All Indies articles – Page 697
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RatingsC4's Stars At Your Service stumbles
FRIDAY: Channel 4 charity series Stars At Your Service entertained less than half a million viewers, as Have I Got News For You returned with 4.3m.
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RatingsPeaky Blinders returns with 1.7m
THURSDAY: BBC2 drama Peaky Blinders returned for a second run with 700,000 fewer viewers than the first series debut last year.
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NewsFirst Dates pulls 12-part order
Fixed-rig dating show First Dates is to return to Channel 4 for a third run – with an extended 12 part series.
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NewsITV signs Grantchester vicar up to Twitter
The crime-fighting vicar in ITV’s forthcoming 1950s drama Grantchester is to get his own Twitter account as part of a social media experiment from producer Lovely Day.
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NewsAlex Mahon rallies Shine staff
Outgoing Shine Group chief exec Alex Mahon has written to staff to say she is confident they will continue to produce “spectacularly compelling” shows following the mega-merger with Endemol.
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NewsElisabeth Murdoch to leave Shine after mega-merger
Elisabeth Murdoch is to leave Shine Group after the merger between the super-indie she founded in 2001 and Endemol is complete.
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NewsComedy Central to remake Drunk History
Comedy Central UK is to pilot a British version of historical comedy format Drunk History – the first time the channel has reversioned a show which airs on its US sister network.
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NewsShine seals deals for US Broadchurch
The US version of Broadchurch has been sold by Shine International to broadcasters in Canada and Australia ahead of its TX.
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NewsBen Gale and Natasha Bondy launch indie
Maverick TV’s former director of programmes Ben Gale and ex-Princess Productions exec Natasha Bondy have teamed up to launch a factual indie.
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NewsC4 signs Ocado for Daily Brunch
Channel 4 is preparing a daily Sunday Brunch spin-off backed by online supermarket Ocado.
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RatingsGogglebox tunes in 2.7m
FRIDAY: Telly ob-doc Gogglebox returned to Channel 4 with a steady audience of 2.7m despite stiff competition from Strictly Come Dancing and The X Factor.
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NewsSophie Turner Laing to run Shine & Endemol merged group
BSkyB’s former managing director of content Sophie Turner Laing is set to get the top job at the merged Shine, Endemol and Core Media group, Broadcast can reveal.
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RatingsMarvellous scores 1.5m
THURSDAY: Peter Bowker’s BBC2 musical biopic Marvellous entertained 1.5m viewers – in line with Channel 4’s Educating the East End.
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NewsE4 to tackle nation's worst tattoos
E4 is to attempt to fix the nation’s worst tattoo disasters in a one-off doc from Studio Lambert.
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NewsNetflix buys Peaky Blinders for US
Netflix has acquired BBC2’s period drama Peaky Blinders in the US after striking a deal with The Weinstein Company and Endemol.
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NewsBBC2 takes Gogglebox format into the kitchen
BBC2 is to open up the kitchens of families across the country in a Gogglebox-style series from the creators of Channel 4’s hit format.
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FeaturesCrackanory
Provide picture and audio post services for the second series of the comedy show.
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NewsEndemol boosts Beyond with gaming channel
Endemol is beefing up its multichannel network Endemol Beyond with video game channel Legends Of Gaming.
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NewsScreenz and Maverick seek interactive formats
Israeli second-screen specialist Screenz has forged a partnership with Maverick Television to help it develop interactive formats.
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CommentTraits a super-indie boss needs
All3Media requires a strategic thinker, not necessarily a ‘creative’