All Neal Street articles – Page 8
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FeaturesRoom for manoeuvre
It’s glass half full, glass half empty at the UK’s studios as tax rebates put a squeeze on space
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NewsBaby Cow, Big Talk and Shed break into US
Baby Cow, Big Talk and Shed Media have secured series from a range of cable networks as UK indies continue to make substantial gains in the US.
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NewsDrama set for return to BBC4
BBC4 is to return to drama with a series of theatrical two-handers produced by Mammoth Screen, as part of the corporation’s ambitious arts push.
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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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NewsIndies lobby Trust on quotas
The bosses of some of the UK’s biggest indies used a high-level meeting with the BBC Trust to make the case for changing the corporation’s commissioning quotas during charter renewal negotiations next year.
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NewsTax breaks bring Disney to UK
Disney has launched a British production division as it looks to take advantage of the TV tax credit by filming US pilots in the UK.
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Features2013: Making space for growth
In the studios sector, 2013 was all about space – the demand for it, the lack of it and how to build more of it.
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NewsMedwyn Jones moves to Wiggin
Bafta trustee Medwyn Jones is leaving Harbottle & Lewis after more than 20 years to join media law firm Wiggin’s film and TV group.
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NewsProducers honoured at WFTV Awards
Producers Pippa Harris and Danielle Lux are among those to have been honoured at the 2013 Women in Film and Television Awards.
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NewsDancing on Ice leads RTS Craft & Design Awards nominations
Dancing on Ice has picked up four nominations at this year’s Royal Television Society (RTS) Craft & Design Awards.
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FeaturesStudios lose out on shoots
A lack of capacity is forcing co-productions into post-industrial spaces or overseas
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NewsSky boards Penny Dreadful
Sky Atlantic has boarded Showtime’s horror drama Penny Dreadful, which is being produced by Sam Mendes’ Neal Street Productions.
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NewsBBCW contributions to BBC fall despite sales growth
BBC Worldwide returned less money to the BBC in 2012/13 and spent less on BBC commissions but its distribution business prospered, taking more than £300m for the first time.
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FeaturesHow to make it in America
From All3Media to Zig Zag, a growing number of UK indies are finding success in the US. Peter White and Balihar Khalsa ask them what it takes to get a show off the ground
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CommentFinding the next Jane Campion
Beth Cordingly on the importance of nurturing the the next generation of film-makers.
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RatingsS4C top as commissions fall
The latest data from the Broadcast Greenlight index shows the Welsh PSB ordering the most shows, but which indies and commissioners have been the busiest?
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NewsLondon Games take victory at Bafta TV Craft Awards
The London 2012 Games were the star of the of the Bafta Television Craft Awards 2013, with three gongs going to coverage of the Olympics and Paralympics.
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NewsUK indies storm US upfronts
British indies’ position at the centre of the US cable content explosion was cemented this week as producers Left Bank Pictures, Neal Street Productions, Monkey Kingdom and Betty all snagged major deals.
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FeaturesAll set for the drama deluge
The incoming tax break for high-end drama is expected to bring a flood of work to UK studios, putting capacity under pressure. Can they cope with the influx?
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NewsIndies raise fears of skills shortage after tax break
The drama community has raised concerns of a skills shortage if the imminent high-end TV tax credits prompt an influx of US drama.