All Banijay articles – Page 63
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NewsPrincess sizes up YouTube talent to boost its slate
Princess Productions is eyeing vlogging talent to bolster its factual entertainment slate, following its deal to produce a 12-hour Stand Up To Cancer event for YouTube.
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NewsIrish indie exits Banijay
Irish indie Screentime ShinAwil has undergone a management buy-out from international production Banijay.
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NewsTiger developing BBC2 drama on vigilante Jews
Tiger Aspect Productions and New York-based Tenafly Film Company are developing a BBC2 and NBC drama about a group of vigilante Jews who fought fascism in Britain after World War II.
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NewsCharlie Brooker seals Netflix deal for Black Mirror
Charlie Brooker has inked a deal with Netflix for a 12-episode run of dystopian drama Black Mirror – although the UK and Ireland rights surrounding the series are yet to be resolved.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother final draws 2m
THURSDAY: The final of Celebrity Big Brother peaked with a crowd of 2m but was unable to match recent climaxes to the Channel 5 format.
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FeaturesUK distributors: growth on pause
UK distributor revenues have fallen by 5.2% year on year, according to the Broadcast Distributors Survey 2015.
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NewsEndemol Shine leapfrogs FMI
The Endemol Shine Group merger has helped its recently unified distribution division leapfrog Fremantle Media International to become the second-largest sales house in the UK, according to Broadcast’s Distributors Survey 2015.
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NewsEndemol Shine loads first PC game
Endemol Shine UK has moved into PC gaming for the first time – launching a ninja fighter months after offloading games division Bossa Studios.
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NewsTroy heads up BBC1 slate
BBC1 has ordered a “bold and visceral” primetime dramatisation of the Greek myth of Troy as part of a raft of 10 commissions and a comedy season.
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NewsTriForce launches comedy writer competition
Diverse comedy writers will get the chance to work on a Tiger Aspect development as part of TriForce Creative Network’s second WriterSlam.
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NewsPrincess to make YouTube cancer fundraiser
Princess Productions will team up with well-known vloggers to produce a 12-hour live-streamed event on YouTube for Stand Up To Cancer.
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NewsIn brief: Wimbledon; Arrow; Fremantle; RDF; Connected Studio; Horse & Country, Albert+
The BBC has extended its deal with Wimbledon, while Fremantle Media has made its latest acqusition. Read on for more.
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NewsHincks and Abraham clash over ToT
The future of the terms of trade remained a key theme on day two of the RTS Cambridge Convention, with Channel 4 boss David Abraham and Endemol Shine Group president Tim Hincks clashing on the topic.
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RatingsLongleat opens its doors to 3m
MONDAY: BBC1’s All Change at Longleat took more than 3m viewers behind the scenes of the Wiltshire stately home, in line with its recent access series The Met: Policing London.
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NewsKudos reshuffles production team
Kudos joint chief executives Diederick Santer and Daniel Isaacs have reshuffled the company’s production team.
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RatingsHunted tracks down 2m
THURSDAY: Channel 4 enjoyed a solid evening with the launch of its fugitive format Hunted and the return of First Dates.
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NewsConfusion over Black Mirror rights
Confusion has emerged over the rights to Charlie Brooker’s Black Mirror following reports that Channel 4’s dark comedy will move to Netflix.
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NewsNetflix snatches Black Mirror from C4
Netflix has swooped to nab Charlie Brooker’s dark comedy Black Mirror away from Channel 4.
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Behind The ScenesBoy Meets Girl, BBC2
There is no agenda to our transgender comedy, but the issue still required sensitive treatment, says Margot Gavan Duffy
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NewsFremantle to distribute Kudos' Capital
Fremantle Media International has picked up the global rights to Kudos-produced BBC1 drama Capital.