All Objective Media Group articles – Page 14
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NewsE4 orders sketch show and US sorority series
E4 has asked 12 Yard Productions to reveal the traditions and initiation tests of American sororities and has ordered a comedy duo sketch show as part of a slate of commissions.
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NewsObjective to pilot new gameshow for C4
Objective Productions, the indie behind gameshow The Cube, has been given the green light to pilot a gameshow for Channel 4 based on testing people’s reflexes.
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NewsHistory Girls win BBC online series
Sketch troupe The History Girls will star in a new comedy series for BBC online, made by the indie behind Peep Show.
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The Broadcast InterviewAndrew Newman, Objective Productions
Objective Productions’ new chief exec wants the indie to branch out from comedy and fact ent and work with a range of broadcasters, just so long as it’s ‘good telly’.
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NewsNewman takes over as Objective CEO
Objective Productions chief creative officer Andrew Newman has stepped up to the role of chief executive.
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NewsC4 Comedy Lab to wrestle with kabbadi theme
The first Channel 4 Comedy Lab for 2011 is based on kabbadi - the Indian sport that achieved cult status on C4 in the early 1990s.
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NewsE4 wins Channel of the Year at Broadcast Awards
Multichannel broadcaster E4 has scooped the coveted Channel of the Year prize at the Broadcast Awards 2011, beating off stiff competition from the likes of terrestrials BBC1, ITV1 and Channel 4.
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NewsC4 orders Derren Brown faith healer show
Derren Brown will attempt to convince the Amercian bible belt that an ordinary person is a faith healer for his next Channel 4 project.
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NewsPeep Show gets two more series
Channel 4 has greenlit series eight and nine of Peep Show - its longest running originated comedy.
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NewsAll3 indies win first joint order
Peep Show creators Jesse Armstrong and Sam Bain are to oversee a major new Channel 4 comedy drama that marks the first full collaboration between two All3Media production companies.
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NewsPolice from the UK and abroad join forces for BBC3
Four police officers from around the world will come to the UK to work with their British counterparts in a new series for BBC3 from the partnership behind Undercover Princes.
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NewsAll3Media appoints former CBS president
All3Media has bolstered its international team with the appointed former CBS president Nancy Tellem as US non-executive director.
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NewsC4 themed nights honour Father Ted and Peep Show
Channel 4 will air themed nights celebrating Peep Show and Father Ted over the Christmas period.
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NewsThe Cube set for third run
The Cube is set to return for a third series following a strong second run in a Sunday night slot.
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NewsObjective remakes Tool Academy for E4
Objective Productions is making an 8 x 60-minute version of VH1’s US hit Tool Academy for E4.
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NewsBBC hires Objective North exec
The BBC has hired Derek McLean from comedy specialist Objective North to the newly created role of creative director for entertainment and events.
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NewsPete Versus Life wins second series
Channel 4 has greenlit the return of Pete Versus Life after the first series averaged 1.6 million (8%) viewers in a Friday 10pm slot.
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NewsWebb tackles the web in first solo outing for C4
Peep Show star Robert Webb is to take a humorous weekly look at the internet for Channel 4 in his first solo presenting gig.
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NewsObjective’s O’Connor moves to LA to spearhead US charge
Objective Productions managing director Andrew O’Connor has moved to the US, where he will head up the company’s push to break into the market.
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NewsBishop fronts BBC1 primetime show
Liverpudlian comedian John Bishop has won a series order for a Saturday primetime show for BBC1 later this summer and is also fronting a World Cup app for theiPhone and iPad.