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Initial
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‘Big Brother’ prodco Initial lands Fulwell 73, Whizz Kid alum to lead development
Big Brother prodco Initial has appointed Fulwell 73’s director of development to a newly created…
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TBI Weekly: Five reasons why unscripted is the global trend
As the global demand for high quality documentaries and factual formats continues to rise, Mark…
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Amazon Studios hires Initial co-MD amid unscripted expansion
Cat Lynch, the co-MD of Banijay UK factual label Initial, is joining Amazon Studios as…
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ITV revives ‘Big Brother’ reality format for the UK
UK comcaster ITV has ordered a revival of reality format Big Brother, with a new…
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MIPTV formats round-up – updated throughout the day
Fremantle Finland appoints new CEO Jarkko Luoma has been appointed as the new CEO for…
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Banijay buys ZnakTV & hires founder to lead Initial & Remarkable
Banijay has acquired Natalka Znak’s production company ZnakTV and appointed its founder to become CEO…
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Banijay UK appoints Initial’s Sandra Smith as director of production
Banijay UK has appointed Initial exec Sandra Smith to the newly created role of director…
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Channel 5 axes Big Brother as Endemol sale heats up
Channel 5 has cancelled Big Brother after eight years on the Viacom-owned broadcaster. The channel…
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ITV orders daytime quiz, Fearless drama
UK broadcaster ITV has ordered a 20x60mins daytime quiz show from Endemol Shine Group prodco…
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Big Brother exec leaving Endemol Shine’s Initial
Long-serving Initial executive Nick Samwell-Smith is leaving the Big Brother prodco after almost twenty years….
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Buccaneer nabs Big Bro exec from Endemol Shine
London-based Buccaneer Media has poached an Endemol Shine UK executive to become its head of…
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Hulu buys Mr Bean toon
US on-demand and catch-up service Hulu has acquired Mr Bean: The Animated Series. Hulu has…
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ITV orders Initial’s Almost Impossible Game Show
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered The Almost Impossible Game Show, a new physical gameshow…
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Robinson out as Endemol Shine reveals UK team
Tim Robinson is leaving the Endemol Shine Group as the mega-indie this morning revealed its…
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NBCUniversal hires for factual development team
NBCUniversal International Television Production has finalised the shape of the factual development unit that former…
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Endemol poaches BBC commissioner
Producer and distributor Endemol has hired Mirella Breda to head up creative operations at its…
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Comedy Central creates Almost Impossible Gameshow
Endemol-owned Initial is creating a pilot for a wacky gameshow for Viacom’s UK pay TV…
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Initial MD promotion sparks reshuffle at Endemol UK
The managing director of Initial has been promoted to commercial director of the Big Brother…