All NBC Universal articles – Page 29

  • Location, Location, Location
    News

    Zodiak poaches NBCU strategy chief

    2014-09-16T11:50:00Z

    Zodiak Media has hired NBC Universal exec Natasha Mitchell to lead its global strategy team.

  • The-Fox-Problem
    News

    Telegraph Hill builds data team

    2014-09-11T07:14:00Z

    Multiplatform production company Telegraph Hill has hired its first head of analytics as it bids to create content rooted in data.

  • The-Hoff-on-stage
    News

    UKTV boosts content budget

    2014-09-11T07:05:00Z

    UKTV is to increase its programming budget to around £150m next year, with Dave set to benefit from a 70% rise in spending by the end of 2015.

  • How To Get Away With Murder
    News

    Universal Channel gets away with murder

    2014-09-08T09:20:00Z

    How To Get Away With Murder, the forthcoming US drama produced by Scandal and Grey’s Anatomy’s Shonda Rhimes, has been acquired by Universal Channel.

  • Monty Python
    News

    UKTV revenues hit £280m

    2014-09-08T00:09:00Z

    UKTV spent £25m more on original programming than was originally planned last year as investment in commissioning helped it generate record revenues of almost £280m.

  • Storage_Hunters_US
    News

    T Group on brink of UK deal

    2014-09-04T07:13:00Z

    Storage Hunters producer T Group is to launch a UK production joint venture and is heading across the Atlantic this month to pitch its first tranche of projects.

  • alamy-pic
    News

    All3Media set for spending spree

    2014-09-04T07:01:00Z

    All3Media is set to return to the acquisitions trail when Discovery Communications and Liberty Global complete their £550m takeover of the super-indie this month.

  • The Mill
    Comment

    PSB channels should be paid for

    2014-08-28T07:20:00Z

    US system of retransmission fees makes more sense, says Kate Bulkley

  • Downton Abbey
    News

    Carnival appoints senior execs

    2014-08-06T12:34:00Z

    Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films has appointed two new senior executives to aid its international production drive.

  • Conan
    Ratings

    TruTv opens with 36k

    2014-08-05T10:38:00Z

    MONDAY: Turner’s free-to-air, male-skewing channel TruTV peaked with 36,000 viewers on its launch day.

  • Gold-Rush
    News

    Discovery eyes more acquisitions

    2014-08-01T09:58:00Z

    Discovery Communications is set to continue its aggressive acquisition strategy and is weighing up further European deals with a particular focus on content.

  • gogglebox
    News

    Studio Lambert rewards team

    2014-07-10T06:36:00Z

    Studio Lambert is eyeing its next chapter of growth after giving new roles to the creators of Gogglebox and hiring a new head of development.

  • TOWIE
    News

    Lime wins real-time US commission

    2014-07-02T17:29:00Z

    Lime Pictures has scored another significant series in the US with cable network Bravo ordering real-time dating format The Singles Project.

  • The-Proposers
    News

    Multichannel commissions reach £600m

    2014-06-18T12:02:00Z

    UK multichannel broadcasters spent just short of £600m on original commissions last year, helped by new entrants such as Fox and Lifetime.

  • Hardy-Baker
    News

    Tom Hardy: TV trumps film

    2014-06-05T07:05:00Z

    Hollywood actor Tom Hardy has claimed that TV productions are increasingly offering film talent the chance to develop more immersive shows and retain greater creative control over productions.

  • Law and Order: UK
    News

    ITV to 'rest' Law and Order: UK

    2014-06-04T11:53:00Z

    The future of long-running ITV drama Law and Order: UK has been thrown into doubt after Bradley Walsh announced he was leaving the series.

  • Tom Hardy
    News

    Tom Hardy indie signs NBCU deal

    2014-06-03T12:14:00Z

    Tom Hardy-owned indie Hardy Son and Baker has signed a first-look deal with NBC Universal International.

  • Agent Carter
    News

    LA Screenings: drama to wow buyers

    2014-05-22T12:01:00Z

    British buyers have spent the past week in the Californian sunshine assessing a new season of US shows that has a heavy emphasis on drama.

  • Luis Silberwasser
    News

    Luis Silberwasser joins Telemundo

    2014-05-14T16:43:00Z

    NBC Universal has hired Luis Silberwasser as the new president of its US Hispanic channel Telemundo Network.

  • China
    News

    Bravo developing Chinese drama

    2014-05-12T13:01:00Z

    Cable network Bravo is developing the first major US drama series to be set and filmed in China.