Remarkable Places To Eat moves from BBC to Channel 4; Stephen McQuillan opens shop; ‘The Bridge’ outfitters big and small; Viaplay Canada; Studio Glam Talpa Deal; Rose Bruford – Global Briefing

‘Remarkable Places to Eat’ moves from BBC to Channel 4

Presented by Fred Sirieix Notable eateries moved from the BBC to Channel 4. In a move that has become increasingly common in recent years, Channel 4 has commissioned the format’s third season from Outline Productions, part-funded by Italian beer brand Birrificio Angelo Poretti. In Notable eateriesTake British chefs and restaurateurs first date Host Sirieix in a city in the UK or abroad that has three of their favorite restaurants. The likes of Michel Roux Jr, Nisha Katona, Rachel Khoo, Angela Hartnett and Nadiya Hussein have all appeared on the show in the past, which has been shown on BBC Two and iPlayer since 2019. Previous series have now been removed from BBC iPlayer and All3Media International is a distributor. “I’m delighted that this brilliant show will find a home on Channel 4 so it can continue to inspire viewers and share the most delicious restaurants in the UK and around the world,” said Channel 4 Commissioner Kate Thomas. Other programs that have changed between broadcasters in recent years are those of the BBC changing rooms on channel 4, BBC format egg heads to Channel 5 and Channel 4 22 children, and counting to channel 5.

British de facto vet Stephen McQuillan opens a workshop

British factual veteran Stephen McQuillan has founded a label backed by Zinc Media Group. Atomic Television will be based in Bristol and will broadcast history, science, adventure and documentaries. McQuillan was most recently creative director at label mates Humble Bee Films in Bristol and is a former creative director at Icon Films. The move means that Zinc has a presence at the Natural History Center in Bristol for the first time. “The launch of Atomic allows us to leverage the South West’s amazing heritage to create premium history, adventure and science programming and meet streaming demand for natural history programming from the region,” said Tanya Shaw, Managing Director of Zinc Television. .

‘The Bridge’ outfitters big and small

Powered by Newen Studios The bridge Outfit Nimbus Film has bought Tall and Small from the Danish production house. Tall and Small was founded by Netflix in 2020 The rain Creators Jannk Tai Mosholt and Christian Potalivo, also with earlier credits nit and chosen. The move brings Newen’s Scandinavian footprint to four labels, with Tall and Small also joining Sweden/Norway’s Anagram and Denmark’s Real Lava ApS. Nimbus is one of the most successful production companies in the region and delivers a smash hit Scandi-Noir The bridge and finally the movie A happy man. It has been 33% owned by Newen for five years. “Nimbus and Tall and Small in Denmark and Anagram in Sweden and Norway position Newen Studios as both a major player in the Scandinavian film and television market,” said Romain Bessi, CEO of Newen Studios.

Viaplay enters Canada via Crave deal

Scandi streamer Viaplay has invaded Canada after signing a deal with Bell Media to appear on Bell’s SVoD Crave. Starting today, branded content offered by Viaplay Select will include several scripted series and young adult programming on Crave before Canada becomes Viaplay’s 19th DTC launch territory later this quarter. Viaplay is already present in the main European territories and is distributed by Roku in the US. Shows on Crave include the Canneseries winner Partisan, face to face with Ulrich Thomsen and The machines of Mission: Impossible – Fallout Christopher Jonar. “This partnership with Crave gives the Canadian public a great taste of what Viaplay is all about before we go direct to consumer,” said Vanda Rapti, Group Chief Commercial Officer, Viaplay, North America & Viaplay Select.

Studio Glam founders sign with John de Mol’s Talpa Concepts

Studio Glam’s Israeli founders, Ami and Ilan Glam, have signed a first-look deal to use it to develop on-screen content big brother Talpa Concepts from the creator John de Mol. The deal gives Talpa exclusive first-look access to all international unscripted formats created by the duo, who have been behind the likes of The extra mile, the decision and Win the crowd. Ami Glam is a former Israeli commissioner who oversaw local versions of Big Brother, MasterChef and Survive. “We are focused on developing new formulas for the global market and we are confident that Talpa’s extensive experience and innovation will take us to the next level,” said Ami Glam. “Working with John de Mol is a dream come true.”

Rose Bruford College in South London opens the XR Internship

South London Performance and Production College Rose Bruford College has opened its own XR Stage. The stage was funded by the college’s £1.9 million (US$2.3 million) capital grant from the Office for Students. The college said the XR level is designed to allow students to explore evolving forms of storytelling while learning new skills to “succeed in the rapidly evolving media and entertainment industry.” The stage is also open to commercial events and the college is currently considering requests.