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BBC Studios revenue hits $2.6bn but channels & streaming suffer as profits fall 24%
BBC Studios (BBCS) has provided some good news for its embattled public broadcaster parent by…
News round-up: ITV renews ‘Limitless Win’; ‘Dino Dex’ expands kids’ franchise
ITV renews ‘Limitless Win’ UK comcaster ITV has renewed quiz format Ant & Dec’s Limitless…
‘Secret Chef’ duo Wheelhouse & David Chang forge development & production pact
US media firm Wheelhouse is cooking up more programming with chef David Chang, following their…
M6 & Play4 capture ‘The Perfect Picture’ as ITVS format expands to France & Belgium
French broadcaster M6 and Play4 in Belgium have both picked up local versions of ITV…
BBC Studios backs ex-Lime exec Sarah Tyekiff’s format firm Mettlemouse Entertainment
BBC Studios (BBCS) is backing former Lime Pictures’ exec Sarah Tyekiff’s nascent format prodco Mettlemouse…
ABC Signature president Jonnie Davis stepping down
Jonnie Davis is stepping down as president of Disney-owned ABC Signature. Davis took on his…
Endeavor invests in Rebecca Quinn & Jennifer O’Connell’s Velvet Hammer
US entertainment group Endeavor has taken a minority stake in LA-based Velvet Hammer Media (VHM),…
France’s TF1 remakes Spanish drama ‘La Caza: Monteperdido’
TF1 is onboard a French adaptation of Spanish drama La Caza: Monteperdido, with Banijay France…
NBCU’s Susan Rovner exits as Donna Langley handed TV remit amid exec overhaul
NBCUniversal (NBCU) entertainment chief Susan Rovner is leaving the company following an overhaul of its…
BBC & Channel 4 seek ‘noise’ & ‘mischief’ for digital teen audiences
UK broadcasters the BBC and Channel 4 have shared their digital content strategies for teen…