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Woodcut Media
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UK’s Sky Crime orders Beverley Allitt true crime doc
British pay TV channel Sky Crime, part of the Comcast-owned Sky Group, has commissioned the…
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Show of the week: Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute By Minute
This special has been commissioned by Discovery and will be of interest to acquisition execs…
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TBI Weekly: How one exec turned his Covid-19 crisis around
Former Discovery Networks International exec Adam Jacobs stepped down from his role at UK indie…
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TBI Factual: True crime’s conundrum over copycats & causes
Are true crime shows fuelling their own fame-hungry criminals? Tim Dams explores whether the genre’s…
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UK’s Channel 5 hands first commission to Woodcut Media
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered a six-part history documentary series, marking its first commission…
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Woodcut, Discovery, TVF team for VE Day special
Discovery has greenlit and commissioned Woodcut Media to produce Tony Robinson’s VE Day: Minute by Minute, an immersive commemorative one-hour documentary…
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TBI Weekly: The decade ahead
TBI has spoken to an array of leading execs from around the world to get…
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Exclusive: Woodcut Media exec producer Adam Jacobs to depart
Former Discovery Networks International (DNI) exec Adam Jacobs is to leave UK-based indie Woodcut Media…
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Breaking the taboo: How do we navigate mental health in TV?
Mental ill-health in the TV sector is an unspoken reality for many working in the…
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Discovery serves up Woodcut’s ‘British Police: Our Toughest Cases’
Discovery has commissioned Woodcut Media for a Quest Red series on the British police, and…
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How to gain access to restrictive locations
Adam Jacobs, exec producer at UK-based Woodcut Media, discusses how to get access to restrictive…
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Yesterday lines up Woodcut’s ‘Greatest Palaces’
UKTV has lined up Woodcut Media’s World’s Greatest Palaces for factual channel Yesterday. The multi-channel broadcaster…
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UKTV pre-buys Woodcut’s Killer In My Family
UKTV has pre-bought Woodcut Media-produced doc series The Killer In My Family. The 6 x…
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DRG teams with Woodcut Media for premium unscripted
Kate Beal’s Woodcut Media is teaming with distributor DRG and consultancy group The Development Partnership…
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Diversifying TV: the practices improving workplace inclusivity
As the industry works towards ensuring a more diverse workforce, UK and US execs tell…
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Woodcut taps A+E’s Anastasi for strategy role
Kate Beal’s Woodcut Media has hired former A+E Networks UK channel director Koulla Anastasi as…
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UKTV pre-buys Woodcut and Forces TV’s Royals on the Frontline
Woodcut Media and Forces TV Productions have teamed for the first time on three-part documentary…
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Avalon Factual Television exec moves to Woodcut
Avalon Factual Television features and daytime chief Matthew Gordon is moving to another UK prodco,…
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Keshet & Woodcut Media renew first-look deal
Following on from the success of a deal struck back in January 2016, global distributor…
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The importance of knowing your history
Adam Jacobs of UK indie Woodcut Media argues the history programming is rediscovering its mojo,…
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TBI Weekly: TV pays respect to top execs
Two prominent execs sadly passed away this month, with many in the industry paying respects for…
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Agatha Christie chief joins Bob & Co as CEO
Agatha Christie Ltd chief executive Hilary Strong is joining UK-based production group Bob & Co…
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Agatha Christie chief joins Bob & Co as CEO
Agatha Christie Ltd chief executive Hilary Strong is joining UK-based production group Bob & Co…
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Prison sells
Prisons have long been a source of fascination for TV producers – as illustrated by…
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A+E nets Alfie Allen’s Story of Football
A+E Networks UK has commissioned Woodcut Media and The Development Partnership to coproduce two-part documentary…
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Elba indie co-founder pacts with Bob & Co. prodcos
One of the founders of Idris Elba’s Green Door Pictures is to consult for Bob…
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A+E commissions Combat Ships in UK
A+E Networks UK has commissioned a documentary series from indie Woodcut Media, Combat Ships. The…
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TBI Formats: Drinking tea with gangsters
Kate Beal, CEO & joint creative director, Woodcut Media Over the years I’ve filmed with…
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New Idris Elba doc is Cut From a Different Cloth
Idris Elba will feature in and produce a new documentary about the fashion brand Superdry….
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MTG orders Animal Antics
MTG has ordered fact-ent series Animal Antics for its Viasat Nature channel. UK indie Woodcut…