All Banijay articles – Page 55
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The Broadcast InterviewBrooker and Jones: Netflix & chilling dramas
Black Mirror executive producers Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones talk to Robin Parker about where they get their ideas, binge-watching – and what Netflix brings to the table.
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Behind The ScenesBlack Mirror, Netflix
From different episode lengths to unusual aspect ratios, Black Mirror’s move from C4 to Netflix has given the production and post teams freedom to experiment. Robin Parker reports
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FeaturesHot Picks: Tsatsiki, Dad And The Olive Wars
Tsatsiki, Dad And The Olive Wars is the third in a series of feature films based on the highly successful children’s books by award-winning Swedish author Moni Nilsson.
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NewsRemarkable wins C4 beauty pilot
The nation’s attitudes towards people with visible facial conditions will be put under the spotlight in a Channel 4 pilot.
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FeaturesHot Picks: All Against 1
If its performance in Denmark is any indication, audiences are going to love this Zodiak-distributed interactive entertainment format.
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FeaturesHot Picks: The Accident
From Engregages (Spiral) and Braquo to Les Revenants (The Returned) and Disparue (The Disappearance), French-language drama is an increasingly popular global export.
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NewsC4 supersizes 8 Out of 10 Cats brand
Channel 4 has ordered its biggest run of comedy mash-up 8 Out of 10 Cats Does Countdown.
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NewsCanada's Blue Ant launches UK indie
Canadian media company Blue Ant Media is opening a UK production hub with former Nerd TV co-founder and managing director Jago Lee joining as creative director.
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RatingsRipper Street slips by 1m for BBC2
MONDAY: Ripper Street came to the end of its debut run on BBC2 with 1m fewer viewers than it gripped on BBC1.
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NewsKit Harington preps BBC gunpowder drama
The BBC is lining up a Guy Fawkes-inspired drama produced by and starring Game of Thrones’ Kit Harington.
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NewsPrincess to Stand Up to Cancer
Princess Productions is to produce Channel 4’s fundraiser Stand Up to Cancer after taking responsibility for the event on YouTube last year.
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NewsAdvertising teams eye original content
A growing number of advertising agencies are eying original content production following a spate of senior hires and partnerships.
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RatingsC4's Hunted is up on slot but down on last year
THURSDAY: Channel 4 surveillance reality show Hunted returned with a slot beating 1.6m, while classic sci-fi comedy Red Dwarf entertained 810,000 with its comeback on Dave
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NewsESG collaborates on South Korean reality format
Endemol Shine has teamed up with one of Asia’s leading content companies CJ E&M to co-produce a reality format that launches in South Korea next month.
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NewsBBC firms up supplier ties
The BBC is quietly reaffirming the relationships behind some of its biggest indie-produced shows, including Sherlock, Call The Midwife and The Apprentice, after losing The Great British Bake Off to Channel 4.
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NewsWhat is next for ITV drama?
Leading drama producers have called for ITV to be bold and brave to sustain the momentum created by former director of drama Steve November, which has contributed to its main channel’s audience share rising by 5.5%.
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NewsRemarkable makes senior hires
Remarkable has bolstered its senior team by creating head of factual and head of entertainment roles.
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NewsZodiak UK boss to depart
Rod Henwood is to leave Zodiak Media 12 months after it merged with Banijay.
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NewsThe Island exec producer joins Blast
The Island exec Alf Lawrie is leaving Shine to join Blast! Films.
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NewsChannel 4 refreshes Crystal Maze
RDF-backed entertainment indie Fizz is to make its reboot of cult Channel 4 gameshow The Crystal Maze “relevant and refreshed” for a younger generation.