All Carnival Film and TV articles – Page 5
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NewsCarnival appoints senior execs
Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films has appointed two new senior executives to aid its international production drive.
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NewsBBC2 orders Carnival viking drama
BBC2 has ordered eight-part historical drama The Last Kingdom from Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films.
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NewsCarnival develops Frank Spotnitz crime series
Carnival Films and Frank Spotnitz’s Big Light Productions are developing a crime series about Sigmund Freud created by X-Files writer Frank Spotnitz.
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NewsTony Hall unveils BBC's 'biggest arts push in a generation'
A second helping of Hollow Crown Shakespeare adaptations and the revival of landmark series Civilisation will form part of the BBC’s biggest commitment to the arts in a generation.
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NewsCarnival denies Downton demise
Carnival Films founder Gareth Neame has rubbished reports that ITV period drama Downton Abbey is to end after the next series.
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NewsWoodward Gentle sets up drama indie
Former Carnival Films creative director Sally Woodward Gentle has established a drama indie and secured two developments from the BBC.
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NewsDownton Abbey gets fifth series
ITV has confirmed that Downton Abbey is to return for a fifth series next year.
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NewsCarnival eyes US with NBCU hire
Carnival Films is building on the success of Downton Abbey in the US with the hire of NBC Universal production boss Deborah Oppenheimer.
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NewsITV lines up Christopher Jefferies drama
The Queen writer Peter Morgan is to pen an ITV drama about Christopher Jefferies - the man wrongly linked to the murder of Joanna Yeates in 2010.
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NewsNBCU eyeing more UK indies
NBC Universal wants to further expand its international production division in the UK, Australia and Canada as part of the next stage of the company’s growth plans.
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NewsNBCU hires BBCW's Sarah Cooper to lead expansion
NBC Universal has hired BBC Worldwide chief operating officer Sarah Cooper as it looks to expand its international production business.
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NewsCarnival creative director to exit for new ventures
Carnival Films creative director Sally Woodward Gentle is set to exit the indie behind Downton Abbey in 2013 to pursue new ventures.
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NewsDownton to return for fourth series
The fourth series of period drama Downton Abbey has been confirmed by ITV1.
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NewsWhitechapel gets another outing
A fourth series of crime thriller Whitechapel has been ordered by ITV.
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NewsHomeland big winner at Emmys
Channel 4’s Homeland was the standout new winner at this year’s Emmys with ITV1 drama Downton Abbey recognised for a second year.
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NewsDownton indie to produce Dracula drama for Sky and NBC
Downton Abbey indie Carnival Films is to produce a new version of classic vampire story Dracula for Sky Living and US network NBC.
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NewsITV1 orders Morrison adaptation from Carnival Films
ITV1 has ordered its first drama from Carnival Films since Downton Abbey, commissioning an adaptation of Blake Morrison novel The Last Weekend.
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NewsCampaign for tax breaks gathers pace
Broadcast is urging the industry to back calls for tax breaks in drama and animation, as more voices join the campaign.
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NewsDownton Abbey helps PBS to ratings high
The finale of the second series of Downton Abbey helped PBS to a three-year ratings high in the US.
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NewsSky 1 named Broadcast channel of the year
Sky 1 picked up the coveted channel of the year prize at last night’s Broadcast Awards – as ITV drama stole the show.