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October Films
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Channel 4 explores plight of endangered species with Levison Wood docuseries
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a docuseries following explorer and writer Levison Wood as…
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October Films recruits Pulse’s Mohammed Adnan to head US development
UK-US producer October Films has appointed Mohammed Adnan as head of development, US, as the…
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News round-up: C5 returns Ben Fogle to Antarctica; Superights to shop ‘Deep In The Bowl’
C5 returns Ben Fogle to Antarctica UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered Endurance: Race to…
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ID & Discovery+ strike Octavia Spencer & October Films deal
Warner Bros. Discovery has struck an “expansive partnership” with actress and producer Octavia Spencer, her…
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Pact & DiVA create 80 UK apprenticeships via Kickstart Scheme
The Kickstart Scheme, run by UK screen trade association Pact and media apprenticeships provider DiVA,…
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News round-up: ‘Model Railway’ goes Dutch; Sky scores Liverpool FC doc; South Africa opens ‘Love Island’; Oz Directors’ Guild hire
Great Model Railway Challenge leads to Netherlands NPO Max in the Netherlands has optioned rights…
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News round-up: WalterPresents adds ‘When The Dust Settles’; ITV, Smithsonian order Covid-19 shows
WalterPresents lands Danish drama Global drama streamer Walter Presents has secured UK rights to When…
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UK’s Channel 4 unveils natural history, true crime shows for 2020
Channel 4 in the UK has unveiled a raft of new shows for 2020, with…
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October Films veteran Denman Rooke steps down
October Films’ executive chairman Denman Rooke is stepping down from his position, after almost 25…
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Amazon scores football docuseries with Starbucks, October Films, Brutal Media
Amazon Prime Video is preparing to make a docuseries about football available to its subscribers…
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BBC Three, October link for doc with Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson
BBC Three has commissioned October Films for a doc fronted by Little Mix’s Jesy Nelson. …
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How Netflix is shaking up the documentary world
Netflix is raising the bar for factual to premium levels and introducing ‘box sets’ and…
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October Films hires Vice exec for topical titles
October Films has hired Vice’s Neil Breakwell as head of topical programmes. In the newly…
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October films wins BBC4 commission to create the perfect body
BBC4 has commissioned a landmark production from UK producer October Films, in which Professor Alice…
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October launches studio targeting US market
October Films has launched a new prodco, October Studios, for the US market offering high-end…
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BBC2 greenlights October Films Iraq production
BBC 2 in the UK has commissioned a two-hour mini-series from UK producer October Films,…
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October lands exclusive deal with Rio Ferdinand director
October Films has signed an exclusive partnership with the director behind Rio Ferdinand: Being Mum…
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October hires Atlantic’s Peachey in senior rejig
London-based October Films has hired the CFO of Atlanic Productions and promoted development bosses in…
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Channel 4 goes Inside the EU with doc series
Channel 4 (C4) has commissioned a series from October Films that follows a group of…
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October hires from Channel 5, staffs up
UK prodco October Films has made a two hires and appointed a new head of…
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Motoring up
With petrolhead show Top Gear making headlines, TBI gets to grips with the new show and…
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Authentically survival
Survival shows are nothing new, but the last few years have seen the genre go…
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All3, Endemol Shine among 30 PactUS sign-ups
All3Media America and Endemol Shine North America are among 30 TV producers that have signed…
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Discovery orders survivalist series from October
The US Discovery Channel has ordered Trailblazers, a show following elite survivalists as they explore…
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Ex-History, MTV execs form indie
Sky Vision and transatlantic indie October Films are backing a new production company from former…
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Nat Geo orders ‘human herd’ series
National Geographic Channel has ordered Mygrations, a fact-ent series in which a ‘human herd’ follow…
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Barbarians Rising in new History original
A+E has ordered docu-drama series Barbarians Rising for its History channels around the world. The…
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Channel 4 builds factual slate
UK terrestrial Channel 4 has commissioned a pair of factual series from Indus Films, which…
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History orders treasure hunt series
US cable net History has ordered a new eight-part marine archaeology series that it hopes…
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Sky hires non-scripted trio
UK-based satcaster Sky has hired a trio of commissioners to work across its non-scripted programming…
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