Exclusive: The production outfit behind Netflix’s Prince Andrew feature Scoop is working with Sarah Lancashire on an “ambitious, contemporary returning series” that Lancashire will star in.
Lighthouse Film & Television is teaming with Lancashire’s recently launched Via Pictures on the show, we can reveal, which Lighthouse co-founder Radford Neville teased is a “research heavy project inspired by real characters.”
Conversations with networks have already begun and Lancashire will star, contradicting reports that emerged earlier this week that she has retired from acting.
Lancashire launched Via Pictures with husband and former BBC and Banijay UK boss Peter Salmon last year upon the conclusion of Happy Valley, one of the corporation’s biggest dramas of the past decade.
“When we set up Lighthouse in 2019 we talked to Sarah about developing something specifically for her,” added Neville. “In the interim she has set up Via and towards the end of last year...
Lighthouse Film & Television is teaming with Lancashire’s recently launched Via Pictures on the show, we can reveal, which Lighthouse co-founder Radford Neville teased is a “research heavy project inspired by real characters.”
Conversations with networks have already begun and Lancashire will star, contradicting reports that emerged earlier this week that she has retired from acting.
Lancashire launched Via Pictures with husband and former BBC and Banijay UK boss Peter Salmon last year upon the conclusion of Happy Valley, one of the corporation’s biggest dramas of the past decade.
“When we set up Lighthouse in 2019 we talked to Sarah about developing something specifically for her,” added Neville. “In the interim she has set up Via and towards the end of last year...
- 3/27/2024
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
“It’s a small production company, and we’re very much about developing our own ideas and fresh takes on existing ideas,” Sarah Lancashire told a crowd of industry heads inside the sparkling new Draken Hotel at the Göteborg Film Festival when quizzed on her new indie shingle Via Pictures.
Lancashire discussed Via Pictures, which she launched last year following her run on the BBC’s Happy Valley, alongside her wider career as part of her keynote session on the second day of Göteborg’s series sidebar TV Drama Vision. Lancashire heads Via Pictures alongside her husband Peter Salmon, former Exec Chair of Banijay UK. Salmon is also a former BBC North boss who led the corporation’s relocation to Salford 10 years ago, founded Sport Relief and was exec producer on Aardman Animations’ The Wrong Trousers.
The session was chaired by Lars Blomgren, head of international at Media Res (Scenes from a Marriage...
Lancashire discussed Via Pictures, which she launched last year following her run on the BBC’s Happy Valley, alongside her wider career as part of her keynote session on the second day of Göteborg’s series sidebar TV Drama Vision. Lancashire heads Via Pictures alongside her husband Peter Salmon, former Exec Chair of Banijay UK. Salmon is also a former BBC North boss who led the corporation’s relocation to Salford 10 years ago, founded Sport Relief and was exec producer on Aardman Animations’ The Wrong Trousers.
The session was chaired by Lars Blomgren, head of international at Media Res (Scenes from a Marriage...
- 1/31/2024
- by Zac Ntim
- Deadline Film + TV
Fresh from her ratings triumph in the third and final season of Happy Valley, Sarah Lancashire is teaming with Peaky Blinders creator Steven Knight to bring the story of William Shakespeare’s First Folio to screen.
The pair are in the initial stages of creating a series about Shakespeare’s life, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of his first work.
The series will be made by Kudos, which previously created Knight’s series about the origins of British elite forces, Sas Rogue Heroes, in association with Via Pictures. The tireless Knight also penned the BBC’s recent dramatization of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations.
No broadcaster is attached yet to the story of the Bard, but Lancashire, who recently created Via Pictures with her husband, former Banijay UK and BBC boss Peter Salmon, said: “Via Pictures are very pleased to be collaborating with Kudos and the brilliant...
The pair are in the initial stages of creating a series about Shakespeare’s life, to celebrate the 400th anniversary of the publication of his first work.
The series will be made by Kudos, which previously created Knight’s series about the origins of British elite forces, Sas Rogue Heroes, in association with Via Pictures. The tireless Knight also penned the BBC’s recent dramatization of Charles Dickens’s Great Expectations.
No broadcaster is attached yet to the story of the Bard, but Lancashire, who recently created Via Pictures with her husband, former Banijay UK and BBC boss Peter Salmon, said: “Via Pictures are very pleased to be collaborating with Kudos and the brilliant...
- 4/22/2023
- by Caroline Frost
- Deadline Film + TV
“Peaky Blinders” creator Steven Knight is developing a drama series based on the life of William Shakespeare, based on a concept by double BAFTA-winning “Happy Valley” star Sarah Lancashire.
The series is being developed with Banijay U.K.’s Kudos and Lancashire’s production company, Via Pictures, which she formed with Peter Salmon. It will be written by Knight and will be produced out of his Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham by Kudos, in association with Via.
The drama will tell the complete story of the glove-maker’s son who became the greatest storyteller in history and how his genius survived and thrived in an age of turmoil and terror, danger and disease. It aims to be the first full account of the passion, people and politics that made William Shakespeare the world’s most famous dramatist and the men and women around him who loved and labored, schemed and plotted,...
The series is being developed with Banijay U.K.’s Kudos and Lancashire’s production company, Via Pictures, which she formed with Peter Salmon. It will be written by Knight and will be produced out of his Digbeth Loc. Studios in Birmingham by Kudos, in association with Via.
The drama will tell the complete story of the glove-maker’s son who became the greatest storyteller in history and how his genius survived and thrived in an age of turmoil and terror, danger and disease. It aims to be the first full account of the passion, people and politics that made William Shakespeare the world’s most famous dramatist and the men and women around him who loved and labored, schemed and plotted,...
- 4/22/2023
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
BBC One’s finale of BAFTA-winning crime drama Happy Valley took 7.5 million viewers last night in the UK, marking one of the country’s biggest TV hits in recent years.
The ratings, supplied by Barb data from overnights.tv, make Happy Valley the highest rated show of 2023 so far and one of the biggest in recent BBC drama history. The figures equate to a share of nearly 42 of people who were watching TV at the time.
The six-part series began last month and aired in the coveted 9pm BBC One slot that the likes of Line of Duty have previously sat. The finale’s numbers are the biggest for BBC One since Line of Duty‘s season six finale in May 2021 and will balloon further as on-demand viewing takes over in the coming weeks. Expect a figure somewhere around the 10M-11M mark.
The third and final season came to...
The ratings, supplied by Barb data from overnights.tv, make Happy Valley the highest rated show of 2023 so far and one of the biggest in recent BBC drama history. The figures equate to a share of nearly 42 of people who were watching TV at the time.
