All Mainstreet Pictures articles – Page 2

  • Unforgotten
    News

    Mainstreet develops period drama with Hammer

    2016-02-10T12:46:00Z

    Unforgotten producer Mainstreet Pictures has partnered with classic horror firm Hammer to develop a period drama.

  • Unforgotten
    Features

    2015 Review: deals round-up

    2015-12-10T07:18:00Z

    Following a record-breaking 2014, this year was dominated by ITV and All3Media’s further landgrabs. All eyes are now on 2016 for real structural change, reports Neil Midgley

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    News

    Lookout Point hires BBCW drama chief

    2015-11-23T12:55:00Z

    War and Peace producer Lookout Point has hired BBC Worldwide’s head of drama Damian Keogh as its first commercial director.

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    News

    Big Talk to revive Cold Feet for ITV

    2015-11-20T09:53:00Z

    Big Talk Productions is to produce an eight-part revival of Cold Feet for ITV, while Mainstreet Pictures has landed a second original drama series for the broadcaster.

  • Unforgotten
    News

    Unforgotten secures second series

    2015-11-13T12:32:00Z

    ITV has ordered a second series of Mainstreet Pictures crime drama Unforgotten.

  • Unforgotten
    Features

    Unforgotten

    2015-10-08T11:12:00Z

    Picture and audio post-production on the six-part crime drama about a 39-year-old ‘cold’ murder case.

  • Unforgotten
    Video

    VIDEO: Unforgotten, ITV

    2015-09-25T09:24:00Z

    Mainstreet Pictures’ six-part crime drama focusing on a 39-year old ‘cold’ case.

  • Unforgotten
    News

    Mainstreet reveals drama strategy

    2015-09-10T07:03:00Z

    Former ITV drama bosses Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes have thrown open their doors to emerging writers after arguing that a boom in the genre has made it more challenging to work with established talent.

  • Julian-Bellamy
    The Broadcast Interview

    Julian Bellamy, ITV Studios

    2015-07-23T10:28:00Z

    Fresh from welcoming Mammoth Screen and Twofour Group into the ITV Studios family, Julian Bellamy talks to Matthew Campelli about building a creative powerhouse - and the importance of getting the chemistry right

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    Comment

    TV needs more creative mavericks

    2015-07-02T08:15:00Z

    If the idea of branching out on your own appeals, then do it, says Lorraine Heggessey

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    News

    ITV acquires Twofour Group

    2015-06-24T12:09:00Z

    ITV has agreed a deal to acquire The Jump producer Twofour Group for an initial £55m for 75% of the business.

  • The Cube
    News

    ITVS in UK indie land-grab

    2015-06-11T07:01:00Z

    ITV Studios (ITVS) is aggressively moving into its next phase of growth in the UK under the leader ship of Julian Bellamy.

  • The Jump
    News

    ITV eyes Twofour purchase

    2015-06-09T17:03:00Z

    ITV is lining up a deal to buy The Jump and Educating…producer Twofour Group.

  • Indian Summers
    Features

    The next generation

    2015-03-26T08:00:00Z

    Among the indies jostling for position in next year’s poll will be a host of new players, many set up by big indies and broadcasters. Here’s a snapshot of what to expect

  • Melanie-Leach
    Features

    Broadcast Awards at 20: Mel Leach

    2015-01-29T09:15:00Z

    The chief executive of Twofour Group recounts its 2010 and 2014 wins

  • Steve November & Saskia Schuster
    News

    ITV hunts for next Doc Martin

    2014-12-11T07:08:00Z

    ITV has reaffirmed its commitment to broadening its drama slate beyond crime and is on the hunt for contemporary pieces like Doc Martin and family adventure series.

  • Mother's Son
    News

    Mackie and Haynes indie wins first order

    2014-10-09T07:06:00Z

    Mainstreet Pictures, the indie established last year by former ITV drama chiefs Laura Mackie and Sally Haynes, has won its first commission: a cold-case police drama for ITV.

  • Melanie-Leach
    News

    Mel Leach to oversee expanded Twofour Group

    2014-07-07T17:56:00Z

    Melanie Leach has been named chief executive of an expanded Twofour Group, which has been created to lead the growth of consolidator Boom Pictures.

  • Lorraine Heggessey
    News

    Lorraine Heggessey leaves Boom Pictures

    2014-06-24T10:29:00Z

    Lorraine Heggessey has left Boom Pictures in a shock move that comes just two years after she took control of the indie group.

  • Boom Twofour
    News

    Merger puts Boom on map

    2013-10-17T07:59:00Z

    Boom Pictures executive chair Lorraine Heggessey believes the company’s merger with Twofour Group has created the “go-to producer in the nations and regions”.