All Syco Entertainment articles – Page 7
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NewsClients benefit as Base79 and Rightster join forces
Base79 and Rightster clients including IMG, ITN, Hat Trick Productions and Syco Entertainment are set to benefit from the combined expertise of the two businesses following their £50m tie-up earlier this week.
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NewsITV examines medical miracles
ITV is to explore “miracle” medical procedures and bad driving in factual series from Richard Klein’s team.
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NewsBritain's Got Talent app boosts engagement
A series of polls, quizzes and voting opportunities helped Britain’s Got Talent to record an 80% active engagement rate with its app for Saturday’s final.
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RatingsBritain’s Got Talent final dips to record low
SATURDAY: Britain’s Got Talent bowed out with its lowest finale audience on record – as England’s final World Cup warm-up match peaked with 7.4m.
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NewsOfcom answers calls to clarify placement rules
Ofcom has clarified rules governing how broadcasters can use product placement following industry calls for greater guidance.
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RatingsLive Britain’s Got Talent down on 2013
The first live Britain’s Got Talent semi-final of the year was around 700,000 viewers down on 2013’s episode, but it still managed to put a sizeable dent in Monday night’s competition.
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NewsFremantle’s indie hunt continues
Fremantle Media is back on the hunt for a major production acquisition after failing to agree a deal to buy All3Media last month.
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NewsSimon Cowell launches new talent format
US Spanish language broadcaster Univision Communications will link up with Simon Cowell’s entertainment company Syco to create a music-based TV and online competition show with a Latin twist.
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NewsSimon Cowell targets online format
Syco Entertainment’s next major online project will be “bigger and better” than anything the company has produced for television.
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NewsPeaky Blinders triumphs at Bafta Craft Awards
Peaky Blinders picked up two prizes at last night’s Bafta Craft Awards, with director Otto Bathurst and director of photography George Steel honoured for their work on the BBC1 drama.
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RatingsBGT draws record debut crowd
Britain’s Got Talent returned for a seventh series on Saturday with its biggest launch ratings on record.
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NewsSyco chief executive steps down
Syco Entertainment chief executive Charles Garland is to leave the company after three years.
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NewsPeaky Blinders leads Bafta Craft nominations
Gangster drama Peaky Blinders has received six nominations in this year’s British Academy Television Craft Awards.
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NewsFremantleMedia UK hires digital chief
Kat Hebden is returning to FremantleMedia UK to become head of interactive following the departure of Peter Cassidy.
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NewsBBC dominates RTS nominations
The BBC was nominated for 29 awards in 20 categories at the Royal Television Society Programme awards.
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NewsZnak and Jones create transatlantic producer
Former ITV Studios and Zodiak USA exec Natalka Znak and ex-Syco Entertainment USA exec Simon Jones are setting up an indie with transatlantic ambitions.
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NewsTwitter to offer near-live Brits clips
Near-live video clips from The Brit Awards are to made available via Twitter after the social media platform closed its first Amplify deal in the UK.
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NewsCowell’s Over the Top wins ITV pilot
Simon Cowell’s fledgling indie Over the Top Productions is piloting its first project - a primetime ITV gameshow fronted by Bradley Walsh.
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NewsSimon Cowell in X Factor return
Simon Cowell is return to The X Factor judging panel for the first time in four years to give the format a shot in the arm.
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CommentThe Twitter verdict: Benefits Street; The 7.39; Secrets of the Living Dolls
“Don’t really understand how people can say this is ‘bashing people on benefits’.” How TV reacted to Channel 4’s Benefits Street, Secrets of the Living Dolls and BBC1 drama The 7.39.