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Plimsoll Productions
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ITV orders ‘crossover’ format ‘Shark!’ from Plimsoll
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned an “entertainment and wildlife crossover format” that will see celebrities…
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Plimsoll elevates BBC alum Mark Brownlow to creative director, natural history, as Tom Hugh-Jones exits
ITV Studios-owned factual producer Plimsoll Productions has promoted Mark Brownlow to the role of creative…
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‘Tiny World’ firm Plimsoll & horror producer Blumhouse prep ‘Nightmares Of Nature’
Tiny World outfit Plimsoll Productions has struck an unlikely partnership with US-based horror producer Blumhouse…
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Plimsoll Productions reshuffles senior team with new roles for Jonathan Jackson & Lucy Bilson
ITV Studios-owned Plimsoll Productions has reshuffled its senior team, with promotions for Jonathan Jackson and…
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ITVS-backed Plimsoll appoints Magnify CEO to senior fact-ent position
ITV Studios-owned Plimsoll Productions has appointed Andrea Jackson, CEO of its distribution subsidiary Magnify Media,…
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Show of the week: A Year On Planet Earth
The producers of titles such as Planet Earth II, Hostile Planet and Tiny World are…
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BBC’s Mark Brownlow to depart after 28 years to join Plimsoll’s natural history unit
UK-based Plimsoll Productions has hired Blue Planet II producer Mark Brownlow, who is leaving the…
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Nat Geo’s Alan Eyres joins Plimsoll to lead US-based operations
ITV Studios-owned Plimsoll Productions has hired Nat Geo exec Alan Eyres to lead its US-based…
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Plimsoll Productions acquires ‘Master Cleaners’ US & UK format rights
ITV Studios-owned UK prodco Plimsoll Productions has acquired the rights to adapt Danish competition format…
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Factual round-up: Rex hires Plimsoll exec for formats push; ZDF Studios expands nature offering; Doc/Fest names winners
Rex hires Plimsoll exec for formats push Zinc Media Group factual label Rex has appointed…
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ITV acquires ‘Tiny World’ prodco Plimsoll Productions
The UK’s ITV has acquired a controlling stake in local natural history producer Plimsoll Productions…
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‘Tiny World’ prodco Plimsoll names natural history & science creative chief
UK-based Plimsoll Productions has upped filmmaker and executive producer Martha Holmes to become chief creative…
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Sweden’s TV4 & C More remake Norwegian pregnancy drama ‘Heartbeats’
Sweden’s TV4 and C More have ordered a local version of Norwegian drama Heartbeats, after…
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Sales round-up: The CW raids Italy, Oz for scripted; Discovery+ deals with Magnify; YTV’s ‘Rolling Kitchen’ remade in Brazil
The CW raids Italy, Oz for scripted The CW in the US has picked up…
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UK’s Plimsoll ups Saul Goldberg to SVP, production & development
UK-based Plimsoll Productions has promoted veteran creative exec Saul Goldberg to the position of SVP…
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UK’s Magnify Media hires ViacomCBS alum to head sales & copros
Plimsoll Productions-owned UK distributor Magnify Media has appointed former ViacomCBS International exec Anthony Appell as…
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Nat Geo inks first-look Westbrook deal & expands adventure slate
Disney-backed National Geographic is expanding its adventure-based slate, by signing a five-year first-look unscripted deal…
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US streamer Fox Nation & Germany’s ARD board Plimsoll, ITVS nature ‘epic’
Fox News Media streamer Fox Nation and German broadcasting group ARD have boarded Plimsoll Productions’…
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Fremantle takes ‘Good With Wood’ production rights in multiple territories
Fremantle has acquired production rights in multiple territories to competition series format Good With Wood…
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Plimsoll Productions appoints veteran exec Mark Itkin to the board
UK-based indie Plimsoll Production has appointed former William Morris exec Mark Itkin to its board…
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Plimsoll buys out Magnify Media, taking full ownership of UK distributor
Private equity-backed Plimsoll Productions has struck a deal to take full ownership of Andrea Jackson’s…
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Apple TV+ unveils launch plans for celebrity-voiced doc slate
Apple TV+ has announced its launch plans for a trio of documentaries set to be…
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TBI Factual: How UK city of Bristol became a global production powerhouse
Andrew Jackson is president of international production & development at Plimsoll Productions, based out of…
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‘Night On Earth’ prodco Plimsoll moves into scripted with Lisa Gilchrist
Plimsoll Productions, the UK-based outfit behind factual shows including Hostile Planet and Night On Earth,…
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Factual round-up: ITVS sells Plimsoll’s ‘Planet Earth’; Docubay’s 1091 deal; Love Nature expands in Russia; Kew’s unscripted sales
ITVS pounces on Plimsoll’s natural history series ITV Studios has picked up international distribution rights…
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Show of the week: Night On Earth
Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions has used a variety of ground-breaking camera techniques for its…
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Deals round-up: CJENM lands DRG’s ‘Small Fortune’; BBC orders from Plimsoll; Blue Ant sales
South Korean media giant CJ ENM has acquired rights to Youngest Media’s primetime entertainment format…
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Plimsoll Productions appoints Electus alum to head LA office
Plimsoll Productions has hired former Electus and Covert Media exec Saul Goldberg to head its…
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Plimsoll to bolster natural history, docs with private equity investment
Hostile Planet producer Plimsoll Productions has struck a deal that will see private equity firm…
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Smithsonian commissions Plimsoll for doc duo on heels of Brazil launch
Smithsonian Channel has commissioned a pair of programmes from Plimsoll Productions focused on South American…
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