All Mentorn Media articles – Page 6
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NewsPower founder regains control of business
Justin Bodle has bought back Power, the international production and distribution firm he founded in 1995.
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NewsTLC seeks wedding formats
TLC is keen to build on its slate of one-off talent-fronted documentaries and is eyeing its own Don’t Tell The Bride-style wedding format.
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NewsMentorn hunts Question Time editor
Mentorn is searching for a new Question Time editor after Nicolai Gentchev became director of current affairs at the Tinopolis-owned indie.
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NewsBBC4 to recreate first British TV broadcast
BBC4 is to recreate the first broadcast on British TV using the original technology and filming techniques used 80 years ago.
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NewsBBC to begin tendering next month
The BBC is to begin tendering out the production of high-profile shows next month as it confirms the end of the in-house production guarantee.
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FeaturesRobot Wars
Provide all the physical special effects for the main hazard areas in the Robot Wars arena
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NewsFactual producer launches VR studio
The founder of the factual indie If Not Us Films, David Herman, has launched a new company that will specialise in providing photogrammetry services for immersive virtual reality (VR) productions and VFX shots.
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NewsBBC brings back Time Commanders
The BBC is bringing back military strategy competition format Time Commanders after a ten year break.
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RatingsRobot Wars recruits 2m
SUNDAY: Robot Wars overcame BBC2’s slot average as Mentorn programmes dominated the 8pm slot – responsible for reeling in 4m viewers across three channels.
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Behind The ScenesRobot Wars, BBC2
As Sir Killalot, Matilda and the rest of the Robot Wars gang prepare for their TV comeback, Olly Grant visits the giant set where the souped-up veterans will take on the next generation
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FeaturesRobot Wars
Create a logo, title resolve and programme graphics for the new six-part incarnation of Robot Wars.
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NewsBBC to set out tender process
The tendering process that will ultimately involve some of the BBC’s biggest series is set to be revealed over the next few weeks after the corporation held “constructive” talks with trade body Pact.
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NewsC4 facing uncertain summer
Channel 4 is facing a summer of uncertainty after it emerged that privatisation remains on the political agenda following the appointment of new ministers at the Department for Culture, Media & Sport.
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NewsC4 refocuses Secret History strand
The focus of Channel 4’s Secret History strand is set to shift onto recent history with four new documentaries.
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NewsShillinglaw lands Endemol Shine empire
Endemol Shine UK has made Kim Shillinglaw its first director of factual and handed her responsibility for its three UK indies that specialise in the genre.
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NewsRenegade hires ex-C4 commissioner
The Tribe indie Renegade Pictures has appointed former Channel 4 commissioning editor Julia Harrington to the newly created role of director of factual and factual drama.
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NewsBest Non-Scripted Online Short: CBBC Newsround: Hiroshima - A Survivor's Story
Using powerful animation to retell the story of survivor Bun Hashizum, A Survivor’s Story racked up 69,582 views on YouTube and has been widely critically accalimed.
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NewsBBC's Traffic Cops moves to C5
Channel 5 has picked up long-running blue light show Traffic Cops after 14 series on the BBC.
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NewsChina cracks down on foreign format imports
China is set to crack down on local adaptations of international formats - a move that could significantly impact British firms looking to make inroads into the country.