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Rare TV
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Smithsonian Channel takes to the skies with ‘Extreme Airport Africa’ from Rare TV
Smithsonian Channel in the US has commissioned Extreme Airport Africa, a new docuseries and expansion…
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Rare TV snags Studio Ramsay exec Fernando de Jesus as creative director
UK-based factual and formats prodco Rare TV has appointed Studio Ramsay Global exec Fernando de…
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Rare TV hires Discovery alum Greg Chivers for US programming
UK-based factual and formats prodco Rare TV has appointed writer, story consultant and executive producer…
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Sky greenlights Facebook & Mark Zuckerberg doc among 12 new originals
Sky is adding to its unscripted slate with a dozen new originals, including a feature…
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ITV orders Ross Kemp-fronted search for Michael Jackson’s zoo
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a primetime documentary following actor and presenter Ross Kemp as…
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Rare TV expands int’l focus with Zig Zag appointment
UK-based factual producer Rare TV has appointed Zig Zag Productions’ Chris Sanders to an internationally…
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BBC calls on Rare TV for daytime factual show ‘Expert Witness’
UK pubcaster BBC One has commissioned Expert Witness, a new 15-part BBC Daytime factual series…
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Rare TV appoints head of development & unveils first true crime order
Factual producer Rare TV has promoted Susannah Zeff to become its first head of UK…
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Indielab Accelerator reveals 15 entrants for 2021 scheme
UK-based Indielab Accelerator has announced the 2021 cohort for its sixth edition, with 15 production…
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UKTV’s Yesterday orders model railway obs doc from Rare TV
UKTV’s factual channel Yesterday has ordered a 10-part obs doc about model railway manufacturer Hornby….
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Pandemic series ‘Contagion’ sold to European, Asian broadcasters
UK production house Rare TV’s medical documentary Contagion has been picked up for re-broadcast in…
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Deals round-up: Heston Blumenthal joins C4, Netflix co-pro; BBC Two expands factual; Topic takes Scandi dramas
Heston Blumenthal joins C4, Netflix culinary show Celebrity chefs Heston Blumenthal, Carla Hall and Niklas…
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Rare TV replaces CEO Fraser with Channel 4’s Gardiner
UK-based factual producer Rare TV has appointed Channel 4 executive Alexander Gardiner as its CEO,…
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BBC Four commissions Rare TV’s ‘The River’
BBC Four has commissioned Rare TV for a feature documentary on Scotland’s longest river. In The…
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Rare TV scores engineering six-parter for Smithsonian
Smithsonian Channel has commissioned UK producer Rare TV for a six-part series exploring the innovations…
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BBC marks sinking of Britannic with doc
BBC Two in the UK and BBC Northern Ireland are to tell the largely overlooked…
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360Production nabs Renegade producer
Britain-based 360Production has hired Belinda Cherrington from Renegade Pictures to become its first creative director…
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A Rare occurence
Antony Fraser, CEO of Rare TV answers TBI’s questions as to why now is a…
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Shine scores Code of a Killer, Rome rights
Shine International has acquired rights to a pair of series from UK broadcasters. From ITV…