All Plum Pictures articles – Page 4
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NewsITV locks up slate of crime docs
ITV is planning a 60 Days In-style prison show as part of a raft of factual crime commissions.
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NewsUS nets TLC and ID acquire Piers Morgan doc
US cable group Discovery has acquired Plum Pictures’ two-part doc series Killer Women with Piers Morgan.
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NewsBBC4 to build on slow TV and push boundaries
BBC4 boss Cassian Harrison wants to build on slow TV and explore other storytelling techniques, including self-filming and crowdsourcing.
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NewsBBC4 prepares to go Trainspotting Live
BBC4 is to build on the slow TV phenomenon with a live trainspotting series that will be stripped across three consecutive nights.
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NewsITV factual commissioner to step down
ITV factual commissioner Andrew O’Connell is to leave the commercial broadcaster after two years.
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NewsPlum sends Morgan to jail for ITV
Plum Pictures managing director Stuart Cabb has hailed a “brave move” by ITV to greenlight a series in which Piers Morgan interviews some of America’s most notorious female murderers.
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NewsBBC4 visits James May's workshop
James May is to front a three-part Plum Pictures series for BBC4 in which the former Top Gear presenter will rebuild everyday objects to see what makes them tick.
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NewsPaxman back on BBC for EU referendum
Jeremy Paxman is to return to the BBC to front a documentary on Brussels for an EU referendum season, while the corporation is also planning a raft of special programmes on black Britons.
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NewsChannel 4 extends property portfolio
Channel 4 is beefing up its property portfolio after ordering a dozen new and returning shows.
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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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FeaturesThe Best Places To Work In TV 2016
The 17 companies that have made The Best Places To Work In TV 2016 list are a varied bunch. They range in size from 19 staff to 97 and include 13 indies operating across most key genres, two facilities companies and two specialist broadcasters.
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FeaturesDiversity: Broadening the workforce
Staff diversity and support for those with disabilities are key to being a Best Place to Work
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NewsIn brief: Lygo; Princess; Plum Pictures; Talkback
Kevin Lygo has been named in Debrett’s list of influential Brits, while Princess, Plum Pictures and Talkback prepare new shows.
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The Broadcast InterviewGary Davey, Sky
Sky’s managing director of content talks to Chris Curtis about going head to head with US studios, losing Stuart Murphy, and his search for a pan-European scripted blockbuster
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NewsBBCW invests in George Clarke indie
BBC Worldwide has taken a 25% stake in George Clarke’s Amazing Productions.
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RatingsMixed fortunes for Las Vegas with Trevor McDonald
MONDAY: Trevor McDonald’s Las Vegas investigation came out on top in the factual battle with a Panorama special on Sepp Blatter, but was unable to compete with his Mafia exposé.
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NewsFreddie Fries Again for Sky 1
Freddie Flintoff is to set off on a second nationwide tour in his fish and chip van for Sky 1.
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NewsRichard Klein defends ITV factual performance
ITV commissioner Richard Klein has defended the broadcaster’s factual performance and highlighted the growing challenges faced by mainstream broadcasters.
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FeaturesMinicams: Case Studies
Minicams and special rigs are increasingly shaping broadcasters’ coverage of sporting events and offering factual and drama producers a new set of tools to hook jaded audiences. Michael Burns looks at five examples