The six-part series began last month and aired in the coveted 9pm BBC One slot that the likes of Line of Duty have previously sat. The finale’s numbers are the biggest for BBC One since Line of Duty‘s season six finale in May 2021 and will balloon further as on-demand viewing takes over in the coming weeks. Expect a figure somewhere around the 10M-11M mark.
The third and final season came to...
- 2/6/2023
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Banijay UK CEO Patrick Holland is focusing on M&a and talent, and is rewarding high-performing labels with extra investment as he enters his first Mipcom Cannes in the new role.
In his first interview since replacing Peter Salmon in May, Holland told Deadline he is keen to look into buying more labels now that the Endemol Shine Group acquisition is fully complete, starting with Chloe producer Mam Tor Productions, which was revealed by Deadline this morning.
The former BBC Factual boss and BBC Two Controller has taken on a vast job, tying Banijay’s multiple UK labels together creatively and strategically since the departure of both Salmon and subsequently Chief Creative Officer Lucinda Hicks, which meant his role expanded before he had even started.
“I don’t think Banijay is necessarily seen as a major player in M&a in the UK,” he said. “You don’t just buy...
In his first interview since replacing Peter Salmon in May, Holland told Deadline he is keen to look into buying more labels now that the Endemol Shine Group acquisition is fully complete, starting with Chloe producer Mam Tor Productions, which was revealed by Deadline this morning.
The former BBC Factual boss and BBC Two Controller has taken on a vast job, tying Banijay’s multiple UK labels together creatively and strategically since the departure of both Salmon and subsequently Chief Creative Officer Lucinda Hicks, which meant his role expanded before he had even started.
“I don’t think Banijay is necessarily seen as a major player in M&a in the UK,” he said. “You don’t just buy...
- 10/17/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
Exclusive: Banijay has bought Chloe producer Mam Tor Productions, the French powerhouse’s first UK buy since 2020’s Endemol Shine Group (Esg) acquisition.
In news unveiled by Deadline a day before Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti’s Mipcom Cannes keynote, Mam Tor joins a number of UK scripted labels within the Banijay fold, and distributor Banijay Rights will be given a first look at its projects.
Mam Tor was behind Chloe, the highly-rated BBC One thriller starring The Crown’s Erin Doherty that was acquired by Amazon Prime Video outside of the UK. That six-parter was distributed by Banijay Rights.
L to R: Morven Reid, Tally Garner, Rachel Harvey. Image: Banijay
Founded in 2014, Mam Tor also has a hefty development slate. It had a first-look distribution deal with Banijay Rights (then Endemol Shine International) between 2014 and 2018 and subsequently a first-look distribution and co-production deal with eOne from 2018 to 2021.
Garner is a...
In news unveiled by Deadline a day before Banijay CEO Marco Bassetti’s Mipcom Cannes keynote, Mam Tor joins a number of UK scripted labels within the Banijay fold, and distributor Banijay Rights will be given a first look at its projects.
Mam Tor was behind Chloe, the highly-rated BBC One thriller starring The Crown’s Erin Doherty that was acquired by Amazon Prime Video outside of the UK. That six-parter was distributed by Banijay Rights.
L to R: Morven Reid, Tally Garner, Rachel Harvey. Image: Banijay
Founded in 2014, Mam Tor also has a hefty development slate. It had a first-look distribution deal with Banijay Rights (then Endemol Shine International) between 2014 and 2018 and subsequently a first-look distribution and co-production deal with eOne from 2018 to 2021.
Garner is a...
- 10/17/2022
- by Max Goldbart
- Deadline Film + TV
After the Verdict is an upcoming Australian drama TV series set to premiere on Nine Network this year. The show is created by Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt, and written by Beaumont, Proffitt, and Romina Accurso. The show will be directed by Peter Salmon, Lisa Matthews, and Fadia Abboud. Here is a description of the plot of the series, according to an IMDb write-up: “Following a high profile murder trial, four everyday people try to piece together their lives again as they begin to question the case, the outcome and the day that changed their lives.” Some of Australia’s finest
Meet The Cast Of “After The Verdict”...
Meet The Cast Of “After The Verdict”...
- 5/27/2022
- by A.E. Oats
- TVovermind.com
Banijay’s UK CEO Lucinda Hicks is exiting after 12 years at the Europe-based production giant, with incoming Executive Chairman Patrick Holland set to take on her post.
Hicks has been CEO for two years, taking the post in 2020 after Banijay acquired her former company Endemol Shine Group.
Former BBC Director of Factual, Arts and Classical Music Patrick Holland will take on the CEO role in May. He will also become Executive Chairman following Peter Salmon’s exit, as previous reported.
Hicks and Salmon worked closely after the Banijay deal at the Peaky Blinders, MasterChef and Survivor company, helping it through the Covid pandemic, while bringing in the likes of Natalka Znak and Jon Swain to lead key production brands.
Prior to her CEO role, Hicks was COO of Endemol Shine UK, having joined the company when Endemol merged with Shine Group in 2015. Her roles have included Joint Managing Director of...
Hicks has been CEO for two years, taking the post in 2020 after Banijay acquired her former company Endemol Shine Group.
Former BBC Director of Factual, Arts and Classical Music Patrick Holland will take on the CEO role in May. He will also become Executive Chairman following Peter Salmon’s exit, as previous reported.
Hicks and Salmon worked closely after the Banijay deal at the Peaky Blinders, MasterChef and Survivor company, helping it through the Covid pandemic, while bringing in the likes of Natalka Znak and Jon Swain to lead key production brands.
Prior to her CEO role, Hicks was COO of Endemol Shine UK, having joined the company when Endemol merged with Shine Group in 2015. Her roles have included Joint Managing Director of...
- 4/4/2022
- by Jesse Whittock
- Deadline Film + TV
Lucinda Hicks, CEO of Banijay U.K., is stepping down this summer after 12 years with the combined group and two years after the acquisition of Endemol Shine by Banijay.
Patrick Holland, who most recently served as director, factual, arts and classical music at the BBC, takes up the position of executive chairman and CEO in May.
Prior to taking up the position of CEO, Hicks held the position of COO of Endemol Shine U.K., following the merger of the Endemol and Shine groups in 2015. She was appointed CEO when Banijay acquired Endemol Shine in 2020. During the past two years, working with executive chair, Peter Salmon, Hicks oversaw the merged entity’s growth strategy including overseeing the acquisition of Znak TV to the group earlier this year and was instrumental in the two-year unscripted deal with Jack Whitehall and his production company, Jackpot.
