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Pathe Productions Signs Lookout Point CEO Faith Penhale, Cameron McCracken Steps Down To Head Of Film
Faith Penhale, decorated TV drama producer and CEO of Gentleman Jack indie Lookout Point, is leaving the BBC Studios-backed outfit to head up Pathe Productions, with Cameron McCracken stepping down to Head of Film.
After 23 years with Pathe most recently as MD, respected vet McCracken will now…
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BBC Studios Completes Takeover Of ‘War & Peace’ & ‘Parade’s End’ Producer Lookout Point
BBC Studios has completed its takeover of War and Peace producer Lookout Point, acquiring the 51% of the company that it does not currently own.
The move comes after the commercial arm of the British public broadcaster initially bought a 35% stake in 2014 before increasing this to 49% in 2016 with the option to buy…
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Deadline’s BAFTA TV Awards 2017 Live Blog
The British Academy Television Awards took place tonight at the Royal Festival Hall on London’s South Bank, and Deadline was onsite to live-blog the ceremony. Netflix’s The Crown took the nomination jewels, leading the pack with five nods including Drama Series, going into the evening. But it ended with no…
‘The Crown’ Leads BAFTA TV Nominations; ‘Night Manager’ In Near Shut-Out – Full List
UPDATE, WRITETHRU: Netflix’s epic period series The Crown leads the BAFTA TV Awards nominations with five, receiving four mentions in the acting categories and one for Best Drama Series this morning. That showing was largely expected. But in a surprise today, the BBC’s Emmy- and Golden Globe-winning adaptation of John…
‘Planet Earth II’, ‘The Crown’, ‘Night Manager’ Lead BAFTA TV Craft Award Nominations – Full List
The British Academy of Film and Television Arts unveiled the nominations for its BAFTA TV Craft Awards this morning in London with the BBC’s landmark natural history series Planet Earth II scoring a lead nine mentions. Netflix also broke out today with its epic period drama The Crown tallying up seven (a first for the…
BBC WW Ups Stake In Lookout Point; Factory 42 Launches With VR ‘Giselle’
BBC Worldwide has increased its stake in British drama producer Lookout Point from 35% to 49% with an option to take full ownership at a future date. Lookout Point, run by Chairman Simon Vaughan and his co-CEO Faith Penhale, was founded in 2009 and has become a leader in global drama financing. The company recently…
The Weinstein Co. And BBC Re-Team On Event TV Adaptation Of ‘Les Miserables’
Having jointly conquered one literary classic with Leo Tolstoy’s War and Peace, the Weinstein Co. and BBC are re-teaming for an event TV adaptation of Victor Hugo’s classic Les Miserables. The six-point mini will be written by award-winning scribe Andrew Davies, who also adapted Tolstoy’s epic tale for TWC and the…
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‘War And Peace’ Is Harvey Weinstein’s Fave Novel And You’re Finally Going To Read It – TCA
War And Peace is Harvey Weinstein’s favorite novel he said, calling it his “great triumph” to have read the dense 19th century novel at age 12 after being given a copy by his librarian next-door neighbor when he had to stay home for a period after having his right eye “blasted” in an accident.
The adaptation of Leo…
Weinstein Co’s ‘War And Peace’ Debuts To 6.3M Viewers On BBC One
The adaptation of Leo Tolstoy’s classic War And Peace will premiere simutaneously on Lifetime, A&E and History in the U.S. on January 18. But UK viewers got their first look at the six-part epic on Sunday night with 6.3M tuning in for a 25 share at 9PM local time. Reception for the fresh, lush period drama has been…
Harvey Weinstein & BBC Debut ‘War And Peace’ Footage, Talk Future Collaborations – Mipcom
Akin to the previews The Weinstein Company does of its Oscar-caliber movies during the Cannes Film Festival, Harvey Weinstein held a special buyers-only screening of 20 minutes of footage from upcoming miniseries War And Peace tonight at Mipcom. In attendance for the showing were BBC exec producers Faith Penhale…
Lifetime, A&E & History Pick Up ‘War And Peace’ Limited Series Starring Lily James
A+E Networks’ Lifetime, A&E Network and History have partnered with The Weinstein Co. and the BBC for their six-part limited series adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic War And Peace. The series, expected to premiere later this year, will air on all three networks simultaneously, an approach A+E also is using for its up…
BBC/Weinstein Co ‘War And Peace’ Mini Adds Gillian Anderson, Jim Broadbent
Principal photography has started on the six-part adaptation of Leo Tolstoy's classic War And Peace which is being made by BBC Cymru Wales in partnership with The Weinstein Company and BBC Worldwide/Lookout Point. Paul Dano, Lily James and James Norton are already aboard to star, with new additions to the cast…
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