All Pioneer Productions articles – Page 3
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News
In brief: 360; Z Nation; Alan Davies; Pluto TV; Scorpion; Lewis
360 has hired a creative director, Sky has acquired a zombie drama while there are recommissions for Alan Davies and Lewis. Click for more in today’s round-up.
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PBS explores history behind Wolf Hall
US public broadcaster PBS has commissioned Jeremy Dear’s fledgling indie Ideas Room to take a closer look at the real-life story of Wolf Hall.
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Features
Taking remote control
The success of ob docs such as Royal Marines Commando School is driving fixed-rig innovation.
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Behind The Scenes
Russia's Mystery Files / Monsters Behind The Iron Curtain, Nat Geo
Two teams were run in parallel to investigate myths from the Soviet era
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BBC Worldwide bolsters content team
Nat Geo commissioner Hannah Demidowicz and Viacom vice president of commissioning Andrea Speziale-Bagliacca are to join BBC Worldwide’s commissioning team.
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Jeremy Dear sets up indie following Pioneer exit
Pioneer Productions programming chief Jeremy Dear has left the factual business to set up his own indie.
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Pioneer to launch global UFO hunt for Nat Geo
Pioneer Productions is back on the hunt for UFOs in its latest extra-terrestrial commission from Nat Geo.
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Pioneer searches for Russian monsters
Pioneer Productions is pulling back the curtain on monsters in Russia and the Eastern Bloc with a two-hour commission from Nat Geo and Animal Planet.
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C4 orders floods doc
C4 has ordered a fast-turnaround doc from Pioneer Productions about the UK’s recent floods.
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Pioneer hires execs to grow UK business
Pioneer Productions is looking to beef up its British business and move into factual entertainment after hiring two execs.
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Tinopolis buys US indie Magical Elves
Tinopolis has beaten off competition from rivals including ITV to acquire Magical Elves, the US producer of food format Top Chef.
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Features
Realscreen 2014: the networks
What the networks at the Realscreen Summit in Washington will be looking for this year
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Extreme weather explored by C4
Channel 4 has ordered a four-part documentary about the UK’s extreme weather conditions from Pioneer Productions.
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UK indies win at Euro Science TV awards
UK indies including Pioneer Productions were recognised at the European Science TV and New Media Festival, held in Portugal last week.
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Docs tax credit under review
The government is considering lowering the TV tax relief threshold for documentaries from £1m per hour to £650,000 per hour to boost the UK’s factual output.
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Pioneer hires BBC's Orr as creative director
Pioneer Productions has appointed the BBC’s Ailsa Orr to the newly-created role of creative director.
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Pioneer extends US prowess with triple order
UK factual indie Pioneer Productions has secured 40 hours of commissions in the US with a raft of broadcasters.
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Weather That Changed The World heads to Yesterday
UKTV has acquired Passion Distribution’s Weather That Changed The World for Yesterday.
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Oscar Pistorius doc heads to China
BBC3 documentary Oscar Pistorius: What Really Happened is heading to China after Passion Distribution struck a deal with a local broadcaster.
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Features
May ushers in slate of original shows
May proved to be a busy month for broadcasters and producers, with more than 100 programmes added onto our commissioning index Greenlight - almost 80% of them new programmes.