Hicks said: “I have had the best 12 years.
Patrick Holland, who most recently served as director, factual, arts and classical music at the BBC, takes up the position of executive chairman and CEO in May.
Prior to taking up the position of CEO, Hicks held the position of COO of Endemol Shine U.K., following the merger of the Endemol and Shine groups in 2015. She was appointed CEO when Banijay acquired Endemol Shine in 2020. During the past two years, working with executive chair, Peter Salmon, Hicks oversaw the merged entity’s growth strategy including overseeing the acquisition of Znak TV to the group earlier this year and was instrumental in the two-year unscripted deal with Jack Whitehall and his production company, Jackpot.
Hicks said: “I have had the best 12 years.
- 4/4/2022
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Production has begun in Sydney on the television drama “After the Verdict,” with Michelle Lim Davidson and Tess Haubrich joining the cast.
The six-part series follows four people who have just finished jury duty on a high-profile murder trial. As they return to normal life, they begin to question their verdict and take matters into their own hands, investigating the murder themselves.
The show was created, written and executive produced by Subtext Pictures’ Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt. The completed series will premiere on the 9Network in Australia with Entertainment One (eOne) handling international sales. The production also received major investment from federal body Screen Australia in association with region screen agency Screen Nsw.
Lim Davidson (“The Newsreader”) and Haubrich (“Wolf Creek”) join the previously announced Sullivan Stapleton, Magda Szubanski and Lincoln Younes in the show’s main cast. Other roles go to Virginia Gay (“Judy and Punch”), Emma Diaz...
The six-part series follows four people who have just finished jury duty on a high-profile murder trial. As they return to normal life, they begin to question their verdict and take matters into their own hands, investigating the murder themselves.
The show was created, written and executive produced by Subtext Pictures’ Ellie Beaumont and Drew Proffitt. The completed series will premiere on the 9Network in Australia with Entertainment One (eOne) handling international sales. The production also received major investment from federal body Screen Australia in association with region screen agency Screen Nsw.
Lim Davidson (“The Newsreader”) and Haubrich (“Wolf Creek”) join the previously announced Sullivan Stapleton, Magda Szubanski and Lincoln Younes in the show’s main cast. Other roles go to Virginia Gay (“Judy and Punch”), Emma Diaz...
- 1/18/2022
- by Patrick Frater
- Variety Film + TV
The U.K. edition of “The Masked Singer,” comedy “Call My Agent” and drama “Tehran” were among the top winners Monday at the 49th annual International Emmy Awards in New York.
David Tennant took the trophy for best actor for his work as a deceptively meek serial killer in ITV’s “Des.” Hayley Squires won for actress for her role as a happily well-adjusted porn star in “Adult Material.”
Israeli drama “Tehran,” about a female Mossad agent who goes undercover in Iran, won the top drama series prize. Season 4 of “Call My Agent,” set among agents at a Paris talent rep firm, took the prize for comedy.
The ITV rendition of “Masked Singer” prevailed in the nonscripted entertainment category. Netflix’s “Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice” took the documentary award, marking the first International Emmy honor for a program from Thailand.
“Insecure” star Yvonne Orji hosted the ceremony at Casa Cipriani.
David Tennant took the trophy for best actor for his work as a deceptively meek serial killer in ITV’s “Des.” Hayley Squires won for actress for her role as a happily well-adjusted porn star in “Adult Material.”
Israeli drama “Tehran,” about a female Mossad agent who goes undercover in Iran, won the top drama series prize. Season 4 of “Call My Agent,” set among agents at a Paris talent rep firm, took the prize for comedy.
The ITV rendition of “Masked Singer” prevailed in the nonscripted entertainment category. Netflix’s “Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice” took the documentary award, marking the first International Emmy honor for a program from Thailand.
“Insecure” star Yvonne Orji hosted the ceremony at Casa Cipriani.
- 11/23/2021
- by William Earl
- Variety Film + TV
The French comedy Call My Agent and Israeli drama Tehran took the top prizes at the 49th annual International Emmys, which here handed out Monday night during an in-person ceremony in New York. See the full list of winners below.
The UK boasts both top acting honors David Tennant for crime thriller Des and Hayley Squires for porn drama Adult Material — as well as winning the Non-Scripted Entertainment prize for The Masked Singer.
Norway’s Atlantic Crossing went home with the Emmy for TV Movie/Miniseries, and Thailand’s Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice won for Documentary. It was the country’s first International Emmy.
“We are delighted to be able to gather the global television community, in-person again, in New York to celebrate the world’s best television.” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce Paisner. “The diversity and geographic spread of tonight’s winners demonstrate once again...
The UK boasts both top acting honors David Tennant for crime thriller Des and Hayley Squires for porn drama Adult Material — as well as winning the Non-Scripted Entertainment prize for The Masked Singer.
Norway’s Atlantic Crossing went home with the Emmy for TV Movie/Miniseries, and Thailand’s Hope Frozen: A Quest to Live Twice won for Documentary. It was the country’s first International Emmy.
“We are delighted to be able to gather the global television community, in-person again, in New York to celebrate the world’s best television.” said International Academy President & CEO Bruce Paisner. “The diversity and geographic spread of tonight’s winners demonstrate once again...
- 11/23/2021
- by Erik Pedersen
- Deadline Film + TV
Nine has unveiled dramas Underbelly: Vanishing Act and After the Verdict as part of its 2022 slate, with the network emphasising its “strong investment” in the genre at its upfronts today.
The series join Eq Media Group’s real estate docu-drama Buying Byron, ITV Studios Australia’s prison ob-doc series Australia Behind Bars, Southern Pictures and Orange Entertainment Co’s Missing Persons Investigation, and The Full Box’s Million Dollar Murders as the new titles announced for next year.
The virtual event included the cast announcement of Screentime’s Underbelly: Vanishing Act, which tells the story of Melissa Caddick, the high-roller who allegedly embezzled over $40 million before disappearing.
The series stars Kate Atkinson as Melissa Caddick, alongside Colin Friels, Tai Hara, Maya Stange, Ursula Mills, and Sophie Bloom.
Underbelly: Vanishing Act is produced by Kerrie Mainwaring and Matt Ford, who is also writing alongside Michael Miller, with Geoff Bennett directing.
Subtext...
The series join Eq Media Group’s real estate docu-drama Buying Byron, ITV Studios Australia’s prison ob-doc series Australia Behind Bars, Southern Pictures and Orange Entertainment Co’s Missing Persons Investigation, and The Full Box’s Million Dollar Murders as the new titles announced for next year.
