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Zig Zag Productions
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FilmRise & Zig Zag Productions team for true crime co-pro ‘The Interrogation Room’
New York-based streamer and producer FilmRise has partnered with UK indie Zig Zag Productions to…
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‘The Next Jamie Vardy’ prodco Zig Zag hires Naked & ITN alums
Danny Fenton’s UK prodco Zig Zag has added execs from Naked and ITN Productions to…
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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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Insight TV & C4 fitted up for Zig Zag’s ‘Garms Dealer’ fashion show
Millennial-focused channel operator and producer Insight TV and UK pubcaster Channel 4 have commissioned a…
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YouTube unveils UK originals slate, with diversity & environmental focus
Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube has announced a new slate of UK Youtube Originals, with a…
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TBI Weekly: How mega-mergers are set to impact third-party distribution deals
A frenzied period of consolidation is beginning to leave an indelible mark on the distribution…
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Zig Zag appoints Ronnie Krensel to head up US operation
UK-based Zig Zag Productions has appointed executive producer and showrunner Ronnie Krensel to lead its…
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GRB, Zig Zag team up for unscripted co-productions
US producer-distributor GRB Studios has struck an unscripted co-production pact with UK indie Zig Zag…
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‘Game Of Thrones’ star launches ‘True Viking’ format with Zig Zag, Wildflame
Game Of Thrones star Kristofer Hivju and his TV presenter partner Gry Molvær Hivju have…
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Deals round-up: Zig Zag develops with DRG; Fugitive strikes Little Delicious deal; All3 bags Hong Kong sales
Zig Zag develops with distributor DRG UK-based Zig Zag Productions has struck a two-year content…
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Zig Zag scores A+E Networks UK branded content commission
A+E Networks UK has commissioned Zig Zag Productions for a branded content spot for Kia…
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Discovery swoops for Zig Zag’s ‘Killing Michael Jackson’
Discovery Networks has picked up Zig Zag Productions’ Killing Michael Jackson for the UK, Italy, Germany…
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China’s new TV frontier offers short-form opportunity
Ahead of UK trade body Pact’s UK China Creative Exchange event in London next week,…
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Zig Zag, ShinAwil form Anglo-Irish content pact
UK-based Zig Zag Productions and Ireland’s ShinAwil have struck a strategic alliance designed to expand…
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Zig Zag, IMTV and BBC Studios partner on hybrid dating-crime format
South Korean producer IMTV, Zig Zag Productions and BBC Studios Distribution have partnered on a…
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Facebook signs up for Zig Zag magic show
Facebook Watch has acquired a short-form series from Zig Zag Productions featuring British street magician…
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BT Sport signs up for football quiz show
BT Sport has commissioned Zig Zag Productions and Velocity Content for a football quiz show….
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Zig Zag promotes Graff to managing director
Zig Zag Productions has promoted commercial director Matt Graff to the newly created role of…
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Japandemonium coming to ITV
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a funny clips show based on footage from iconic Japanese…
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Brexit strategies
The United Kingdom’s decision to leave the European Union is one of the most seismic…
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Brexit will ‘blow up’ coproduction foundations
The foundations underpinning European coproductions have been “blown up” by the UK’s decision to leave…
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Industry backs British remain vote
The TV industry is overwhelmingly backing Great Britain to remain in Europe, as the country’s…
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China formats report
Zig Zag Productions commercial director Matt Graff says China remains television’s final frontier for producers,…
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UK, Korea team for artificial intelligence format
UK indie Zig Zag and South Korean free TV broadcaster MBC are teaming to take…
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Zig Zag preps Jamie Vardy series
UK indie Zig Zag Productions is making Jamie Vardy’s Having an Academy, a fact-ent series…
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BBCWW, Zig Zag bag new W originals
BBC Worldwide will distribute an unscripted series that is one of two new originals for…
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Channel 4 sets Schwarzenegger stunt special
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has commissioned a one-off, two-hour special in which action star Arnold…
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NATPE 2016 in review
Zag Zag Productions Danny Fenton provides the low-down on last week’s NATPE market in Miami…
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TV’s Big Questions: what is shaping the world of content?
Platforms, technology and marketing aside, what really drives the international TV industry is content. We…
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News brief: Bloomberg gets Zig Zag biz show
Bloomberg Television’s move into commissioning has seen it commission Zig Zag Productions and Verchaix Media…
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