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PRESS RELEASES 2008: |
JUNE 2008: |
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Pilot Productions has struck a number of international deals for a range of its programs including Series 13 of Globe Trekker. Read more |
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APRIL 2008: |
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Pilot Productions has unveiled a mixture of travel and lifestyle productions and digital content for its 2008 MIP TV slate, Managing Director Ian Cross announced today. Read more |
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Eileen Pesah has now been appointed as the new Head of Sales at Pilot Productions, the award-winning UK based producer of travel and adventure programming. Read more |
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MARCH 2008: |
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Pilot Productions' World Café Asia has picked up another win at the 22nd Singapore Tourism Awards as the Best Broadcast Singapore Travel Story. Read more |
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PRESS RELEASES 2007: |
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DECEMBER 2007: |
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Pilot finalises sales of a number of shows from its diverse catalogue of over 300 hours: Globe Trekker, Metropolis, Bazaar, and Treks in a Wild World. Read more |
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World Café Asia's host, Bobby Chinn, picked up the Best Entertainment Presenter Award at this year’s 12th Asian Television Awards held in Singapore. Read more |
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OCTOBER 2007: |
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Pilot Productions unveils its thirteenth series of Globe Trekker at this year's MIPCOM. Read more |
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SEPTEMBER 2007: |
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Pilot Productions unveils its latest new production - Metropolis - at MIPCOM. Read more |
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Pilot Productions, the producer of the highly acclaimed Globe Trekker series, has launched a new broadband channel GlobeTrekkerChannel.tv. Read more |
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Pilot Productions has co-produces its 4th series of Treks in a Wild World with National Geographic Channels International (NGCI). Read more |
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JUNE 2007
Pilot Productions teams up with Intrepid Travel to present Ian Wright live in London - an event which combines insight into travel filming and vital travel tips. Read more |
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APRIL 2007
Pilot Productions secures the commission of the third series for its acclaimed show Planet Food. Read more |
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Pilot Productionswraps up its 12th series of Globe Trekker and makes room for number 13. Read more |
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MARCH 2007
Pilot Productions announces its second series of Pilot Globe Guides at this year’s MIPTV. Read more |
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PRESS RELEASES 2006: |
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OCTOBER 2006
Pilot Productions announces its collaboration with the BBC in signing a 10 X 30’ deal for Planet Food. Read more |
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After 15 years of producing high quality documentaries, Pilot Productions tops the survey charts as one of the best independent producers and distributors in the UK.
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SEPTEMBER 2006
Pilot Productions announces the 12th series of Globe Trekker at MIPCOM.
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JULY 2006
Pilot Productions unveils its latest production, World Café Asia, at MIPCOM.
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FEBRUARY 2006
Globe Trekker, in association with WETA, launches
its fifth season on American Public Television, exploring
cultures and cuisine, landmarks and landscapes.
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PRESS RELEASES 2005: |
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NOVEMBER 2005
Made in Taiwan: Flavours and Homeland, a production from
Pilot Productions Singapore office made for Discovery Asia,
picked up a Silver and Highly Commended Award in the documentary
category of the Australian
Cinematographers Awards held in November in Queensland. Read more
OCTOBER 2005
Pilot Productions announce the launch of
their first two international book releases as part of a publishing
contract with US-based travel and outdoors publishers Globe
Pequot:
Globe Trekker's World is the first ever guide book organised
by month, based on the popular adventure travel TV series. Read more Adventure Golf is a lavish hardback book based on the
TV series now airing on American Public Television. Read
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AUGUST 2005
Discovery Asia have nominate Jon Wygen's music for
"Made In Taiwan", a production by Pilot Productions in Singapore,
Asian Television Awards. Read more
JUNE 2005
Pilot Productions launch a charity appeal to raise funds
for the upkeep of the deprived Soweto Country Club course in South
Africa Read
more
MAY 2005
For the second consecutive year the Pilot Guides/GlobeTrekker website is included in Hatch
Magazine's listing of Useful Web Sites for
Post-College Twenty-Somethings. Hatch is the online magazine featuring
commentary, advice and articles for upwardly mobile, post-collegiate
twent-somethings and thirty-somethings.
MARCH 2005
Globe
Trekker and American Public Television sign a
sponsorship deal with Merrell, a popular outdoor
footwear brand. Read more
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PRESS RELEASES 2004 |
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DECEMBER 2004
Megan McCormick interview on CNN.com: Megan talks about her passion for travel
and the Globe Trekker series, "I'm addicted
to it!". Read more
NOVEMBER 2004
For the second sequential year, Globe
Trekker wins Programming Excellence award from American Public Television where the series is the network's
most carried program.
OCTOBER 2004
Pilot Productions UK broadcaster The Travel Channel dedicates 200 hours of their November 2004 schedule to Globe Trekker
month - showcasing the fabulous adventurous of Ian Wright and the team, and giving viewers the opportunity to vote for their
favourite ever episode and win a trip to Japan.
SEPTEMBER 2004
Pilot Productions announce an expansive distribution agreement with Total Video, Inc to distribute digital downloads
of selected Globe Trekker episodes via the TotalVid website - an outdoor and travel broadband internet portal. Read more
AUGUST 2004
An interview with Globe Trekker presenter Ian Wright is featured in the World According to section of the travel supplement
of the British broadsheet The Independent. Read more
JULY 2004
Pilot Productions sign a publishing deal with Connecticut
based travel publishing house Globe Pequot to produce
two books, one based on stories from the popular TV series Globe
Trekker, and another as a companion to the new series in
production, Adventure Golf.
JUNE 2004
CNN.com publish an interview with Globe Trekker hostess, Megan McCormick, where she talks about
her passion for travel and the Globe Trekker series,
"I'm addicted to it!". Read
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MARCH 2004
Pilot Productions begins preparations to film Series 10 of the popular series Pilot Guides, which broadcasts in the USA under the name Globe Trekker on the Public Television network. The new series aims to update
classic episodes and provide new locations and countries, some will
be highly 'off the beaten track', to complement Pilot's production canon
of over 200 hours of 'evergreen' travel broadcasting.
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PRESS RELEASES 2003 |
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AUGUST 2003
Pilot Productions start a co-production with the
OLN in Canada, an exciting new studio based series featuring Globe
Trekker presenter and traveller Ian Wright.
Ian Wright Live will involve both a live studio audience as well as interaction
and video from fans plus clips from the extensive Globe Trekker
archive. The series is being produced by former Lonely Planet producer
Angela Gourley.
MAY 2003
Pilot have establish a new production office in Singapore. Led
by producer/editor Melvyn Goh - the new office aims to develop both filming and broadcasting
opportunities in South East Asia.
APRIL 2003
Pilot Productions are listed as one of the Top 20 Independent Television Producers in the UK, as compiled by Broadcast Magazine. This
is, in part, in recognition of Pilot's extensive catalogue of shows
spanning a full decade and running in excess of 100 hours of 'evergreen'
travel, food and documentary production.
MARCH 2003
The Pilot Guides website is awarded a Golden Web Award
from the International Association of Webmasters and Designers.
The award and is presented to those sites whose web design, originality
and content have achieved levels of excellence deserving of recognition. |
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