All articles by John Elmes – Page 4
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NewsArgonon up for sale
Fourteen-year-old UK and US production group has appointed ABP Advisory to broker a deal
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NewsITVS strikes overall deal with Nordic formats duo
Super-indie will collaborate with Kenneth Kristensen and Karsten Bartholin’s Banjo Formats on original programming
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NewsITV America chief on rights amid a shifting US market
David George explains why Nobody’s Fool is headed to the UK’s ITV rather than a development deal with a US broadcaster
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FeaturesFactual creeps in front as drama takes a hit
While scripted Hot Pick submissions are down, true crime, celebrity travelogues, science and history docs are going strong
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NewsRebecca Glashow to exit BBC Studios
Streaming chief departing after five years, with Zai Bennett and Marcus Arthur handed extra responsibilities
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NewsITVS unites US businesses under David George
ITV America boss will oversee all scripted and unscripted projects, with Philippe Maigret exiting
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NewsSteven Knight: invest in British creativity as we do Olympians
House of Guinness creator urges government to invest more in screen industries and warns against commissioning conservatism
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NewsThe Ink Factory moves creative chief to UK
Michele Wolkoff relocates from LA to London to closer oversee growing domestic and European slates
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NewsThe Cleaner indie lands ex-Sky commissioner
Studio Hamburg UK appointment kickstarts high-end drama push
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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