The virtual event included the cast announcement of Screentime’s Underbelly: Vanishing Act, which tells the story of Melissa Caddick, the high-roller who allegedly embezzled over $40 million before disappearing.
The series stars Kate Atkinson as Melissa Caddick, alongside Colin Friels, Tai Hara, Maya Stange, Ursula Mills, and Sophie Bloom.
Underbelly: Vanishing Act is produced by Kerrie Mainwaring and Matt Ford, who is also writing alongside Michael Miller, with Geoff Bennett directing.
Subtext...
- 9/15/2021
- by Sean Slatter
- IF.com.au
Damian Kavanagh, the managing director of Peaky Blinders and Netflix’s Jack Whitehall: Travels with My Father producer Tiger Aspect, is stepping down after nearly two years.
Kavanagh joined Tiger Aspect in 2019 after a spell running BBC Three, where he commissioned shows including Fleabag. His departure follows Tiger Aspect’s parent company Endemol Shine being acquired by Banijay.
Banijay UK’s executive chairman Peter Salmon said Kavanagh had resigned after the pair had engaged in a “fair bit” of discussion about his future. Kavanagh said he is leaving to pursue some “new adventures.”
“We will be very sorry to see him go, but I’m pleased to say that he has agreed to stay on until the end of November to help Lucinda and I with the transition to life post Dk,” Salmon said in a note to staff.
Kavanagh said: “It has been a real privilege to lead Tiger...
Kavanagh joined Tiger Aspect in 2019 after a spell running BBC Three, where he commissioned shows including Fleabag. His departure follows Tiger Aspect’s parent company Endemol Shine being acquired by Banijay.
Banijay UK’s executive chairman Peter Salmon said Kavanagh had resigned after the pair had engaged in a “fair bit” of discussion about his future. Kavanagh said he is leaving to pursue some “new adventures.”
“We will be very sorry to see him go, but I’m pleased to say that he has agreed to stay on until the end of November to help Lucinda and I with the transition to life post Dk,” Salmon said in a note to staff.
Kavanagh said: “It has been a real privilege to lead Tiger...
- 10/23/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Following its acquisition of Endemol Shine Group, former Esg chief creative officer Peter Salmon will serve as executive chairman at Banijay U.K. with former territory COO Lucinda Hicks stepping in as CEO.
The appointments are valid from September. Salmon will oversee the U.K. portfolio of 25 unscripted and scripted production labels, with a focus on content and creativity, while Hicks will run the business’ day-to-day operations. The aim is to integrate the two companies by the end of the year.
Richard Johnston, current CEO of Endemol Shine U.K., will depart as a result of the restructure.
Salmon said: “It’s a great moment to land one of the biggest production jobs in the world. Having worked across our U.K. slate from a global perspective for nearly five years, I know how exciting the shows and producers are.”
“In Lucinda Hicks I also have a terrific partner — bright,...
The appointments are valid from September. Salmon will oversee the U.K. portfolio of 25 unscripted and scripted production labels, with a focus on content and creativity, while Hicks will run the business’ day-to-day operations. The aim is to integrate the two companies by the end of the year.
Richard Johnston, current CEO of Endemol Shine U.K., will depart as a result of the restructure.
Salmon said: “It’s a great moment to land one of the biggest production jobs in the world. Having worked across our U.K. slate from a global perspective for nearly five years, I know how exciting the shows and producers are.”
“In Lucinda Hicks I also have a terrific partner — bright,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Naman Ramachandran
- Variety Film + TV
Banijay has named Endemol Shine Group executives Peter Salmon and Lucinda Hicks as its UK chiefs, with Richard Johnston leaving the business following the merger of the two production giants.
Salmon, the former Endemol Shine chief creative officer, will lead Banijay UK as executive chairman from next month, while UK chief operating officer, Hicks, will become CEO of the newly-restructured operation.
The changes mean that Johnston is stepping down after more than five years running Endemol Shine UK. Johnston is a true veteran of the company, having worked at Endemol for 18 years before it merged with Shine in 2014.
In taking charge of Banijay UK, Salmon will oversee an empire of 25 production labels, responsible for making shows including MasterChef, Grantchester and The Island With Bear Grylls.
“It’s a great moment to land one of the biggest production jobs in the world,” he said. “In Lucinda Hicks I also have a terrific partner – bright,...
Salmon, the former Endemol Shine chief creative officer, will lead Banijay UK as executive chairman from next month, while UK chief operating officer, Hicks, will become CEO of the newly-restructured operation.
The changes mean that Johnston is stepping down after more than five years running Endemol Shine UK. Johnston is a true veteran of the company, having worked at Endemol for 18 years before it merged with Shine in 2014.
In taking charge of Banijay UK, Salmon will oversee an empire of 25 production labels, responsible for making shows including MasterChef, Grantchester and The Island With Bear Grylls.
“It’s a great moment to land one of the biggest production jobs in the world,” he said. “In Lucinda Hicks I also have a terrific partner – bright,...
- 8/11/2020
- by Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Richard Johnston, the CEO of Endemol Shine U.K., who oversaw the merger of Endemol and Shine in 2015, is to step down as new owner Banijay on Tuesday set up the new leadership team of its U.K. arm.
Johnston, who was named CEO in 2015 and helped drive growth within the scripted business, SVOD revenue and regional production, is leaving his role, while Peter Salmon, the former director of BBC Studios who has served as Endemol Shine Group's chief creative officer since 2016, will now lead Banijay U.K. as executive chairman.
Salmon will oversee ...
Johnston, who was named CEO in 2015 and helped drive growth within the scripted business, SVOD revenue and regional production, is leaving his role, while Peter Salmon, the former director of BBC Studios who has served as Endemol Shine Group's chief creative officer since 2016, will now lead Banijay U.K. as executive chairman.
Salmon will oversee ...
- 8/11/2020
- The Hollywood Reporter - Film + TV
The year 2000 was a simpler time in so many ways. In the pre-Sept. 11 world, cell phones still had buttons, only featured one game and were actually used to make calls; Netflix was still known as a DVD-by-mail rental company, and the idea that someone was listening to your every word seemed to be the subject of fiction because Alexa had yet to be invented.
But the latter certainly made for compelling television, as was evidenced when “Big Brother” launched July 5, 2000, on CBS. It was only seven months into the new millennium, but television was about to be changed forever.
