All News articles – Page 1387
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NewsKevin Lygo puts fun at heart of ITV
Kevin Lygo has placed fun and entertainment at the heart of his new-look ITV schedule and will use US-style entertainment chat show The Nightly Show to “extend the primetime feeling” of the channel.
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NewsChinese formats gain momentum
Ninja Warrior UK indie Potato has struck a deal to remake Chinese physical gameshow Super Combat Teams – a move that could land a Chinese format on British TV for the first time.
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NewsSuper-indies eye China deals
China’s crackdown on foreign format adaptations could lead to an explosion of local entertainment hits co-developed with British super-indies such as Endemol Shine Group (ESG), Fremantle Media and ITV Studios.
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NewsReed Midem to hold indie talks
Reed Midem is to hold direct talks with British indie producers and distributors after it emerged that Pact would no longer operate its UK Indies pavilion at Mip and Mipcom.
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NewsTVF International brings in new bosses
TVF International is restructuring its executive ranks as director of programming Alice Hamlett steps down after eight years with the distributor.
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NewsWalter Presents signs first co-pro deal
Channel 4-backed foreign-language drama service Walter Presents has made its first investment in an original production.
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NewsITV adds US indie to roster
ITV America has added Real Housewives of Atlanta indie Kingdom Reign Entertainment to its roster of production labels.
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NewsIn brief: Rellik; Sky Arts; Community Channel
HBO’s Cinemax picks up BBC1 crime drama Rellik, while Sky Arts orders a walking series and the Community Channel restarts after hitting its crowdfunding goal.
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NewsC4 orders Trigger Happy Xmas special
Trigger Happy TV is set for a return to Channel 4 after the broadcaster ordered a one-off Christmas Eve special.
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NewsVirgin revamps TV service
Virgin Media has launched a new connected entertainment line-up including a refreshed settop box and a revamped Virgin TV Anywhere app as it looks to take on Sky Q.
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NewsSky launches mobile service
Sky has entered the mobile sector for the first time with the launch of its own mobile virtual network Sky Mobile.
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NewsExodus returns to BBC2
Refugees and migrants will once again film their own journeys across Europe for a second series of Keo Films-produced BBC2 Exodus.
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NewsDCMS blocks BAME C4 board appointment
The Department of Culture, Media and Sport has blocked the appointment of a BAME woman to the board of Channel 4 as part of the process that included appointing four white men.
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NewsCarnival teams with Deutschland 83 writer
Deutschland 83 creator Anna Winger has teamed up with Carnival Films to develop her first UK series.
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NewsKeating leads C4 non-exec appointments
Ofcom has appointed four non-executive directors including former BBC2 controller Roly Keating to the board of Channel 4.
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NewsBFI extends support to diversity and TV
The British Film Institute (BFI) is to increase support for diversity, regional and grass-roots film-making, and television as part of its next five-year strategic plan.
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NewsKids body condemns CITV restructure
Kids body The Children’s Media Foundation (CMF) has urged ITV to rethink restructuring CITV labelling the move “detrimental to the quality of children’s content” on the channel.
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NewsITN Productions expands US business
ITN Productions is ramping up its business in the US with the hire of a veteran National Geographic exec and formulating plans for a new Stateside base.
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NewsThe Night Manager leads RTS Craft awards
BBC1 dramas The Night Manager and War and Peace and C4’s Flowers were top winners at the RTS Craft & Design Awards.
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NewsSky orders Russell Howard series
Sky has struck a two-year deal with Russell Howard that will see the comedian star in his own Sky 1 comedy show.