All Television articles – Page 96
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NewsFilm and TV "not doing enough" to combat climate change
One day’s shoot on flagship BBC nature doc Planet Earth can generate 28 tonnes of carbon.
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NewsWoody Allen to make first TV series for Amazon
Amazon Studios signs Woody Allen to create his first television series.
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NewsImaginarium to produce Fungus the Bogeyman
Andy Serkis’ performance capture studio to produce with Double Negative for Sky.Imaginarium Studios, in partnership with Double Negative, is to bring Fungus the Bogeyman to life for a new 4 x 60-minute series.UK broadcaster Sky 1 has commissioned the adaptation of Raymond Briggs’ classic family story ...
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NewsIMAX to screen Game Of Thrones
The large screen exhibitor has unveiled its latest innovative content grab in a deal with HBO as it continues to explore alternative programming opportunities.
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NewsAndy Harries to give keynote at Goteborg TV Drama Vision
Another keynote comes from Anne Kolbjørnsen, whose credits include Lilyhammer.
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NewsGovernment mulls drama tax break change
Autumn Statement also introduces tax break for live-action kids programming.
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NewsScott Free signs Sonar first-look deal
Scott Free London, the Ridley Scott-backed indie, plans to expand its TV development team after it struck a first-look deal with Sonar Entertainment.
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NewsWitherspoon, Kidman join Big Little Lies
In arguably the most high-profile TV project to involve film stars since Matthew McConaughey and Woody Harrelson were cast in True Detective, Nicole Kidman and Reese Witherspoon are to star in a darkly comedic limited series as kindergarten mothers.
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NewsNight Will fall gets global broadcast launch
Andre Singer’s Night Will Fall will get a global broadcast launch on Jan 27, to mark the 70th anniversary of the liberation of Auschwitz-Birkenau.
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NewsSundance exec named BBC America boss
BBC America has appointed Sundance TV chief Sarah Barnett as president and general manager, one month after Sundance parent firm AMC Networks acquired a stake in the US cable network.
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NewsLionsgate set for UK TV push
Mad Men producer and distributor Lionsgate is to ramp up its push into television production in the UK and is looking to hire development and production executives.
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NewsHopkins, McKellen to star in BBC2 drama
Sir Anthony Hopkins and Sir Ian McKellen are to star in a BBC2 adaptation of Sir Ronald Harwood’s The Dresser and BBC1 is planning a drama from a duo of James Bond writers.
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NewsNetflix confirms Stephen Daldry-directed The Crown
Netflix has confirmed the arrival of its first original show from the UK, a £100m biopic of the Queen.
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NewsSky finalises European mega-merger
BSkyB has been renamed as Sky after it completed its £7bn acquisition of Sky Italia and purchase of a majority stake in Sky Deutschland.
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NewsUS networks plot film spin-offs
Major US broadcasters are developing more than 20 TV adaptations of feature films as they follow the example of their cable counterparts.
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NewsElectric books Librarians deals
MIPCOM: First two episodes of series based on the Noah Wyle-starring movie franchise screened in Cannes.
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NewsTop of the Lake to return for second series
EXCLUSIVE: Jane Campion and Gerard Lee developing a new season of Top of the Lake; Steve McQueen drama gathers pace.