The U.S. version of “Big Brother” was an unscripted competition series that saw 10 strangers living in a “house” on a soundstage in Los Angeles, competing for half a million dollars. With them were dozens of cameras and microphones so that everything the houseguests said and did, even in private with each other,...
But the latter certainly made for compelling television, as was evidenced when “Big Brother” launched July 5, 2000, on CBS. It was only seven months into the new millennium, but television was about to be changed forever.
The U.S. version of “Big Brother” was an unscripted competition series that saw 10 strangers living in a “house” on a soundstage in Los Angeles, competing for half a million dollars. With them were dozens of cameras and microphones so that everything the houseguests said and did, even in private with each other,...
- 7/1/2020
- by Danielle Turchiano
- Variety Film + TV
ITV Studios has snapped up Endemol Shine executive Lisa Perrin, appointing her as the new managing director of international production.
Perrin joins the company from Endemol Shine Group (Esg) where she served as CEO of Creative Networks. Her exit comes as the business prepares to merge with Banijay Group, resulting in the departures of a number of long-time execs, such as head of Endemol Shine International Cathy Payne.
Reporting directly to Julian Bellamy, managing director of ITV Studios, Perrin will form part of the senior management team, overseeing the day-to-day operation of ITV Studios’ production labels outside the U.K. and U.S., developing business strategy and vision as well as identifying growth opportunities in new and existing markets.
She will work closely with the managing directors of ITV Studios Australia, France, Germany, Middle East, Netherlands Finland, Sweden and Norway as well as Tetra Media Studios in France, Talpa and Imago in Germany,...
Perrin joins the company from Endemol Shine Group (Esg) where she served as CEO of Creative Networks. Her exit comes as the business prepares to merge with Banijay Group, resulting in the departures of a number of long-time execs, such as head of Endemol Shine International Cathy Payne.
Reporting directly to Julian Bellamy, managing director of ITV Studios, Perrin will form part of the senior management team, overseeing the day-to-day operation of ITV Studios’ production labels outside the U.K. and U.S., developing business strategy and vision as well as identifying growth opportunities in new and existing markets.
She will work closely with the managing directors of ITV Studios Australia, France, Germany, Middle East, Netherlands Finland, Sweden and Norway as well as Tetra Media Studios in France, Talpa and Imago in Germany,...
- 1/28/2020
- by Manori Ravindran
- Variety Film + TV
Banijay chairman Stéphane Courbit has finally got hold of his prized Endemol, 20 years after becoming Endemol France boss. He has patiently stalked Endemol Shine Group for years, and on Saturday wrapped up a $2.2 billion deal to acquire the company, ending a protracted 18-month sales process.
The deal sees the French entrepreneur finally take ownership of one of the world’s largest independent production outfits, responsible for global brands including Survivor, Black Mirror, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Big Brother and Wife Swap.
But the journey has not been without its ups and downs; five years ago, Courbit was forced to repay millions to L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt after he, along with a slew of other high-profile French execs and politicians, was accused of taking advantage of her to secure investment.
Soon after the Bettencourt scandal, Courbit rebounded by buying Zodiak Media, formerly known as Rdf Media, to scale up Banijay,...
The deal sees the French entrepreneur finally take ownership of one of the world’s largest independent production outfits, responsible for global brands including Survivor, Black Mirror, Keeping Up With the Kardashians, Big Brother and Wife Swap.
But the journey has not been without its ups and downs; five years ago, Courbit was forced to repay millions to L’Oreal heiress Liliane Bettencourt after he, along with a slew of other high-profile French execs and politicians, was accused of taking advantage of her to secure investment.
Soon after the Bettencourt scandal, Courbit rebounded by buying Zodiak Media, formerly known as Rdf Media, to scale up Banijay,...
- 10/28/2019
- by Peter White and Jake Kanter
- Deadline Film + TV
Big Brother, widely considered to have kick-started the international reality formats business, turns 20 today.
The show first launched on September 16, 1999 on Rtl’s Dutch network Veronica with nine housemates moving into a purpose-built house in Holland equipped with 24 cameras. Some 471 series and 28,391 episodes have subsequently been commissioned in 60 markets, with 7,153 roomates spending 35,143 days in the house with more than 5,000 evictions.
This year alone, 22 productions in 18 markets have aired or are set to air.
To celebrate the anniversary, Deadline spoke to Endemol Shine Group’s chief creative officer Peter Salmon about the format’s longevity, some of the shows’ highs and lows, and how the company plans to keep it going for another 20.
Deadline: How similar is the Big Brother format to that original show that launched in Holland 20 years ago?
Salmon: The essential DNA is still in the show. You can recognize the show immediately from the grammar and just...
The show first launched on September 16, 1999 on Rtl’s Dutch network Veronica with nine housemates moving into a purpose-built house in Holland equipped with 24 cameras. Some 471 series and 28,391 episodes have subsequently been commissioned in 60 markets, with 7,153 roomates spending 35,143 days in the house with more than 5,000 evictions.
This year alone, 22 productions in 18 markets have aired or are set to air.
To celebrate the anniversary, Deadline spoke to Endemol Shine Group’s chief creative officer Peter Salmon about the format’s longevity, some of the shows’ highs and lows, and how the company plans to keep it going for another 20.
Deadline: How similar is the Big Brother format to that original show that launched in Holland 20 years ago?
Salmon: The essential DNA is still in the show. You can recognize the show immediately from the grammar and just...
- 9/16/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
When it comes to “Big Brother,” Peter Salmon has skin in the game as the chief creative officer of Endemol Shine, which makes and sells the format. But back when it hit British screens, in 2000, he was at the BBC, and the show aired on rival pubcaster Channel 4. It quickly overshadowed the Beeb’s own attempt at TV-meets-social-experiment, “Castaway,” an altogether more sober show.
“We saw ‘Big Brother’ and it just did it properly and was the human experiment we imagined we might have done ourselves. And like everyone else, we were transfixed,” Salmon says. “The fact you could watch it unfold it in front of your eyes was and is an abiding principle. I remember it well. Everything changed at that point.”
Produced by John de Mol’s Endemol (years before the company aligned with Shine), the show started out in the Netherlands in 1999, on Rtl’s Veronica channel.
“We saw ‘Big Brother’ and it just did it properly and was the human experiment we imagined we might have done ourselves. And like everyone else, we were transfixed,” Salmon says. “The fact you could watch it unfold it in front of your eyes was and is an abiding principle. I remember it well. Everything changed at that point.”
