All Oxford Scientific Films articles – Page 5
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NewsTime Team buried by C4
After 250 episodes over 20 series and nearly two decades on air, archaeology series Time Team is being axed by Channel 4.
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NewsOxford Scientific Films plans to broaden slate
Oxford Scientific Films has appointed a BBC history development executive as part of a restructure designed to extend its output.
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NewsOSF wins stunt-filled science order for BBC1
Oxford Scientific Films is to produce a high-end, primetime science series for BBC1, fronted by Richard Hammond.
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NewsHeggessey snaps up Linehan indie
Lorraine Heggessey has swooped to buy Graham Linehan’s indie Delightful Industries days after taking control of Boom Pictures as executive chairman.
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NewsHeggessey's £7m Boomerang buy-out finalised
The Lorraine Heggessey-led MBO of Boomerang Plus has been finalised with new indie Boom Pictures officially established.
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The Broadcast InterviewSarah Cunliffe, Big Wave Productions
Big Wave may be small in size but its big ideas have helped it carve out a niche on both sides of the pond.
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NewsHeggessey leads £7.1m Boomerang MBO
Lorraine Heggessey has led a £7.1m management buyout of Boomerang Plus that will see the indie group de-list from the stock exchange.
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NewsOSF scores BBC1 first
Oxford Scientific Films has won its first order from BBC1 to make half-hour pilot How To Beat: Pain.
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NewsIndies: the global revolution
Independent producers’ expansion into international markets is laid bare in Broadcast’s 2012 Indie Survey, which reveals that for one in five companies, at least half of their revenues come from outside the UK.
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NewsBoomerang profits up 8%; Bulb division launched
Boomerang Plus has posted operating profits of £950,000 over its last reported six months and is now looking to extend its output via fledgling production division Bulb.
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NewsAtlantic’s Taylor moves to OSF
Oxford Scientific Films has appointed James Taylor as its head of development to focus on the international expansion of its specialist factual content.
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NewsBoomerang profits hit £1.9m
Welsh indie group Boomerang Plus has posted operating profit growth of over 50% as it benefits from the growth of its AFP business and its acquisitions of Indus Films and Oxford Scientific Films.
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NewsRory McGrath digs up beer gardens for History/C5
Comedian Rory McGrath is to reveal “what makes Britain tick” by digging up pub gardens across the country.
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NewsBlue-Zoo creates 3D titles for Sky’s Meerkats
Blue-Zoo has completed its first stereoscopic 3D titles, for upcoming Sky doc Meerkats 3D.
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NewsBoomerang buys OSF for £500k
Media group Boomerang Plus has acquired Oxford Scientific Films, the indie behind Meerkat Manor.
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Getty buys Photolibrary
Getty Images has acquired the Photolibrary group, including natural world specialist Oxford Scientific.
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Oxford Scientific’s Evans to head factual at Seneca
Alain de Botton’s Seneca Productions has recruited Oxford Scientific Films’ Joe Evans as managing director to oversee growth of the company’s factual output.
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FeaturesFilm quality on a TV budget
New kit is revolutionising how high-end TV shows are shot, writes Michael Burns, but can hire firms keep pace with the demand for film-style digital cameras and 3D equipment?
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FeaturesA natural home for 3D film-making
Like sport, natural history is a perfect fit for 3D TV - but making it work requires a whole new approach. Ann-Marie Corvin speaks to the experts.
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NewsSky readies first batch of content for 3D channel
Sky has lined up co-productions with the likes of The History Channel and National Geographic Channel for the first raft of content to air on its 3D channel, which launches on 1 October.