All articles by Matthew Campelli – Page 27
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NewsLime wins 20-part Evermoor order
Disney Channel has ordered a 20-part run of live-action series The Evermoor Chronicles after launching the show as a four-episode mini-series last year.
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RatingsStargazing transports 1.9m
WEDNESDAY: Brian Cox and Dara O’Briain’s countdown to tomorrow’s solar eclipse performed solidly as BBC1’s visit to KFC plucked almost 3.5m viewers.
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NewsAnalysis: C4 and the Tories
Channel 4’s future as a publicly owned company was not meant to be on the agenda at an event to celebrate the creative industries at the House of Commons last week.
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NewsSugar Films to offer diverse talent a helping hand
Sugar Films, the indie established by former BBC productions boss Pat Younge and ex-Channel 4 executives Lucy Pilkington and Narinder Minhas, is aiming to open doors in TV for diverse talent after launching this week.
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NewsFifty Fathoms boss hints at Fortitude return
Tiger Aspect indie Fifty Fathoms has begun talks with Sky Atlantic about a second series of big-budget drama series Fortitude.
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NewsUTV Ireland costs to hit £6m
UTV expects to invest £6m in fledgling channel UTV Ireland this year, as group revenues grew by 8% in 2014.
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NewsPat Younge co-founds Sugar Films
Former BBC chief creative officer Pat Younge and former Channel 4 executives Lucy Pilkington and Narinder Minhas have joined forces to launch London and Cardiff-based indie Sugar Films.
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NewsDavid Cameron agrees to single leaders' debate
Prime minister David Cameron has agreed to participate in a single leaders’ debate with seven political parties, leaving question marks hanging over the future of the two other proposed broadcasts.
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RatingsArthur & George bows out with 3.5m
MONDAY: ITV drama Arthur & George failed to recover after again being pitched against FA Cup football as Channel 4’s latest benefits documentary started confidently.
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NewsBetty founder Liz Warner to exit
Betty chief executive Liz Warner is to step down from the Discovery-owned indie she founded more than 13 years ago.
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NewsC4 reveals terms of trade vision: size matters
Channel 4 has called for the size of an indie to help determine its qualifying status and warned that its investment in original content could fall if the terms of trade are not updated.
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RatingsYou’re Back in the Room hypnotises 4.3m
SATURDAY: ITV’s hypnotism entertainment format You’re Back in the Room entranced 4.3m, while The Voice and Saturday Night Takeaway experienced series lows.
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RatingsIn and Out of the Kitchen falls short of Detectorists
WEDNESDAY: BBC4 sitcom In and Out of the Kitchen failed to gain the traction of The Detectorists, while BBC2’s suffragette series concluded on a series high.
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NewsC4 investigates end of the world
Oxford Film and Television will explore threats to the existence of the Earth in an apocalyptic one-off documentary for Channel 4.
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NewsLocal TV operators fight back
Local TV operators have leaped to the defence of the broadcasting service after a number of high-profile setbacks over the past 12 months.
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NewsPact plea on terms of trade
Pact council chair Sara Geater has hit back at BBC and Channel 4 proposals to review terms of trade and warned that changes to IP ownership could “cripple” the indie sector.
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NewsClaudia Rosencrantz to lead Fresh One parent company
Fresh One Productions’ Claudia Rosencrantz has been promoted to a newly-created role in which she will oversee editorial and commercial operations following the departure of Roy Ackerman.
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NewsLuther producer sets up Endemol Shine drama label
Endemol Shine Group has launched its first new label since its merger in December - a drama indie headed up by Luther and Silent Witness exec Phillippa Giles.
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RatingsFA Cup murders Arthur & George
MONDAY: Arsenal’s FA Cup quarter-final victory over Manchester United scored nearly 9m viewers and put a dent in ITV drama Arthur & George.
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NewsC4 explores SAS selection process
Minnow Films is to use fixed-rig cameras to shine a light on the SAS selection process in a documentary series for Channel 4.