All Maverick Television articles – Page 4
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NewsIndie start-up 7 Wonder wins Aussie backing
Australia’s Seven Network has invested in a UK indie co-founded by former Maverick boss Alex Fraser that aims to produce “noisy, factual programming”.
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NewsMaverick's Fraser launches Oz-backed indie
The former joint chief executive of Maverick Television Alexandra Fraser has co-founded an indie backed by Australian broadcaster Seven.
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NewsMaverick, Sony and Forbidden trial proxy workflow
Maverick TV has teamed up with Forbidden and Sony to trial a new proxy-based workflow for a fourpart Channel 4 documentary.
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NewsZig Zag hires Maverick's Norris
Zig Zag Productions has hired Maverick TV’s Angela Norris to beef up its slate of domestic commissions.
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NewsShine and DRG in format dogfight
Shine TV and distributor DRG are locked in a battle over the intellectual property rights to a daytime format.
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Behind The ScenesGrowing Up Downs, BBC3
William Jessop follows the Blue Apple theatre company as it performs Hamlet
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NewsMillionaire stars in Maverick US reality show
USA Network has ordered a family reality series about a millionaire and his family from Maverick TV.
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NewsC4 tracks Gok Wan panto debut
Channel 4 has green-lit a behind-the-scenes pantomime special which will follow Gok Wan as he takes part in Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs.
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NewsOperation Ouch twins secure Horizon slot
The twin brothers who present Bafta-winning CBBC medical show Operation Ouch! are taking their double act into primetime for the BBC’s Horizon strand.
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NewsMaverick hires Silver River head of factual
Silver River’s head of factual Dan Goldsack has left the Sony-owned indie to take on the same position at Maverick Television.
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CommentStephen Redfarn: Westcountry TV's maverick
Gerry Buckland remembers Stephen Redfarn – a maverick who ran Westcountry TV in the 1990s.
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NewsDenmark's DR remakes UK kids series Operation Ouch
Danish broadcaster DR is to remake British kids series Operation Ouch after striking a deal with children’s firm Serious Lunch.
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The Broadcast InterviewJim Sayer & Mark Downie, Maverick
The pair discuss branching out into comedy and putting innovation at the heart of all they do
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FeaturesChange is in the air
TV’s move to the cloud will be driven by choice rather than forced from above, says Donna Mulvey-Jones.
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Behind The ScenesStephen Fry Out There, BBC2
Our exploration of gay rights around the world uncovered heartbreaking stories, says Fergus O’Brien
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NewsITV2 commissions second Mark Wright show
Former TOWIE star Mark Wright is to travel the world’s in search of its wildest parties in his second solo outing for ITV2.
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NewsFraser exits Maverick after 20 years at the helm
Alexandra Fraser is to step down as joint chief executive of Maverick Television after nearly 20 years at the company.
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NewsNurses set for C5 treatment
Channel 5 has ordered a fly-on-the-wall documentary series from Maverick Television that will follow nurses from one of the busiest NHS trusts in the country.
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NewsDiscovery revamps BBC3's Bizarre ER
Discovery is reviving Maverick TV’s medical format for BBC3 Bizarre ER and will launch it on its international female-skewing channels including TLC.
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NewsDNI recommissions over 50 hours
Discovery Networks International has ordered 54 hours of original content from UK producers as it recommissions five series for 2013.