All articles by Manori Ravindran – Page 44
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NewsKitchen Nightmares lands in Brazil
All3Media International’s restaurant format Kitchen Nightmares is expanding its Latin American reach with a commission from Brazilian broadcaster Bandeirantes.
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NewsEleven ups executive ranks
Foreign Bodies producer Eleven has bolstered its executive ranks with the appointments of NBC Universal’s Dan Cheesbrough and Sherlock Holmes producer Kate Murrell.
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NewsToby Gorman joins A. Smith & Co
Tinopolis Group-owned producer A. Smith & Co. has tapped FremantleMedia North America’s Toby Gorman to lead its entertainment division.
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NewsComedy commissioner departs Sky
Sky comedy commissioner Ben Boyer has left the commercial broadcaster to return to the US.
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NewsMicky Flanagan returns to Sky
Comedian Micky Flanagan is returning to Sky 1 for a six-part documentary two years after his Detour de France travelogue.
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NewsVirgin strikes deal for Turner box-sets
Virgin Media and Time Warner-owned Turner have expanded a carriage deal for the UK and Ireland to include catch-up TV and box sets.
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NewsIdris Elba to exec BBC3 shorts
Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures and BBC Studios are co-producing a BBC3 short-form scripted series showcasing new writing and acting talent.
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NewsITV orders This Time Next Year spin-offs
Twofour is to apply the “entertainment grammar” of its transformation format This Time Next Year to a pair of ITV factual spin-offs.
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NewsWalter Presents picks up Nordic noir
Channel 4’s foreign-language on-demand service Walter Presents has acquired Nordic noir drama Valkyrien from distributor About Premium Content.
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NewsMajor IP row heads to court
The Format Recognition and Protection Association (Frapa) is calling for producers to keep evidence of their creative process after Fremantle Media issued a High Court claim against Banijay Group this week.
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NewsC5 pledges to take more risks
Channel 5 is looking to broaden its programming repertoire and up its “mainstream populist” ambitions on the back of increased programming spend.
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NewsTurner opens digital arm
Time Warner-owned Turner is launching a digital ventures and innovation unit within its international division.
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NewsBanijay to counter-sue Fremantle
Banijay Group is to counter-sue FremantleMedia-backed indie Abot Hameiri after it began legal proceedings around entertainment format All Against 1.
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NewsFremantle takes Banijay to court
FremantleMedia-owned Israeli indie Abot Hameiri has lodged a High Court complaint about Banijay as a format dispute between the two firms escalates.
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NewsMurder Detectives & Marigold Hotel win at Griersons
Channel 4 and BBC2 each scooped awards for their documentary series at this year’s Grierson Awards.
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NewsBob Bakish: comedy key to Viacom
Viacom’s newly-installed acting president Bob Bakish highlighted the importance of comedy across the broadcaster’s portfolio of channels as he addressed an audience for the first time since landing the promotion.
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NewsStudio Lambert's Common Sense heads down under
Australian broadcasters Foxtel and Network Ten have jointly commissioned Studio Lambert’s news show Common Sense - the third commission for the BBC2 format.
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NewsBT Sport exec to head My5 channel
BT Sport exec Chris Neilson has been hired as channel lead of Channel 5’s newly-launched My5 TV, a free-to-air channel based on its on-demand service.
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NewsBerry's post-Bake Off show unveiled
Former Great British Bake Off presenter Mary Berry is to explore Britain’s stately homes for her next BBC project.
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NewsShowtime eyes Catastrophe-style comedies
US cable network Showtime is looking for more auteur-driven comedies in the vein of Channel 4’s Catastrophe as it ramps up its slate of half-hour shows.