Produced by John de Mol’s Endemol (years before the company aligned with Shine), the show started out in the Netherlands in 1999, on Rtl’s Veronica channel.
- 9/16/2019
- by Stewart Clarke
- Variety Film + TV
Nz On Air and the New Zealand Film Commission are funding the development of 10 drama series ideas with international and domestic appeal.
The initiative, Raupapa Whakaari Drama to the World, will support each writer/producer team to develop high-end scripted series with an initial grant of Nz$10,000.
Each team will attend a series drama lab held in conjunction with Script to Screen, where international advisers will give feedback on story and market to assist the teams to further develop their concepts and strengthen appeal to the international marketplace.
Following the lab and submission of the re-worked projects, four teams will be selected to receive additional development funding of up to Nz$80,000.
Nzfc CEO Annabelle Sheehan said: “There really has never been a better time to tell stories than now, thanks to the global expansion of mega platforms such as Netflix, Amazon and now Disney with Disney+ and its takeover of Hulu this week.
The initiative, Raupapa Whakaari Drama to the World, will support each writer/producer team to develop high-end scripted series with an initial grant of Nz$10,000.
Each team will attend a series drama lab held in conjunction with Script to Screen, where international advisers will give feedback on story and market to assist the teams to further develop their concepts and strengthen appeal to the international marketplace.
Following the lab and submission of the re-worked projects, four teams will be selected to receive additional development funding of up to Nz$80,000.
Nzfc CEO Annabelle Sheehan said: “There really has never been a better time to tell stories than now, thanks to the global expansion of mega platforms such as Netflix, Amazon and now Disney with Disney+ and its takeover of Hulu this week.
- 5/16/2019
- by The IF Team
- IF.com.au
Big Brother is returning in Israel following the success of a celebrity version.
This marks a boon for Endemol Shine, which has faced some challenges with the twenty-year old reality format including last year’s cancellation of the show on Channel 5 in the UK. Despite this, Endemol Shine’s Chief Creative Officer Peter Salmon told Deadline that last year was one of the “biggest yet” for Big Brother.
Israel’s Reshet has ordered a second civilian series of the show from Endemol Shine Israel.
The format launched on the station in May 2018, having run for eight civilian seasons on Channel 2. Big Brother VIP ran for seven weeks on Reshet culminating with the finale this weekend, which saw break dancer Asaf Goren crowned the winner. It was a ratings hit for Reshet with the finale scoring an average share of 19.7% and the season averaging 17.4%.
Amir Ganor, CEO of Endemol Shine Israel said,...
This marks a boon for Endemol Shine, which has faced some challenges with the twenty-year old reality format including last year’s cancellation of the show on Channel 5 in the UK. Despite this, Endemol Shine’s Chief Creative Officer Peter Salmon told Deadline that last year was one of the “biggest yet” for Big Brother.
Israel’s Reshet has ordered a second civilian series of the show from Endemol Shine Israel.
The format launched on the station in May 2018, having run for eight civilian seasons on Channel 2. Big Brother VIP ran for seven weeks on Reshet culminating with the finale this weekend, which saw break dancer Asaf Goren crowned the winner. It was a ratings hit for Reshet with the finale scoring an average share of 19.7% and the season averaging 17.4%.
Amir Ganor, CEO of Endemol Shine Israel said,...
- 3/7/2019
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Black Mirror and MasterChef are heading into the Mouse House after it emerged that the sale of Endemol Shine has been called off.
21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management have suspended the sale process after it seemingly failed to attract a sizeable offer. Now, it seems that 21st Century Fox’s 50% share on Endemol Shine will be wrapped in to Disney, which is buying the company’s entertainment divisions, while Apollo will keep hold of the remaining 50%.
This marks the end of a long process that initially saw interest from the likes of British commercial broadcaster ITV, Vivendi-backed Banijay Group All3Media co-owner Liberty Global. However, the owners, which hired Deutsche Bank and Liontree to advise on a sale in July, were thought to be valuing the company at between $2B and $3B.
ITV pulled out of the process in October with CEO Carolyn McCall telling Deadline that...
21st Century Fox and Apollo Global Management have suspended the sale process after it seemingly failed to attract a sizeable offer. Now, it seems that 21st Century Fox’s 50% share on Endemol Shine will be wrapped in to Disney, which is buying the company’s entertainment divisions, while Apollo will keep hold of the remaining 50%.
This marks the end of a long process that initially saw interest from the likes of British commercial broadcaster ITV, Vivendi-backed Banijay Group All3Media co-owner Liberty Global. However, the owners, which hired Deutsche Bank and Liontree to advise on a sale in July, were thought to be valuing the company at between $2B and $3B.
ITV pulled out of the process in October with CEO Carolyn McCall telling Deadline that...
- 11/6/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
ITV has pulled out of the running to acquire Big Brother and Black Mirror producer Endemol Shine Group.
The British commercial broadcaster had been linked with a bid for the company, which is owned by Apollo Global and 21st Century Fox, but today sent a note to investors that stated, “In light of continued press speculation, ITV confirms that it has no current intention of making a bid for Endemol Shine Group”.
In July, ITV CEO Carolyn McCall told Deadline that it would look at acquisitions but it would be “very disciplined” about purchases – Endemol Shine has been valued at between $2B and $3B. McCall told Deadline, “We’ve had a very effective strategy of diversifying away from advertising, not because we don’t like it, but because it’s a cyclical business. We have made a lot of acquisitions and have doubled the size of the [ITV Studios] business in the last five years.
The British commercial broadcaster had been linked with a bid for the company, which is owned by Apollo Global and 21st Century Fox, but today sent a note to investors that stated, “In light of continued press speculation, ITV confirms that it has no current intention of making a bid for Endemol Shine Group”.
In July, ITV CEO Carolyn McCall told Deadline that it would look at acquisitions but it would be “very disciplined” about purchases – Endemol Shine has been valued at between $2B and $3B. McCall told Deadline, “We’ve had a very effective strategy of diversifying away from advertising, not because we don’t like it, but because it’s a cyclical business. We have made a lot of acquisitions and have doubled the size of the [ITV Studios] business in the last five years.
- 10/3/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
ITV said Wednesday that it would not make a bid for Endemol Shine. Britain’s biggest commercial broadcaster had been rumored to be a front-runner in the race to buy the production and distribution giant.
“In light of continued press speculation, ITV confirms that it has no current intention of making a bid for Endemol Shine Group,” it said in a brief statement issued to investors. ITV’s share price jumped 3.5% immediately after the statement was issued.
