All Television articles – Page 95
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NewsBBC boss reveals diversity plans
Tony Hall has set out his blueprint for boosting diversity at the BBC, including creating a £2.1m commissioning fund to help ensure the corporation “represents every family and community in the UK”.
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NewsDiversify panel questions licence fee
The TV Collective founder Simone Pennant has questioned the validity of the licence fee at a Creative Week panel on the lack of diversity in the film and TV industries.
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NewsTom Hardy: TV trumps film
British actor Tom Hardy has claimed that TV productions are increasingly offering film talent the chance to develop more immersive shows and retain greater creative control over productions.
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NewsTom Hardy indie signs NBCU deal
Tom Hardy-owned indie Hardy Son and Baker has signed a first-look deal with NBC Universal International.
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NewsNetflix plans biopic of the Queen
Netflix has fought off competition from broadcasters the BBC and ITV and is on the brink of ordering its first original show from the UK – a £100m biopic of the Queen.
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NewsAndrew Bond wins Launching People
Milton Keynes film-maker named as the winner of the film category in Samsung’s talent search.
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NewsFilmax knows Who You Are
Spanish outfit prep new TV series I Know Who You Are following success of The Red Band Society.
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NewsIndustry failing women directors
Directors UK (DUK) is challenging broadcasters and producers to ensure that 30% of all shows are directed by women by 2017, after a major study found significant inequality in key genres, from crime drama to panel shows.
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NewsKiefer Sutherland talks ’24’ movie
The star said that a film is on hold and this latest season will “bring a sense of closure to the show”.
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NewsBBC Trust chairman Lord Patten steps down
BBC Trust chairman Lord Patten is to stand down with immediate effect after undergoing heart surgery.
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NewsViacom buys Channel 5 for $760m
Viacom has confirmed it is to acquire Channel 5 in a £450m ($760m) deal that will make it a major player in the free-to-air TV market.
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NewsAMC/Sundance acquire Kinowelt TV
AMC/Sundance Channel Global makes its first foray into Germany, Austria and Switzerland with the acquisition of the German pay-TV channel
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NewsBBC to revisit Lady Chatterley’s Lover
Lady Chatterley’s Lover, Cider With Rosie, The Go-Between and An Inspector Calls will be adapted as 90-minute dramas for a BBC1 season of early 20th century British novels and plays.
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NewsBaird, El Hosaini to direct Babylon series
Sam Bain & Jesse Armstrong’s TV series is shooting in and around London for a six-part series this autumn.
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NewsCarnival develops Spotnitz crime series
Downtown Abey producer Carnival Films and Big Light Productions are developing a crime series about Sigmund Freud created by X-Files writer Frank Spotnitz.
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NewsSundance Channel set for UK
The global arm of AMC Networks is readying plans to launch the Sundance Channel in the UK.
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NewsDiscovery on brink of Channel 5 deal
Discovery Communications and BSkyB are poised to announce a £350m deal to acquire UK broadcaster Channel 5 from Richard Desmond’s Northern & Shell, according to Screen’s sister publication Broadcast.
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NewsMipTV: The hunt for global partners
MipTV was awash with producers, networks and broadcasters looking for international partners to co-finance high-end drama projects that appeal beyond national borders.
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NewsUK firms may gain from quiet MipTV
A relatively quiet MipTV was good news for British producers and distributors, who took advantage of a noticeable lack of Americans to strike deals.
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CommentMIPTV highlights film-TV synergies
The synergies between the film and TV industries were alive and well at this year’s MIPTV.