All Left Bank Pictures articles – Page 8
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NewsStarz returns to Outlander
Left Bank Pictures’ sci-fi period drama Outlander is to return for a second series after being recommissioned by US network Starz.
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NewsAmazon to remake Mad Dogs
Left Bank Pictures is to remake Sky 1 drama Mad Dogs for video-on-demand service Amazon.
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NewsDrama set for digital revolution
Senior drama figures have branded Left Bank Pictures’ £100m Netflix commission a landmark moment for British scripted content.
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NewsNetflix lines up £100m Left Bank drama about the Queen
Netflix has fought off competition from the BBC and ITV and is on the brink of ordering its first original show from the UK – a £100m biopic of the Queen.
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RatingsCardinal Burns pulls 500k
Madcap sketch show Cardinal Burns returned for a second series on Channel 4 on Wednesday with an audience of 520, 000 – around half the channel’s slot average.
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NewsRonan Bennett to write Wallander finale
Top Boy writer-producer Ronan Bennett is to write the final episodes of Left Bank Pictures’ crime series Wallander starring Ken Branagh.
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NewsSky renews Strikes Back for fifth series
Sky 1 has renewed Left Bank’s action drama Strike Back for a fifth series ahead of the launch of a fourth outing.
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NewsStarz eyes UK drama projects
US cable network Starz is scouting for more UK drama projects as it aims to compete with premium broadcast rivals HBO and Showtime and reach 75 hours of original content over the next few years.
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NewsLeft Bank Pictures reports pre-tax profits of £1m
Left Bank Pictures has reported pre-tax profits of £1m for the nine months to 31 March 2013 after it was acquired by Sony Pictures Television (SPT) for £40m last year.
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NewsBBCW contributions to BBC fall despite sales growth
BBC Worldwide returned less money to the BBC in 2012/13 and spent less on BBC commissions but its distribution business prospered, taking more than £300m for the first time.
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NewsDCI Banks set to return
ITV has commissioned a third series of Left Bank Pictures’ crime drama DCI Banks.
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NewsLeft Bank produces Outlander for Starz
Left Bank Pictures is producing US cable network Starz’s major adaptation of Diana Gabaldon’s series of fantasy adventure novels Outlander.
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NewsITV orders Tommy Cooper biopic
Left Bank is to make a one-off drama about the love life of comedy legend Tommy Cooper for ITV.
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NewsCardinal Burns jumps to C4
Channel 4 comedy duo Cardinal Burns are moving from E4 to the broadcaster’s main channel as the Left Bank show wins a recommission.
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NewsUK indies storm US upfronts
British indies’ position at the centre of the US cable content explosion was cemented this week as producers Left Bank Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Monkey Kingdom and Betty all snagged major deals.
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NewsLeft Bank Pictures’ profits double to £4m
Left Bank Pictures’ pre-tax profits more than doubled last year ahead of its £40m sale to Sony Pictures Television (SPT).
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NewsE4’s Cardinal Burns scoops two Broadcast Awards
E4 sketch show Cardinal Burns won two categories at the Broadcast Awards 2013, as BBC2 was named Channel of the Year and Red Production Company picked up the award for Best Independent Production Company.
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NewsTax breaks should drive up quality, say producers
Tax breaks for high-end television and animation are set to bolster the quality of content and grow the industry, according to senior campaigners for the incentives.
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RatingsInbetweeners Movie lures 3.3m to C4
Channel 4 trounced BBC1 with the network premiere of The Inbetweeners Movie last night, with 2.8m (13.8%) from 9pm, with +1 taking its total to 3.3m.
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NewsLeft Bank directors reward staff
Andy Harries and Marigo Kehoe are set to gift a fifth of their earnings from the £40m sale of Left Bank Pictures to key figures in the indie’s history.