Lambent Productions has announced a development deal with Banijay International and revealed a new slate of commissions, including a pilot with LA-based Bodega Pictures. Banijay will provide funding, market intelligence and advise. It marks the beginning of a new international strategy for Lambent. As reported in Broadcast earlier this week, Banijay managing director Emmanuelle Namiech credited Lambent with producing “exceptionally strong human interest content,” which she said fitted with Banijay’s growing factual and factual entertainment portfolio. http:// www.broadcastnow.co.uk/5089828...

Newly appointment Head of Digital John Kent leads the delivery of 120 hours of new Lambent content to SAGE. Launching this May Lambent has delivered 600 short educational films to launch SAGE’s innovative collection of video content to support teaching, learning and research: SAGE Video. http://www.uk.sagepub.com/sagevideo/index.htm

MD Ollie Tait’s ITV series ‘The Great War: The People’s Story’ has won a BAFTA nomination in The Specialist Factual category. Made in partnership with the Imperial War Museum, the series poignantly brought to life letters, diaries and memoirs from the First World War. Narrated by Olivia Coleman, and with a cast of actors that includes Alison Steadman, Daniel Mays, Romola Garai and Brian Cox.

Dead Behind Bars, the acclaimed documentary for BBC3, was the winner of ‘Best Single Documentary' at the RTS Southern Centre Awards 2014. Huge congrats to all involved!