All News articles – Page 1912
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NewsIndian Doctor to treat global audience
BBC1 drama The Indian Doctor is set to make a number of international housecalls after Content Television closed a series of deals.
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NewsHistory resurrects Grave Trade
Factual broadcaster History has recommissioned ITV Studio’s Grave Trade for a second, extended series.
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NewsBlast! unveils Supervet for C4
Channel 4 will show pets being fitted with bionic limbs as part of its forthcoming animal doc The Supervet.
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NewsESPN preps tablet app
ESPN is set to launch a tablet app as it repositions itself as a ‘digital first’ business.
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NewsBBC4 docs to debut on iPlayer
BBC4 is to debut a raft of Storyville docs including Pussy Riot: A Punk Prayer on iPlayer as the corporation’s online-first strategy gathers pace.
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NewsAtlantic ships Attenborough doc abroad
David Attenborough’s Rise of Animals; Triumph of the Vertebrates is heading around the world after Atlantic Productions struck a raft of international deals.
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NewsNBC orders Red Arrow thriller
US network NBC has ordered a pilot of Odyssey, a global conspiracy thriller produced by the UK-arm of Red Arrow Entertainment.
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NewsLeopardrama wins first childrens show for CBBC
CBBC has ordered a children’s sci-fi drama about a robot’s attempts to be a regular teenager from Leopardrama.
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NewsLovelive secures £1.7m funding
UK multiplatform indie Lovelive has secured £1.7m of funding from investors including former Endemol boss Ynon Kreiz to help it expand globally.
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NewsC5 asks for Christmas doc from Reef
Channel 5 has ordered a one-off doc Britain’s Craziest Christmas Lights from Reef Television.
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NewsBreaking Bad creator sells Battle Creek to CBS
US network CBS has ordered the first original post-Breaking Bad project from creator Vince Gilligan, Battle Creek.
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NewsVictory TV pinpoints Glasgow for office launch
Sony Pictures Television indie Victory Television is planning to open a Scottish office and has hired BBC entertainment producer Nick Johns.
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NewsBacon to front Warner’s first ITV daytime quiz
One of Helen Warner’s first ITV daytime commissions is a Richard Bacon-fronted TV quiz show that will be produced from MediaCityUK.
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NewsITV Salford move sparks collaboration
The relocation of ITV’s Manchester headquarters to MediaCityUK is helping “change behaviour” at the division by increasing internal collaboration.
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NewsEpidemic Sound in Pact tie-in as it eyes UK push
Music-licensing service Epidemic Sound is planning an aggressive push into the UK after having struck a deal with trade body Pact.
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NewsSky: tell us what you think
Sky is preparing to survey around 250 indies and 50 talent agents about their experience of working with the pay-TV broadcaster and has pledged to act on the results.
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NewsCBeebies calls to relax quotas
BBC Children’s director Joe Godwin is to lobby the BBC Trust to reduce CBeebies’ origination quotas to bring them into line with CBBC.
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NewsLondon Live makes McKenzies its first signing
Local broadcaster London Live has ordered its first series, sitcom All About The McKenzies.
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NewsFrank has digital ambitions
David Frank is itching to get back to an entrepreneurial role after he steps down from Zodiak Media, and is eyeing up the emerging digital market.