All NBC articles – Page 14
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NewsNBC remaking Working Title's About A Boy
US broadcast network NBC is remaking Working Title Films’ Hugh Grant-fronted feature About A Boy as a single camera comedy.
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NewsCarnival creative director to exit for new ventures
Carnival Films creative director Sally Woodward Gentle is set to exit the indie behind Downton Abbey in 2013 to pursue new ventures.
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NewsChris Packham to front R4 panel show pilot
Chris Packham is to front a Radio 4 comedy panel show pilot about the animal kingdom.
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NewsSky seals NBCU movies and carriage deal
Sky has struck a wide-ranging deal with NBC Universal giving it exclusive TV access to all the US giant’s movies and extending carriage of its UK channels on the pay platform.
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NewsDownton creator Fellowes to explore historic homes
Carnival Films’ stablemate Chocolate Media is to follow Downton Abbey creator Julian Fellowes as he explores a collection of England’s historical houses for ITV1.
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NewsBBC2 goes back to basics with Blanc cookery series
Raymond Blanc is returning to BBC2 for a series that will give viewers a masterclass in basic cooking techniques.
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NewsHomeland big winner at Emmys
Channel 4’s Homeland was the standout new winner at this year’s Emmys with ITV1 drama Downton Abbey recognised for a second year.
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Behind The ScenesBaggage, Channel 4
The production team looked shocked when we told them to make the show in Manchester, but it saved us money and was a perfect fit, says C4’s Tom Beck.
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NewsO'Dowd to star in BBC2 mockumentary
The IT Crowd’s Chris O’Dowd will star in a mockumentary comedy series for BBC2 and HBO.
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NewsNBCU hires Bauer Radio exec for digital push
NBCUniversal International Television is aiming to strengthen the online presence of its pay-TV brands around the world with the appointment of a digital executive from Bauer Radio.
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NewsDownton indie to produce Dracula drama for Sky and NBC
Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films is to produce a new version of classic vampire story Dracula for Sky Living and US network NBC.
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NewsC4 working on 20 entertainment ideas in genre overhaul
Channel 4 is developing around 20 entertainment projects after receiving 250 pitches on the back of its wide-ranging brief to overhaul the genre earlier this year.
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NewsC4 lines up magic and dating
Channel 4 has lined up two new entertainment programmes that includes a new show from a “world leading illusionist” and an adaptation of a US dating series.
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NewsLive in Chelsea added to 4oD
Made in Chelsea’s online spin-off is being made available on catch-up service 4oD for the first time.
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NewsBroadcast Indie Survey 2012
Broadcast’s annual Indie Survey is out now and subscribers can browse the league tables on Broadcast Greenlight.
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NewsITV1 orders Morrison adaptation from Carnival Films
ITV1 has ordered its first drama from Carnival Films since Downton Abbey, commissioning an adaptation of Blake Morrison novel The Last Weekend.
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NewsC4 eyes Made in Chelsea-style music festival show
The production company behind Made in Chelsea is developing a new structured reality show about music festival die-hards for Channel 4’s teen strand T4.
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NewsCampaign for tax breaks gathers pace
Broadcast is urging the industry to back calls for tax breaks in drama and animation, as more voices join the campaign.
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NewsDownton Abbey helps PBS to ratings high
The finale of the second series of Downton Abbey helped PBS to a three-year ratings high in the US.
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NewsC4 orders Springer’s Baggage pilot in deal with Chocolate
Channel 4 is gearing up to pilot a UK version of Game Show Network’s Jerry Springer-fronted dating show Baggage.