All Banijay articles – Page 75
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RatingsKatie Price boosts Celebrity Big Brother
FRIDAY: The arrival of Katie Price on Celebrity Big Brother boosted the Channel 5 show’s ratings by more than half a million viewers.
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NewsDiscovery in drama push
US true crime channel Investigation Discovery is moving into fully scripted programming for the first time and is working with UK indie October Films on a landmark serial killer strand.
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NewsLatimer hires Dragonfly exec to lead growth
Latimer Films, the fledgling indie responsible for Channel 4’s Penny Woolcock documentary Going To The Dogs, is ramping up its TV ambitions after hiring former Dragonfly executive Tamara Abood.
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NewsEndemol Shine unveils UK senior management
Endemol Shine Group has assembled its senior management team in the UK – the first change to directly impact the company’s 17 UK indies since its mega-merger last year.
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NewsJane Featherstone: end of an era
Kudos chief executive Jane Featherstone will seek a fresh drama challenge when she returns to work in 2016 following her departure from the Endemol Shine Group-owned indie.
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Comment4K and smart TVs dominate CES
Gary Woolf looks beyond the ‘rocket’ rollerskates at this year’s CES
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NewsFortitude to simulcast across Sky Europe
Sky’s big-budget Arctic drama Fortitude is to air simultaneously across five territories – the first time the broadcaster has released a show in this way since the creation of Sky Europe.
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RatingsMel & Sue fail to hit 1m as Broadchurch slips to low
MONDAY: The launch of ITV chat show Mel & Sue failed to break the 1m viewer barrier, as Broadchurch fell to its lowest-ever audience later in the evening.
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NewsTwofour poaches Remarkable exec
Twofour has poached Remarkable Television’s Kitty Walshe to run its features and daytime division.
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NewsPlenty of Kudos: Jane Featherstone leaves indie in fine fettle
Jane Featherstone will leave Kudos in rude health after a 15-year spell that has included some of the UK’s most successful and influential drama.
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NewsJane Featherstone & Henrietta Conrad to leave Endemol Shine
Kudos boss Jane Featherstone and Princess founder Henrietta Conrad are leaving Endemol Shine Group, two of the most high-profile programming departures since the mega-merger.
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NewsBanijay bags US producer
Banijay has acquired US producer Stephen David Entertainment, the company behind History’s The Men Who Built America.
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RatingsCelebrity Big Brother opens with 4m peak
WEDNESDAY: Celebrity Big Brother returned to Channel 5 for an eighth series with a peak of almost 4m viewers, 1m more than the previous series opener.
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NewsBBC eyes third series of The Fall
The BBC is close to ordering a third series of serial killer drama The Fall, according to its creator.
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NewsEndemol Shine structure shapes up
Endemol Shine Group has put in place a six-month integration roadmap following the approval of its mega-merger in December.
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NewsMTV to repeat Celebrity Big Brother
MTV is to repeat Channel 5’s Celebrity Big Brother in the latest example of show sharing between the broadcasters following Viacom’s takeover of the terrestrial channel.
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NewsBad Education movie in the pipeline
Tiger Aspect’s BBC3 classroom comedy Bad Education is being developed for the big screen according to Jack Whitehall’s father.
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RatingsBroadchurch return thrills 7.6m
MONDAY: Broadchurch roared back into ITV’s schedule, winning the 9pm slot in a strong night across the terrestrial channels after the Christmas break.
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NewsChris Chibnall: Broadchurch return to be more thrilling
The second series of Broadchurch is to include more of a “thriller narrative” than the debut run according to writer Chris Chibnall.
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Behind The ScenesDrunk History, Comedy Central
Plying comic actors with booze? What can possibly go wrong, wonders Robin Parker