All Indies articles – Page 724
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NewsTake Me Out spin-off for ITV2
ITV2’s next spin-off show will be based on ITV1 Saturday night dating format Take Me Out.
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Twenty Twenty to rekindle lost love for E4
E4 has ordered a non-TX pilot from Twenty Twenty that is a reworked dating format piloted last year for BBC3.
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NewsTalkback wins CBBC order for science sitcom
Talkback Thames is moving into the children’s space with a CBBC commission for a science-based kids’ sitcom.
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NewsITV1 has another crack at Lemon primetime show
Keith Lemon has been lined up to host a second ITV1 pilot as the channel steps up efforts to establish him as a primetime star.
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NewsBrits director joins X Factor
A former Brit Awards and Mercury Music Prize director has joined ITV’s The X Factor to direct the forthcoming live shows.
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NewsTwenty Twenty hires BBC exec
Twenty Twenty has hired a BBC Drama exec producer as the indie invests in its drama division.
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Behind The ScenesHoly Flying Circus, BBC4
A drama exploring the furore surrounding Monty Python’s Life of Brian seemed apt in the current comedy climate, say Kate Norrish and Polly Leys.
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NewsBBC4 leads Grierson nods
BBC4 has scooped nine out of 40 nominations at the annual Grierson Documentary Awards.
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NewsCherry Healey goes global
BBC3 documentaries fronted by Cherry Healey have been sold around the world by DRG.
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NewsSpeech: Sara Geater, TalkbackThames
A copy of the full speech delivered by Sara Geater, chief executive of TalkbackThames, addressing the Government’s plans for a new Communications Bill.
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NewsC4 unveils autumn line-up
Channel 4 has revealed the new programmes that will populate its autumn schedules including a series about gender reassignment, a new live game show and a Big Fat Gypsy Wedding spin-off.
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NewsC4 recommissions Four Rooms
Channel 4 has ordered a second series of dealmaking show Four Rooms.
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NewsTalkback to revamp Buzzcocks for new series
Talkback Thames is planning to revamp long-running music quiz Never Mind The Buzzcocks ahead of its new series in October.
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NewsITV1 and BBC3 named channels of the year
EDINBURGH: ITV1 has been named terrestrial channel of the year at the Edinburgh International TV Festival for the first time.
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NewsFormer Thames Television exec dies
Ian Martin, the former editor of ITV’s This Week and factual executive at Thames Television, has died aged 75.
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NewsWaterloo Road move ‘can build Scottish hub’
Shed founder Eileen Gallagher is convinced Waterloo Road’s move from Rochdale to Glasgow can help create a genuinely sustainable drama hub in Scotland.
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NewsITV unveils heavyweight Saturday night schedule
ITV1 has unveiled an heavyweight Saturday night line-up, with Simon Cowell’s Red or Black? and Jonathan Ross’ new chat show scheduled to launch on the same night.
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NewsWaterloo Road moving to Glasgow
Shed Productions’ Waterloo Road is being moved to Glasgow in a £25m deal designed to help establish a sustainable drama base in Scotland.
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CommentSimon who?
After a glitzy premiere for the eighth series of The X Factor, Jake Kanter is convinced the show’s future is strong after Simon Cowell.
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NewsX Factor final heads to Wembley
ITV has confirmed that The X Factor final will be held at Wembley Arena for the first time.