid film
BBC Four has commissioned a feature length documentary from Wall to Wall exploring the history of emergency aid and the current challenges facing the fundraising and distribution of disaster relief.
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NewsFake couples to fool immigration experts in C4 pilot
Channel 4 is piloting a gameshow which will see fake couples try to convince immigration inspectors that they are a genuine item in order to win £10,000.
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NewsC4 helps women find love and men become Santa
Shed Media’s Twenty Twenty Television and Ricochet Television will tackle love and provide a new twist on the Christmas spirit for Channel 4.
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RatingsInbetweeners Movie lures 3.3m to C4
Channel 4 trounced BBC1 with the network premiere of The Inbetweeners Movie last night, with 2.8m (13.8%) from 9pm, with +1 taking its total to 3.3m.
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Behind The ScenesGreat Continental Railway Journeys, BBC2
Joining Michael Portillo as he embarks on a new set of train journeys, using the European Bradshaw Guide as his inspiration, Cassie Farrell finds that timing is everything.
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NewsBectu leaflets indies in factual campaign
Media union Bectu is targeting employees working in factual TV by leafleting outside high-profile producers.
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NewsBBC2 commissions sketch show from Edinburgh Fringe
BBC2 has ordered comedy sketch series The Ginge,The Geordie And The Geek from the Edinburgh Fringe Festival show of the same name after a pilot earlier this year.
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NewsFremantle Media to cut corporate jobs
Fremantle Media is in consultation with corporate and back office staff in a process that could see around 35 roles made redundant.
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NewsSavile scandal scuppers New Tricks
The BBC has revealed the latest casualty from the Jimmy Savile scandal now engulfing the Corporation – tonight’s controversial episode of its hit drama New Tricks has been pulled.
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NewsTop indies join forces on training initiative to boost diversity
Leading indies including Shine Group, All3Media and Endemol have clubbed together for the first time on an initiative to promote diversity in the indie sector.
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The Broadcast InterviewSimon Cowell: We drive the networks mad
Syco boss Simon Cowell talks to Chris Curtis about the ‘miraculous’ success of the Got Talent format - and how he stops it getting stale.
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NewsX Factor viewers get the vote from kick-off
The X Factor viewers will be able to vote for their favourite contestants from the start of the show for the first time from this weekend.
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NewsC4 hunts Britain’s brainiest kid
Channel 4 has teamed up with IQ society Mensa to find the UK’s brainiest child in a 9pm competitive format for 2013.
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NewsX Factor secures first ever PP deal
Samsung mobile phones and tablets will appear in the X Factor judges’ homes as part of the show’s first ever product placement deal.