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Barcroft Productions
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Little Dot Studios hires Barcroft exec for US unscripted development
All3Media-owned Little Dot Studios (LDS) has hired Barcroft Productions’ head of development as it looks…
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Barcroft goes D2C with TV app
UK-based factual prodco Barcroft Productions is leaping on the success of its YouTube channel by…
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Barcroft poaches Zig Zag’s Wyles
Barcroft Productions has hired Zig Zag Productions’ Peter Wyles as director of programmes. Wyles is…
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C5 finds Boy with the World’s Biggest Hands
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a one-off documentary about a boy born whose rare…
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Grandmother Lover attached to Channel 5
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned a documentary about a 31-year-old man that enjoys dating…
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Ex-ITV producer joins Barcroft in long-form push
Former ITV producer Adam Mudditt has joined UK-based digital channels operator Barcroft Media, which is…
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UK indies seek dialogue with new Channel 5 owner Viacom
Independent producers in the UK are seeking to meet with top executives from new Channel…
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Discovery commissions Everest special
Discovery has ordered Bear Grylls: Man Vs Everest , a one-off special for its international…
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YouTube gets original
With YouTube channels and their content providers toasted as the talk of MIPTV last week,…
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ITN Productions appoints international programming boss
UK-based ITN Productions has hired Ian Russell as head of international programmes. Russell has worked…
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Shine scores Barcroft first-look deal
Shine International has secured a first-look deal with UK indie Barcroft Productions, the company behind…
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Discovery orders bizarre bodies series for intn’l nets
Discovery’s international division has ordered a six-part series about people living with bizarre medical conditions…