All3Media, Endeavor, Sony, and Lionsgate have all been floated as possible buyers of Endemol Shine, which backs production companies that make series including “Black Mirror” and unscripted shows such as “Big Brother” and “Masterchef.”
Fremantle and now ITV have officially ruled themselves out from making a move for the company. Contrary to various reports, ITV never actually lodged a bid for Endemol Shine. Although ITV has vacuumed up production companies around the...
“In light of continued press speculation, ITV confirms that it has no current intention of making a bid for Endemol Shine Group,” it said in a brief statement issued to investors. ITV’s share price jumped 3.5% immediately after the statement was issued.
All3Media, Endeavor, Sony, and Lionsgate have all been floated as possible buyers of Endemol Shine, which backs production companies that make series including “Black Mirror” and unscripted shows such as “Big Brother” and “Masterchef.”
Fremantle and now ITV have officially ruled themselves out from making a move for the company. Contrary to various reports, ITV never actually lodged a bid for Endemol Shine. Although ITV has vacuumed up production companies around the...
- 10/3/2018
- by Stewart Clarke and Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
Peter Salmon, the chief creative officer of Endemol Shine, said Tuesday that he expects the sale of the production and distribution powerhouse to be completed within the next several weeks.
“It’ll be in a month or two,” Salmon told attendees at the Royal Television Society’s annual conference in London. But he declined to be drawn on who the successful buyer would likely be, just as ITV CEO Carolyn McCall, on the same stage earlier, refused to address reports that her company was in the running.
Endemol Shine has spent the summer promoting itself and opening its books to potential buyers, with the field of serious suitors narrowing in recent weeks. Rumored to be interested are ITV, Sony, Lionsgate and All3Media, among others. While the potential sale continues to generate gossip within the industry, Salmon said that day-to-day operations at the company behind Emmy-winning “Black Mirror,” “Big Brother” and “MasterChef” continued as normal.
“It’ll be in a month or two,” Salmon told attendees at the Royal Television Society’s annual conference in London. But he declined to be drawn on who the successful buyer would likely be, just as ITV CEO Carolyn McCall, on the same stage earlier, refused to address reports that her company was in the running.
Endemol Shine has spent the summer promoting itself and opening its books to potential buyers, with the field of serious suitors narrowing in recent weeks. Rumored to be interested are ITV, Sony, Lionsgate and All3Media, among others. While the potential sale continues to generate gossip within the industry, Salmon said that day-to-day operations at the company behind Emmy-winning “Black Mirror,” “Big Brother” and “MasterChef” continued as normal.
- 9/18/2018
- by Henry Chu
- Variety Film + TV
ITV Chief Executive Carolyn McCall was always going to face the elephant in the room over its interest in Endemol Shine during the Royal Television Society’s London conference. Especially as she was being interviewed on stage by former Esg President Tim Hincks.
However, unsurprisingly McCall avoided revealing all when asked for details about the British commercial broadcaster’s move to pay somewhere between $2B-$3B for the MasterChef and Black Mirror producer.
“That’s speculation and we never comment on that,” she said. “The most important thing for us is that we can organically grow Studios and whatever we looked at from now on would have to be financially disciplined.
“We’re incredibly disciplined about any acquisition we make, small or large.”
It emerged over the weekend that ITV had officially entered the bidding process – six months after Deadline first revealed interest.
Later in the day, Endemol Shine Chief...
However, unsurprisingly McCall avoided revealing all when asked for details about the British commercial broadcaster’s move to pay somewhere between $2B-$3B for the MasterChef and Black Mirror producer.
“That’s speculation and we never comment on that,” she said. “The most important thing for us is that we can organically grow Studios and whatever we looked at from now on would have to be financially disciplined.
“We’re incredibly disciplined about any acquisition we make, small or large.”
It emerged over the weekend that ITV had officially entered the bidding process – six months after Deadline first revealed interest.
Later in the day, Endemol Shine Chief...
- 9/18/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
BBC Boss Tony Hall To Call For Netflix & Amazon To Be “Taxed” & “Regulated” Like Linear Broadcasters
BBC boss Tony Hall is to call for global Svod services such as Netflix and Amazon to be taxed and regulated in the same way as traditional linear broadcasters to avoid the latter competing with “one hand tied behind its back”.
Director General Hall is to use a keynote speech at the Royal Television Society’s London Conference, held on Tuesday, to double down on calls to level the playing field with the digital players.
In his speech, dubbed Tomorrow’s BBC: Meeting The Challenges of the Future, he will say, “It cannot be right that the UK’s media industry is competing against global giants with one hand tied behind its back.
“In so many ways – prominence, competition rules, advertising, taxation, content regulation, terms of trade, production quotas – one set of rules applies to UK companies, and barely any apply to the new giants.
“Despite the challenges, I have...
Director General Hall is to use a keynote speech at the Royal Television Society’s London Conference, held on Tuesday, to double down on calls to level the playing field with the digital players.
In his speech, dubbed Tomorrow’s BBC: Meeting The Challenges of the Future, he will say, “It cannot be right that the UK’s media industry is competing against global giants with one hand tied behind its back.
“In so many ways – prominence, competition rules, advertising, taxation, content regulation, terms of trade, production quotas – one set of rules applies to UK companies, and barely any apply to the new giants.
“Despite the challenges, I have...
- 9/17/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
French broadcaster TF1 is launching a local version of Endemol Shine format Big Bounce Battle, arguably one of the noisiest non-scripted shows that launched at Mip TV in April.
The order is the first international adaptation of the format, which was created by Endemol Shine’s Dutch and German divisions and was originally commissioned by German broadcaster Rtl. It is set to go into production later this year and will be produced out of the same hub as a the original version.
The Wipeout-style show sees contestants race the clock and gravity as they try to conquer massive obstacle courses of trampolines as fast as they can.
Peter Salmon, Chief Creative Officer at Esg, told Deadline earlier this year that as producers of Wipeout, “it makes sense for us to look at the next one.” He said that using an international production hub for the show is something that “helps broadcasters afford ambition.
The order is the first international adaptation of the format, which was created by Endemol Shine’s Dutch and German divisions and was originally commissioned by German broadcaster Rtl. It is set to go into production later this year and will be produced out of the same hub as a the original version.
The Wipeout-style show sees contestants race the clock and gravity as they try to conquer massive obstacle courses of trampolines as fast as they can.
Peter Salmon, Chief Creative Officer at Esg, told Deadline earlier this year that as producers of Wipeout, “it makes sense for us to look at the next one.” He said that using an international production hub for the show is something that “helps broadcasters afford ambition.
