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Zinc Media Group
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Tern re-teams with Darren McGarvey for BBC factual series ‘Mind The Gap’
BBC Scotland and BBC Factual have co-commissioned Darren McGarvey – Mind The Gap (working title),…
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Atomic TV secures first commission for Nat Geo military docuseries
Disney-owned National Geographic has ordered Defending Europe, a docuseries exploring how stories and sites played…
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Round-up: More4 visits Fred’s ‘Emergency Ward’; Netflix yanks out ‘Sweet Tooth’; 5Star lands ‘Love Gone Wrong’; BBC picks up Zinc duo
More4 visits Fred’s Emergency Ward UK channel More4 has struck a deal with Australia’s Fred…
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C5 & Paramount+ doubles down on Red Sauce’s ‘Bargain Loving Brits’, sets Zinc Media record
Channel 5 and Paramount+ in the UK has ordered more than 130-hours of programming from…
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BBC Studios extends Zinc Media Group distribution deal
BBC Studios has extended its first-look distribution deal with UK factual specialist Zinc Media Group….
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Zinc Media taps Humble Bee creative chief to lead new Bristol-based factual label
UK factual outfit Zinc Media Group has poached Humble Bee Films’ creative director to helm…
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Zinc Media hires Uplands TV & BBC Studios exec to lead production
UK-based Zinc Media Group has hired former Uplands and BBC Studios production head, Nick Todd….
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Channel 5 hands Rex first commissions for ‘Scandal’ documentaries
UK broadcaster Channel 5 has commissioned four new documentaries from Rex, the factual label recently…
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Zinc Media launches post-production outfit Bumblebee
UK factual group Zinc Media has launched Bumblebee, a new London-based post-production outfit. The company…
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Zinc Media raises $5m investment & acquires The Edge Picture Company
UK factual group Zinc Media has acquired local production firm The Edge Picture Company for…
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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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UK’s Red Sauce boosts development and production management teams
UK factual label Red Sauce has made three new appointments across development and production management….
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UK’s Zinc Media launches Rex, new factual label led by Shine TV alum
UK factual group Zinc Media is launching a new label, Rex, to help fuel its…
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Former Shine TV boss lands at Zinc Media as TV MD
UK factual group Zinc Media has appointed former Shine TV boss Tanya Shaw as MD…
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Zinc Media’s Greg Sanderson exits director role & returns to production
Greg Sanderson, director of London television at UK-based factual producer Zinc Media Group, is stepping…
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BBC Studios strikes international deals for Brook Lapping’s 9/11 feature doc
Factual producer Brook Lapping’s 9/11: Life Under Attack, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of…
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Getting the most out of hybrid working
Olly Strous is CTO at UK-based factual production outfit Zinc Media Group, whose various labels…
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Zinc Media reports loss but revenues rebound after COVID’s ‘significant disruption’
Brook Lapping and Blakeway parent Zinc Media Group saw its revenues rise by a third…
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Zinc Media launches new factual label, Supercollider, headed by Mike Christie
UK-based factual production outfit Zinc Media Group is launching a new production label, Supercollider, led by…
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Zinc Communicate hires Damon Westbury as MD to drive branded content
UK-based factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has appointed Damon Westbury as MD of its…
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Zinc’s Tern TV expands unscripted with hire of Beezr’s David Marshall
Zinc Media Group’s UK factual producer Tern Television is expanding its unscripted range by appointing…
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Exclusive: BBC delivers ‘holy grail moment’ to Tern TV with 35-hour order
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned 35 hours of programming from Zinc Media Group’s factual label…
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Zinc Media raises a further $5m as ‘bulwark’ to Covid & to fuel growth
UK-based factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has raised £4m ($5.2m) via a new share…
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BBC4 boards hunt for Gaddafi’s billions
The UK’s BBC4 has boarded a documentary from Zinc Media-owned factual outfit Brook Lapping examining…
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Zinc Media launches Red Sauce, new factual label headed by BBC alum Tom Edwards
UK factual production house Zinc Media Group has launched a new label named Red Sauce,…
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Zinc Media appoints Greg Sanderson to head London TV labels
The UK’s Zinc Media Group has upped Greg Sanderson to director of its London television…
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News round-up: ITV, France TV explore 9/11; Discovery orders Snowman adventure; Mexico welcomes ‘Wounded Birds’
ITV, France TV order Brook Lapping 9/11 doc ITV and France Televisions have ordered a…
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Zinc Media hires former Sky, Zodiak Media exec for new brand-funded arm
Factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has launched a new division to create brand-funded programming…
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Zinc Media raises $4.6m to fuel growth plans across US and UK
Factual production outfit Zinc Media Group has raised £3.5m ($4.6m) after a new share issue,…
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Reef founder steps down after 14 years, exits Zinc
Reef Television founder Richard Farmbrough has resigned from his post as CEO of the UK…
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