NEWS TERN GROWS ITS POPULAR SCIENCE PORTFOLIO 15 NOVEMBER 2021 Tern commissioned to make the Horizon film on Dolly the Sheep. ZINC MEDIA & SKY ARTS ANNOUNCE CHANNEL’S FIRST EVER AD-FUNDED PROGRAMME 01 NOVEMBER 2021 The series was developed in partnership with Adobe by Tern Television and Zinc Communicate. ZINC MEDIA GROUP APPOINTS NEW MANAGING DIRECTOR 23 SEPTEMBER 2021 Tanya Shaw confirmed as Managing Director, Zinc Television. RED SAUCE EXPANDS PRODUCTION TEAMS WITH 52 HOURS OF COMMISSIONS 21 SEPTEMBER 2021 Commissions include Zinc’s largest ever volume commission. UKTV ORDER 10-PART SERIES FROM RED SAUCE 15 SEPTEMBER 2021 Special Ops: Crime Squad UK is the first commission from UKTV for Red Sauce. BROOK LAPPING’S LANDMARK 9/11 DOCUMENTARY ATTRACTS GLOBAL INTEREST 03 SEPTEMBER 2021 Brook Lapping has confirmed global interest in 9/11: Life Under Attack, which coincides with the 20th anniversary of 9/11. TERN SECURE DEBUT COMMISSION FROM DISCOVERY 02 SEPTEMBER 2021 Tern TV is prepping 10-part series Spooked: Scotland. TERN’S FIRST FEATURE DOC COMMISSIONED 28 MAY 2021 Tern Television has been commissioned by Channel 5 to make Thatcher v The Miners ZINC MEDIA GROUP’S REVENUES BOUNCE BACK 23 APRIL 2021 Revenues grow by 33% in second half of 2020. ZINC MEDIA GROUP AND MIKE CHRISTIE LAUNCH NEW LABEL SUPERCOLLIDER 21 APRIL 2021 New ‘genre-blending’ label combines premium TV and brand-led content. ZINC MEDIA GROUP APPOINTS NEW MD TO GROW ZINC COMMUNICATE 08 APRIL 2021 Pushes ‘purpose driven content’ to the forefront. TERN ENTERTAINMENT TAKES FLIGHT 29 MARCH 2021 David Marshall appointed as Head of Entertainment. BLAKEWAY GROWS ITS HISTORY PORTFOLIO WITH CHANNEL 5 22 MARCH 2021 Two history commissions from Channel 5 for Blakeway ZINC MEDIA REFRESHES ITS TV LABELS BRANDING 16 MARCH 2021 Blakeway Productions, Brook Lapping and Films of Record get new brand identities, along with a refresh for Tern Television. BBC TWO ORDERS FOLLOW-UP TO TERN TELEVISION’S AWARD-WINNING DOC 04 MARCH 2021 The Secret Science of Sewage will explore the biology, chemistry, natural history and social history of faeces from a TV-base camp like no other. BLAKEWAY GRANTED UNIQUE ACCESS TO THE WORLD’S ‘GREATEST LIVING MUSICIAN’ 20 JANUARY 2021 Blakeway Productions has secured access to pianist and conductor Daniel Barenboim for a BBC doc. LUCY WORSLEY TO UNCOVER REAL-LIFE STORIES OF THE BLITZ IN NEW BLAKEWAY FILM 16 DECEMBER 2020 BBC One Has Commissioned A Special Film Exploring The Blitz, To Mark The 80th Anniversary Of This Cataclysmic Event. BROOK LAPPING EXPLORE ABUSE WITH IAN WRIGHT FOR BBC ONE 09 DECEMBER 2020 In this authored film, ex-footballer and broadcaster Ian Wright investigates what effect growing up in a psychologically abusive and violent home has on children in the UK. RED SAUCE BUILDS ITS CREATIVE TEAM WITH TWO NEW APPOINTMENTS 10 NOVEMBER 2020 New popular factual label Red Sauce, is building its team with the confirmation of two new appointments. Popular factual label will operate from London and Manchester. ZINC ATTRACTS £4 MILLION TO FUEL GROWTH 27 OCTOBER 2020 Zinc has completed a £4m fund raise to help fuel growth as the market recovers post Covid. The funds were conditionally raised in a fundraising round in the City which closed on 27 October. THE DAY CALIFORNIA BURNED NOMINATED FOR GRIERSON AWARD 21 SEPTEMBER 2020 Brook Lapping’s chilling account of the 2018 megafire that swept through northern California, nominated in the Best Single Documentary – International category BROOK LAPPING HUNT GADDAFI’S BILLIONS 14 SEPTEMBER 2020 BBC Four has commissioned Brook Lapping, to make a feature-length investigative documentary, examining what became of the Libyan dictator Gaddifi’s huge wealth in the aftermath of the Arab Spring. ZINC LAUNCHES NEW TV LABEL: RED SAUCE 10 SEPTEMBER 2020 Red Sauce will be led by award-winning programme maker (Mary Queen of Shops / Wife Swap), former BBC Commissioner and diversity lead Tom Edwards GREG SANDERSON TO LEAD LONDON LABELS 13 AUGUST 2020 Greg Sanderson has been appointed as Director, London Television, to help further fuel Zinc