All Pioneer Productions articles – Page 5
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NewsTinopolis in second US deal
Welsh super-indie Tinopolis is close to completing its second major US acquisition in weeks, with an estimated £45m deal.
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CommentPoms In Paradise / Celebrity Five Go To South Africa / Mexican Food Made Simple
Friday Download’s Melony Smith and Pioneer’s Nikki Tilley on barbies, Biggins and a taste of Mexico.
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NewsLove Thy Neighbour bumped to More 4
Love Thy Neighbour, Channel 4’s townies-move-to-the-country format, has been bumped to More 4 halfway through its run due to low audience numbers.
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NewsShaw wins first C5 order for Japan disaster doc
Chris Shaw has won his first commission from Channel 5 as a producer, having left the broadcaster in January after 11 years.
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NewsC4 orders Japan quake docs
Channel 4 has ordered a number of “quick turnaround” programmes following the devastation that hit Japan last week.
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NewsPioneer hires two in bid to crack US
Pioneer Productions has appointed two US-based execs and won a commission from Discovery Channel US as it bids to bolster its position in the country.
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The Broadcast InterviewSmithsonian: David Royle, EVP, programming and production
Jointly owned by the 164-year-old Smithsonian Institution and CBS’s Showtime Network, Smithsonian Channel delivers programmes that are entertaining and informative.
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NewsBroadcast Awards 2011: shortlist announced
The shortlist for the Broadcast Awards 2011 has been unveiled… and subscribers can get an early look at who is in the running for this year’s honours.
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CommentPatience and determination pay off in the race for access
As the media scrum descended, Pioneer Productions was in the thick of it, says Stuart Carter.
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NewsC4 visits trapped miners
Channel 4 and US broadcaster PBS have ordered a fast-turnaround doc from Pioneer Productions on the 33 trapped Chilean miners.
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CommentHorsepower / Birth of Britain / Carnival!
Ebona Eastmond-Henry and Dermot Lavery on horses, Britain and a history of Carnival.
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NewsRobinson explores Britain’s creation for Nat Geo
Time Team’s Tony Robinson has been signed up by National Geographic Channel and Channel 4 for a series that will explore the physical creation of Britain.
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FeaturesHow to make it in the US
The need for British indies to earn additional revenues from foreign commissions is more pressing than ever. David Wood looks at how some UK firms are finding success in the States.
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NewsBBC wins Banff hat-trick
BANFF: The BBC scooped three ‘Rockie’ awards at the Banff World Television Festival last night (June 14).
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NewsBBC3 tackles science with the inside story of drugs
BBC3 is to make its first foray into science with a CGI series about the effects of drugs on the human body.
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NewsNat Geo orders Icelandic volcano doc
National Geographic Channel has commissioned a fast turnaround documentary on the Icelandic volcano including close up footage of the dramatic eruption.
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NewsFlight chaos: how TV coped
The TV industry has spent the past week grappling with headaches caused by ash from Iceland’s Eyjafjallajökull volcano - and seizing on some creative solutions.
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NewsFive/C4 to air volcano docs
Five has made a last-minute addition to tomorrow’s schedules with a documentary about flying through volcanic ash – while a fast-turnaround documentary is in the works for Channel 4.
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NewsIndie mergers and acquisitions to reach three-year high
Mergers and acquisitions in the indie sector will reach their greatest value for three years in 2010, building on a pick-up in the market in 2009, according to new research.