All Plimsoll Productions articles – Page 8
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NewsIn brief: eOne invesment; Plimsoll promotions; I Live With Models returns
Entertainment One takes a stake in Naked and Afraid producer Renegade 83, while the indie behind Davina McCall: Life at the Extreme makes a number of promotions.
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FeaturesTough times outside London
Out-of-London indies suffered a 21% drop in revenues in 2015 on average and produced nine hours less TV.
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FeaturesBiggest successes of 2015: fastest risers
With commissions ranging from blue-light formats to docs, drama and children’s, these seven indies were the year’s fastest-growing UK production companies with turnovers below £20m
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NewsPlimsoll eyes global formats
Plimsoll Productions is to make a major international formats push after acquiring a stake in former DRG executive Andrea Jackson’s distribution firm Magnify Media.
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NewsPlimsoll invests in UK distributor
The Story of Cats indie Plimsoll Productions has acquired a stake in UK distribution firm Magnify Media.
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NewsPlimsoll wins jumbo natural history order
Plimsoll Productions, the indie set up by former RDF boss Grant Mansfield, has won a major commission to produce 50 hours of wildlife and natural history content from Zambia.
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NewsBroadcast Indie Summit: Linda Green
Creativity consultant Linda Green, who has worked on BBC shows including Doctor Who and Strictly Come Dancing, will offer indies advice on winning commissions at the first Broadcast Indie Summit.
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NewsRichard Klein signs off with indie docs
Two series exploring the worlds of cats and council enforcement officers are among Richard Klein’s final factual commissions for ITV.
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NewsPlimsoll explores cats for ITV
ITV is to investigate the relationship between big cats in the wild and domestic pussycats in a three-part doc series from Plimsoll Productions.
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NewsSpeakers revealed for inaugural Broadcast Indie Summit
Studio Lambert and The Garden bosses Stephen Lambert and Nick Curwin, along with BBC factual chief Alison Kirkham, are among the big names who will appear at Broadcast’s inaugural Indie Summit on 17 March.
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NewsPlimsoll targets growth by mixing factual genres
Plimsoll Productions, the indie set up by former RDF exec Grant Mansfield, wants to blend fact ent and wildlife formats as it builds on the 125 hours of orders it has won in its first two years.
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NewsPlimsoll opens distribution division
Plimsoll Productions, the indie established by former Zodiak USA and RDF exec Grant Mansfield, has set up its own distribution division.
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NewsC5 signs off benefits programming
Ben Frow appeared to signal the end of new benefits programming on Channel 5 at the Broadcast Commissioning Forum, as it evolves to keep pace with its viewers.
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NewsC5 orders fixed-rig family format
Channel 5 has ordered an innovative fixed-rig format from Plimsoll Productions focusing on the lives of six British families.
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NewsIn brief: Sniggaz; Plimsoll order; BBC and RTÉ tie-up
ITV2 changes the working title of an upcoming sketch show amid controversy, while Plimsoll follows Super Dogs for Channel 4.
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NewsPlimsoll finds Deadly Instincts for Nat Geo
Plimsoll Productions, the indie set up by former RDF boss Grant Mansfield, has won its first US commission, a six-part series for Nat Geo Wild.
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NewsDNI takes a step into drama
Discovery Networks International (DNI) is moving into drama for the first time and is hoping it can rival the BBC and Netflix with its latest natural history push.
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NewsITV sends Davina McCall on extreme expedition
Davina McCall will explore how animals live in some of the Earth’s harshest conditions in a four-part series for ITV.
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NewsUK indies win big at Discovery Upfronts
Raw Television, Arrow Media and World Media Rights have all scored major US commissions from Discovery as part of its annual line-up of programming.
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NewsDiscovery boss unveils plans
Discovery Networks International’s new chief creative officer Phil Craig has lifted the lid on his first commissioning slate and revealed plans to move into natural history, sports and factual entertainment programming for the first time.