All October Films articles – Page 7
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NewsOctober wins drama doc order for US cable channel
October Films has won a major drama documentary commission from Investigation Discovery, a new US customer for the indie.
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NewsCineflix and October strike deal
Cineflix Rights has negotiated an exclusive first-look deal with Rude Tube producer October Films, beating a host of rivals including Zodiak Rights.
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NewsC4 looks to fine-tune Dispatches output deals
Channel 4 has begun negotiations with key Dispatches suppliers, with a view to evolving the multiple film output deal structure introduced last year.
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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.
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NewsTwitter users supply C4 doc content
A Dispatches film fronted by Tim Lovejoy has become the strand’s latest multiplatform experiment to use crowd-sourced content from Twitter.
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NewsFresh One's creative director moves to The Garden
Fresh One’s David Wise is moving to The Garden to take up the newly created role of head of programmes.
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NewsHistory heads to space for WW2 doc
October Films is to draw heavily on visual effects to examine World War II from the perspective of space for History channel.
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NewsZodiak Rights sells 100 hours in Canada
International distributor Zodiak Rights has struck two deals to screen 100 hours of UK hit programmes in Canada.
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NewsRai picks up Being Human
Four seasons of supernatural BBC3 drama Being Human has been sold to Italian broadcaster Rai Television.
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CommentA viral success story
October Films’ Lucy Pilkington on re-inventing Rude Tube for Discovery.
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C4 and PBS offer portal to WWII with October doc
More than 100,000 hours of secret recordings of German prisoners of war from World War II will be the basis of a one-off special for Channel4 and PBS Channel 13 in the US.
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NewsDiscovery orders amateur experiments series
Discovery Networks International has ordered a brace of science series from October Films and Blink Films.
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NewsStanding Stone develops app for new Dispatches
Tom Gutteridge’s Standing Stone Digital has won the second-screen contract for Channel 4’s new-look Dispatches.
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NewsC4 awards Dispatches contracts
Channel 4 has awarded Blakeway Productions, October Films, Nine Lives Media and ITN Productions contracts to make programmes for the Dispatches strand in 2012.
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NewsRude Tube gets festive makeover
October Films is producing a Christmas special of clip show Rude Tube for Channel 4.
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NewsC4's Food Hospital served to Australia
Zodiak Rights has sold new Channel 4 series The Food Hospital to Network Ten in Australia.
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NewsZodiak Jackson doc sells around the world
An exclusive interview with Dr Conrad Murray, who was convicted of Michael Jackson’s involuntary manslaughter this week, has been sold around the world by Zodiak Rights.
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NewsC4 to air Jacko doctor interview
Channel 4 is to broadcast an exclusive interview with Dr Conrad Murray who was yesterday found guilty of causing Michael Jackson’s death.
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NewsPilkington to head up factual at October Films
Channel 4 specialist factual commissioning editor Lucy Pilkington has joined October Films as head of factual formats.
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NewsSky1 orders Tree House Challenge
Sky1 has launched a search for the ultimate environmentally responsible community space with a grant of £20,000 up for grabs.