All articles by John Elmes
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NewsAsacha and All3MI alum Maria Ishak unveils European creative studio
IP development, financing and production outfit Mischief International launches with slate of scripted and unscripted projects
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NewsBlue Lights and The Rig creatives among International Horizons cohort
BFI and N&R screen agencies-funded programme to explore acquisitions market and financing in second iteration
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FeaturesHow to avoid ‘middle of the freeway’ drama
The Institute’s Jack Bender and Benjamin Cavell on creating mainstream-adjacent scripted series and the beauty of minimal notes
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News5 will not be sold by Paramount following takeover
Content chief says Skydance leadership is ‘very impressed’ with what UK PSB does
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NewsBen Fogle and 5 reunite for business takeover ob doc
Two-part regional series hails from Daisybeck Studios and Middlesbrough-based Wander Films
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NewsSky factual chief Poppy Dixon steps down
Commissioner had been in role since 2020 overseeing original content for Sky Docs, Sky Nature, Sky Crime and Sky History
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CommentLet’s put aside our fear of AI and find out what the limits are
While there are still so many unknowns around AI, we’ll only learn what audiences want by testing the water, says John Elmes
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NewsHBO Max, Prime Video among King & Conqueror buyers
James Norton-starring drama heads to US and around the world following raft of sales
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NewsNutopia strengthens production team with Pole to Pole showrunner
Tom Williams appointed exec producer at Limitless: Live Better Now indie
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NewsInsight TV buys Off The Fence
Dutch company saves producer-distributor from bankruptcy but shutters in-house production arm
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NewsBBC brings in Nutopia exec to lead on natural history
Tom Watt-Smith joins corporation from Limitless with Chris Hemsworth producer to replace Sreya Biswas
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FeaturesAnjali Sud: We need to think more broadly about what entertainment can be
The Tubi chief on competing with YouTube, breaking the Hollywood monoculture and the platform’s scrappy new project, Stubios
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NewsUK doc features hold own in Netflix viewing chart
Sandpaper Films and Raw lead way in films list ahead of US tentpoles
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NewsWelsh indies body ‘disappointed’ by lack of N&R focus in Ofcom report
Regulator’s review into public service media fails to address ‘made out of London’ criteria, TAC argues
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NewsRob Rinder returns to C4 specialist factual fold with Queen Victoria doc
Presenter teams up with historian Fern Riddell for Impossible Factual doc adapted from academic’s book
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FeaturesAdapting to a new scripted calling
Fifth Season’s Chris Rice on the evolving world of US-UK drama deals and why shows with mid-range budgets aren’t necessarily a thing of the past
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NewsITV and Disney strike landmark content-sharing deal
The Bear and Andor coming to ITVX, Mr Bates v Post Office and The 1% Club head to Disney+
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NewsBanijay UK chief addresses Gregg Wallace case
Patrick Holland says Lewis Silkin report expected ‘soon’ and emphasises need for production staff to ‘feel confident to call out bad behaviour’
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FeaturesLena Dunham on her slate, creative freedom and Too Much
Girls creator lifts the lid on her Netflix deal, working in the UK and the joy of the streaming revolution
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NewsApple TV+ lines up I’m Glad My Mom Died dramedy
Apple Studios, Merman, LuckyChap Entertainment to adapt iCarly star Jennette McCurdy’s hit memoir, with Jennifer Aniston starring