ITV Studios – Page 68
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NewsCohen signs off with Poldark
BBC1 has ordered an ambitious series from Tony Jordan that brings together characters from Charles Dickens’ novels, and also plans to revive 1970s period drama Poldark.
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NewsSky Living orders Big Talk's Give Out Girls
Sky Living has ordered Give Out Girls, a six-part comedy from Big Talk Productions.
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NewsC&I doubles up Britain’s Darkest Taboos
Crime & Investigation has ordered two series of crimes doc Britain’s Darkest Taboos from ITV Studios.
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NewsTwofour appoints Middle East chief
UK indie Twofour has hired Paul Harper as general manager of the company’s fledgling Middle Eastern operation.
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NewsITV's Shiver locks in Jimmy Savile investigator
Mark Williams-Thomas, the criminologist and investigative journalist who worked closely on ITV’s Jimmy Savile Exposure film, has struck an exclusive deal with Shiver, the factual division of ITV Studios.
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NewsGlobal goals key to Garden sale
The Garden’s international ambitions were the driving factor in ITV Studios’ £18m deal to buy the 24 Hours In A&E indie this week.
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NewsMichele Buck joins The Saint US
Parade’s End producer Michele Buck has come on board the US remake of The Saint as its producers look to secure a UK broadcast partner.
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NewsTwofour strikes Australian sales
Twofour Rights, the fledgling international division of the UK indie, has sold over 100 hours of programming to Australian broadcasters.
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NewsITV orders fourth Vera helping
Brenda Blethyn’s detective drama Vera, which originally started life based on Ann Cleeves’ character is returning for another four part series.
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NewsITV Studios buys The Garden
ITV Studios has bought 24 Hours in A&E indie The Garden Productions for an initial £18m.
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NewsITV's Jeff Pope preps Appropriate Adult follow up
ITV is working on a follow up drama to Appropriate Adult based on the life of Malcolm Webster, who was convicted of murdering his first wife and attempting to kill his second wife.
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NewsTwofour Rights strikes Scandinavian deals
James Nesbit is heading to Finland after Twofour Rights sold his latest documentary to broadcaster YLE.
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NewsShine closes in on Big Talk deal
News Corp-owned Shine Group is in advanced negotiations to acquire scripted indie Big Talk Productions.
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NewsUS cable network GSN catches The Chase
ITV daytime quiz The Chase has been picked up by US cable channel the Game Show Network.
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NewsMipTV Tuesday: at a glance
Broadcast’s round-up of news from day two of MipTV in Cannes includes Warner Bros acquisition of the rights to Spanish gameshow Money Time and a Max Steel recommission.
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NewsBBC beefs up Shetland for full series
ITV Studios has been commissioned to make an expanded six-part series of BBC1 murder-mystery drama Shetland.
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NewsITV dishes up more Saturday Night Takeaway
Ant and Dec’s Saturday Night Takeaway has been recommissioned for 2014, while the series is still on air.
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NewsITV dips into country living for weekend series
ITV is delving into the British countryside for two weekend series from Shine TV and Twofour.
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NewsSyco & Mammoth plan Broadmoor drama
Simon Cowell’s Syco TV has teamed up with Parade’s End producer Mammoth Screen to develop a drama about the early years of Broadmoor psychiatric hospital.
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NewsShiver swoops for Exposure editor
ITV Studios factual arm Shiver has hired Mike Blair, the current affairs editor who oversaw the Jimmy Savile Exposure film, as an executive producer.