- 7/11/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
Endemol Shine Group is set to further expand its role in the competitive drama field with the appointment of well-seasoned Scandinavian executive Lars Blomgren to the newly-created position of head of scripted for the Emea region.
The hiring of Blomgren in this new role underscores the company’s ambition to ramp up its portfolio of non-English language scripted content.
Blomgren will work closely with Endemol Shine Group’s vast network scripted producers and companies across non-English language markets, including in the Nordics, Germany (Wiedemann and Berg), Netherlands (Nl Flms), France (Es Fiction), Iberia (Diagonal), Israel (Endemol Shine Studios Israel), as well as scripted teams in Italy, Poland, Russia, India and China. Each entity will now be reporting to Blomgren.
Blombren has worked for two decades at Filmlance International, the award-winning Swedish production company owned by Endemol Shine Group, where he’s currently managing director.
Blomgren’s credits include the global...
The hiring of Blomgren in this new role underscores the company’s ambition to ramp up its portfolio of non-English language scripted content.
Blomgren will work closely with Endemol Shine Group’s vast network scripted producers and companies across non-English language markets, including in the Nordics, Germany (Wiedemann and Berg), Netherlands (Nl Flms), France (Es Fiction), Iberia (Diagonal), Israel (Endemol Shine Studios Israel), as well as scripted teams in Italy, Poland, Russia, India and China. Each entity will now be reporting to Blomgren.
Blombren has worked for two decades at Filmlance International, the award-winning Swedish production company owned by Endemol Shine Group, where he’s currently managing director.
Blomgren’s credits include the global...
- 6/27/2018
- by Elsa Keslassy
- Variety Film + TV
Endemol Shine is to ramp up its production of non-English language drama across Europe with The Bridge producer Lars Blomgren stepping into a new role to oversee this push.
Blomgren, who was most recently Managing Director of Endemol Shine’s Swedish producer Filmlance International, where he produced the Scandinavian crime drama, will become Head of Scripted, Europe, Middle East and Africa. He will work closely with Endemol Shine’s producer in non-English language markets, which between them produced 41 scripted shows in 2017.
In the new role, he will work with Nordic labels including Filmlance and Rubicon, German producer Wiedemann and Berg, Nl Flms in the Netherlands, Es Fiction in France, Diagonol in Spain and Endemol Shine Studios Israel. Each will continue to run as currently, with an additional reporting line to Blomgren.
It hopes to bolster its business and build on shows such as Netflix’s Dark, TNT Serie’s 4 Blocks,...
Blomgren, who was most recently Managing Director of Endemol Shine’s Swedish producer Filmlance International, where he produced the Scandinavian crime drama, will become Head of Scripted, Europe, Middle East and Africa. He will work closely with Endemol Shine’s producer in non-English language markets, which between them produced 41 scripted shows in 2017.
In the new role, he will work with Nordic labels including Filmlance and Rubicon, German producer Wiedemann and Berg, Nl Flms in the Netherlands, Es Fiction in France, Diagonol in Spain and Endemol Shine Studios Israel. Each will continue to run as currently, with an additional reporting line to Blomgren.
It hopes to bolster its business and build on shows such as Netflix’s Dark, TNT Serie’s 4 Blocks,...
- 6/27/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
International television execs are jetting home today after a spending a week in the South of France at the Mip TV and Canneseries events.
The wet and windy weather compounded a slightly low-key feel at the events with Reed Midem announcing that 10,000 people were in attendance. This official number is down on the 11,000 that arrived in 2016 and 11,500 people that attended last year and seems high given that the Croisette was rather quiet during the week, not helped by French air and rail strikes.
However, there were a plethora of deals announced at the market, with the biggest talking point in the bunkers and bars was the suggestion, broken by Deadline, that Endemol Shine Group could be sold with ITV and others starting to consider another TV mega-merger.
Endemol Shine itself was responsible for possibly the noisiest format in Cannes, German physical gameshow Big Bounce Battle, which was attracting interest from across a number of markets.
The wet and windy weather compounded a slightly low-key feel at the events with Reed Midem announcing that 10,000 people were in attendance. This official number is down on the 11,000 that arrived in 2016 and 11,500 people that attended last year and seems high given that the Croisette was rather quiet during the week, not helped by French air and rail strikes.
However, there were a plethora of deals announced at the market, with the biggest talking point in the bunkers and bars was the suggestion, broken by Deadline, that Endemol Shine Group could be sold with ITV and others starting to consider another TV mega-merger.
Endemol Shine itself was responsible for possibly the noisiest format in Cannes, German physical gameshow Big Bounce Battle, which was attracting interest from across a number of markets.
- 4/12/2018
- by Peter White
- Deadline Film + TV
✒ As the BBC's use of nugs (plugs posing as news) becomes increasingly irksome – not only more of them, but they're allowed to spool on endlessly – competition to make the one that most annoys viewers and listeners in a given week has intensified. Last week's clear front-runners were Will Gompertz, for a five-minute Doctor Who-plugging visit to the Tardis repeatedly incessantly in news output, and James Naughtie, smashing Today's schedule to bits with a typically expansive appetiser for his programme on the Gettysburg address. No contest, for Telegraph editor Tony Gallagher. "So Radio 4 sport is now five minutes late as Jim warbles on," he grumpily tweeted, and retweeted approvingly someone calling it "somewhat ironic that the notoriously loquacious James Naughtie [is] doing an extended essay on a 270-word speech".
✒ All hail to Eleanor Mills, just appointed chair of Women in Journalism, but might there be issues for the Sunday Times's editorial...
✒ All hail to Eleanor Mills, just appointed chair of Women in Journalism, but might there be issues for the Sunday Times's editorial...
- 11/25/2013
- by Monkey
- The Guardian - Film News
Steven Spielberg's war epic Band Of Brothers will be broadcast on alternative British channel BBC2 because its too "niche." TV controllers at British Broadcasting Corporation decided not to show it on mainstream channel BBC1, despite being the most expensive television drama ever made - it cost $104 million - and its famous cast of Tom Hanks, David Schwimmer and Donnie Wahlberg. The World War II movie, written by Hanks and author Steven Ambrose, was originally bought by Peter Salmon, the predecessor of current BBC1 controller Lorraine Heggessey, for $9.1 million. Speaking on Tuesday, Heggessey explained, "It's relatively niche and I'm running a mainstream channel. We felt it would be better suited to BBC2." The miniseries will run on pay cable channel HBO in the U.S.
- 8/16/2001
- WENN
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