All News articles – Page 1362
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NewsEndemol Shine to cut digital staff
Endemol Shine UK has placed around 20 staff into consultation as it repositions its digital arm.
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NewsViacom reveals global turnaround plans
Viacom boss Bob Bakish has introduced a five point plan to turn around the global channels firm including rebranding US cable network Spike as the drama-focused Paramount Network.
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NewsBBC4 snaps up Canadian crime series
BBC4 has made its latest foreign-drama acquisition – picking up Canadian series Cardinal from eOne.
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NewsBBC3 strand backs emerging talent
Five up-and-coming writers and two directors will showcase their work as part of a returning strand of shorts for BBC3.
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NewsFleabag producer sold to All3Media
All3Media has acquired Fleabag and The Missing indie Two Brothers Pictures.
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NewsPeter Morgan reveals Crown challenges
The Crown creator Peter Morgan has lifted the lid on the challenges of writing and producing the big-budget Netflix drama and admitted that casting changes for series three are being considered.
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NewsNewman & Baron Cohen win debut order
Andrew Newman and Sacha Baron Cohen’s fledgling indie Spelthorne Community Television has picked up its debut commission – a comedy short for Channel 4.
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NewsTwofour reunites ex-lovers for C5
Long-lost exes are to be reunited by Twofour for a Channel 5 social experiment.
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NewsHigh-profile execs join Doc/Fest board
ITV factual controller Jo Clinton-Davis and Sky factual commissioner Siobhan Mulholland are among the new appointments to the Sheffield Doc/Fest board.
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NewsAardman hires ArthurCox founder
Aardman Animations, the studio behind Shaun The Sheep and Wallace And Gromit, has hired industry veteran Sarah Cox as executive creative director.
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NewsBBC ups pay for senior team
BBC director of content Charlotte Moore and deputy director general Anne Bulford have received 10% pay rises after their remits were expanded in July.
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NewsPhil Clarke: C4 comedy co-pro gamble has paid off
Phil Clarke claimed that Channel 4’s US comedy co-production gamble has paid off and helped open the door for transatlantic talent.
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NewsCooke to open second plant as demand for lenses soars
Cooke Optics is to open a second factory in its native Leicester to meet increased demand for its ‘Cooke look’ Prime camera lenses.
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NewsC4 ramps up war on fake news
Broadcaster suggests introducing social media ‘Kitemark’ for regulated news organisations
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NewsAnalysis: Sky favours own programmes in Top Picks
Sky is using the Top Picks section of its next-generation TV service to heavily promote its own programmes – virtually ignoring the likes of ITV and Channel 4 – according to a study.
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NewsLionsgate UK eyes film remakes
Mad Men producer Lionsgate is looking to remake feature films such as Brooklyn and Bend It Like Beckham as British TV series following the appointment of former ITV drama chief Steve November.
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NewsDistributors unpack digital sales surge
Demand from global SVoD platforms and fledgling digital services across Asia has led to a boom in the sale of digital rights by British distributors.
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NewsSky dumps docs for fact ent
Sky is pulling the plug on factual programming in favour of Hunted-style fact ent formats and Big Brother-esque entertainment events.
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NewsBazalgette calls for EU access
The government must put in place measures to protect the creative industries in the wake of Brexit, according to ITV chairman Sir Peter Bazalgette.
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NewsV-Nova acquires patents from Faroudja Enterprises
V-Nova, the London-based company behind the Perseus compression technology, has bought video imaging manufacturer Faroudja Enterprises’ full global patent portfolio for an undisclosed sum.