Media’s growth. BROOK LAPPING TO MARK 20TH ANNIVERSARY OF 9/11 11 AUGUST 2020 Brook Lapping to produce 9/11 anniversary doc for ITV and France Televisions IMPACT AWARD FOR BLACK IN SPACE 04 AUGUST 2020 Brook Lapping’s acclaimed film about the long fight to diversify space wins an Impact Award for Excellence TERN TELEVISION GROWS ACCESS DOCS 24 JUNE 2020 Inside The Zoo takes viewers behind the scenes at RZSS Edinburgh Zoo BLAKEWAY BRINGS TUTANKHAMUN TO LIFE 18 JUNE 2020 Blakeway’s new film for BBC Four takes us back a century to experience this most famous discovery just as it happened, all thanks to some incredible colourisation of photos and film. ZINC MEDIA GROUP LAUNCHES CONTENT DIVISION 17 JUNE 2020 New division aims to bring together “premium editorial and trusted storytelling with brand purpose” BAFTA NOMINATION FOR FILMS OF RECORD 04 JUNE 2020 Films of Record’s critically-acclaimed BBC film David Harewood: Psychosis and Me has been nominated for best single film at the TV BAFTAs BROOK LAPPING TAKE A LOOK AT TRUMP’S FOREIGN POLICY 28 MAY 2020 Brook Lapping to tell the inside story of how the US President has redefined American foreign policy. TELLY AWARD FOR BLACK IN SPACE Brook Lapping’s Black in Space: Breaking the Color Barrier wins Gold at the prestigious Telly Awards in America. ZINC MEDIA GROUP TO FUEL GROWTH OF BLAKEWAY 21 MAY 2020 Jago Lee to Lead Blakeway Productions as Creative Director GLOBAL SALES FOR CUBA 19 MAY 2020 Brook Lapping and its French co-producing partner Temps Noir have confirmed global sales of Cuba: The Revolution and the World, its landmark film revealing the history of Cuba as never before. ZINC MEDIA GROUP LAUNCHES NEW EMPLOYEE INITIATIVES 14 MAY 2020 Two new employee support initiatives to help our staff through the current period of Covid-19 and beyond INSIDE EUROPE RECEIVES TWO AWARDS 12 MAY 2020 Brook Lapping’s landmark documentary receives two prestigious Wincott Awards BROOK LAPPING REVEALS THE REAL PETER SELLERS 17 APRIL 2020 Brook Lapping commissioned by BBC Arts, to make an in-depth documentary film for BBC Two TERN TELEVISION GROWS GARDENING SLATE 27 MARCH 2020 Heavenly Gardens joins another 26 episodes of Tern’s hit gardening series Beechgrove BLAKEWAY GROWS ITS HISTORY PORTFOLIO FOR CHANNEL 5 17 MARCH 2020 Blakeway to make Henry VIII drama doc for C5 EXCLUSIVE ACCESS FOR FILMS OF RECORD 21 FEBRUARY 2020 Films of Record has secured exclusive access to Network Rail – the company trying to keep Britain on track – for a new ITV series. £3.5M OF NEW INVESTMENT FOR ZINC 17 JANUARY 2020 UK factual powerhouse Zinc Media Group plc (Zinc Media) has attracted £3.5m of new investment funding to help accelerate its continued growth. The funds were raised in a recently-completed fundraising round in the City. ZINC MAPS OUT TRANSFORMATION PLAN 25 NOVEMBER 2019 Chief executive Mark Browning outlines ambitions as factual indie group reports 14% turnover growth SIEMENS WIN STEM INSPIRATION AWARD 06 NOVEMBER 2019 Zinc are proud that Siemens has been announced as the winner of The STEM Inspiration Award GREAT NIGHT AT THE SOCIAL MOBILITY AWARDS 11 OCTOBER 2019 SeeWomen was conceived by Zinc as part of the strategy to support Siemens in inspiring more women into STEM careers. REEF LANDS C5 POLICE DOC SERIES 01 OCTOBER 2019 Reef series to set out alarming growth in Code Zero calls TERN BOSS HAILS UNITY AT ZINC 18 SEPTEMBER 2019 New chief executive has transformed the super-indie’s ‘dysfunctional family’, says Harry Bell SEEWOMEN SHORTLISTED FOR PRESTIGIOUS AWARD 28 AUGUST 2019 SeeWomen was conceived by Zinc as part of the strategy to support Siemens in inspiring more women into STEM careers ZINC AT BRANDS HATCH! 13 AUGUST 2019 Zinc’s senior staff members, Sandie and Lanna were thrilled to be invited to the legendary Brands Hatch circuit BODY SHOP’S ‘TRAILBLAZING’ RESOURCES IN THE NEWS! 10 JUNE 2019 The Body Shop Education Programme is creating a buzz. YET MORE AWARDS FOR NATIONWIDE’S RISE VIDEO! 15 MAY 2019 A Gold and a Silver at Internal Communications and Engagement Awards! 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