Articles Tagged ‘Frozen Planet’
Doc/Fest ’13: BBC promises to protect blue-chip wildlife series
TVThe BBC has promised it will continue to produce and air big-budget, blue-chip natural history series such as Frozen Planet (pictured), Life, Africa and Planet Earth, following a UK report suggesting that its multimillion dollar coproduction partnership with Discovery is coming to an end.
“Duck Dynasty,” “Half the Sky” triumph at 2013 Realscreen Awards
TVA&E’s Duck Dynasty (pictured) and PBS’s Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide were the big winners at the Realscreen Awards in Santa Monica, with both programs picking up four prizes.
“Undercover Boss,” “Frozen Planet” win Creative Arts Emmys
FILM / TVGeorge Harrison: Living in the Material World, Deadliest Catch and Hatfields & McCoys also receive multiple honors at the Los Angeles event over the weekend. (Pictured: Frozen Planet)
BAFTA Television Awards nominations announced
TVAn Idiot Abroad (pictured), Sri Lanka’s Killing Fields, Frozen Planet and The Great British Bake Off are among the factual and documentary nominees at the British television industry’s 2012 awards showcase.
Andrew Jackson joins Discovery Channel team
PEOPLE NEWS / TVThe former head of the BBC’s Natural History Unit has been appointed as executive vice president, production and development for landmark series and specials and will report to Discovery and TLC Networks group president Eileen O’Neill.
“Frozen Planet” preview, part 1: Freeze Frames
TVAhead of the U.S. premiere of Frozen Planet (pictured) in March, realscreen talks to the team behind the epic BBC/Discovery coproduction, including series producer Vanessa Berlowitz and Discovery Channel VP of production Christine Weber. Part one of a two-part feature.
RTS Programme Awards announces 2011 nominees
TVPrograms ranging from Frozen Planet to An Idiot Abroad (pictured) have been named as nominees for The Royal Television Society’s forthcoming RTS Programme Awards 2011.


