All Objective Media Group articles – Page 14
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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.
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NewsC4 kicks off search for next 11 O’Clock Show
Channel 4 is planning a stripped successor to The 11 O’Clock Show to launch new talent, and has put a six-month production contract out to tender.
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NewsE4 pilots contest to endure ‘in-laws’ from hell
E4 is lining up a comedy/reality hybrid in which two men compete to survive an evening with their respective girlfriends’ families - who are being played by actors.
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NewsTwo Pints writer teams up with Peep Show duo
The creators of Peep Show and Two Pints Of Lager And A Packet Of Crisps are collaborating on a female-skewing sitcom for Channel 4.
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NewsBBC3 launches magic site
BBC3 has given magician duo Barry and Stuart their own website and is lining up what it claims is the first magic trick to use Twitter.