All Plum Pictures articles – Page 7
-
NewsHTI builds factual catalogue with Keo deal
Hat Trick International (HTI) has beefed up its factual catalogue by securing an output deal with Keo Films.
-
FeaturesBroadcast funding: Playing for money
Broadcast funding: PlayiAFP, product placement and traditional co-production all have roles to play in getting ideas on screen. Amanda Lyon speaks to those involved in putting these dealsng for money.
-
NewsPlum cooks up BBC2 show for Paris-based chef
BBC2 has ordered a cookery show introducing Croydon-born but Paris-trained chef Rachel Khoo.
-
NewsGok Wan heads to China for C4
Gok Wan will visit China in a one-off looking at the scale and background of Chinese manufacturing for Channel 4.
-
NewsPlum to examine Ronaldo’s talent for Sky AFP show
Plum Pictures is making an AFP show in which the world’s most expensive footballer, Cristiano Ronaldo, will undergo a series of scientific tests to examine what gives him his edge.
-
FeaturesGreenlight round-up: BBC2 reveals summer/autumn schedule
Highlights on Greenlight include a raft of new programmes from BBC2’s forthcoming summer and autumn season.
-
NewsGreenlight round-up: Stars come out for major new series'
Celebrity-fronted programmes dominate this week’s Greenlight round-up, with new commissions across several channels.
-
NewsITV1 orders Lumley and McDonald travelogues
Joanna Lumley is to explore Greece and Sir Trevor McDonald will travel the length of the Mississippi in new ITV1 travelogues.
-
The Broadcast InterviewPlum Pictures: building business brick by brick
Having constructed a house out of Lego for James May’s Toy Stories, the Plum founders are clearly up for a challenge. Balihar Khalsa speaks to the former BBC duo about setting up on their own.
-
NewsHat Trick takes James May global
Top Gear’s James May is to increase his global footprint as sales of his Toy Stories and Man Lab series have stretched to more than 120 countries.
-
-
-
NewsPlum pilot for C4 follows Norwich’s ‘booze bus’ service
James May’s Toy Stories indie Plum Pictures is developing a pilot for C4 showcasing the work of volunteers who deal with the consequences of people drinking too much in Norwich.
-
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.
-
NewsBBC2 orders Live Aid drama
BBC2 controller Janice Hadlow has commissioned a new feature-length drama charting the back story behind the legendary 1985 Live Aid Concert.
-
NewsStreet Striker to return
Ad-funded football talent contest Coke Zero Street Striker, presented by Wayne Rooney, has been recommissioned by Sky 1 HD for a third series to start filming in August.
-
NewsBBC first for Plum as Reef returns to fold
The BBC has commissioned its first daytime series from James May’s Toy Stories producer Plum Pictures, and handed Reef TV its first order since it was suspended over a string of fakery incidents.
-
NewsBBC3 reveals World Cup line-up
Being Human actress Leonora Crichlow is to chart the life of Nelson Mandela as part of a season of BBC3 programmes to mark the World Cup in South Africa.
-
NewsBBC2 to debunk E-number myths
Food travelogue presenter Stefan Gates has scored his highest profile show to date with a BBC2 series bursting the myths around E-numbers.
-
NewsDennis to replace May on BBC wine show
BBC2 is lining up Hugh Dennis to permanently replace James May on Oz and James’ Big Wine Adventure.