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Richard Middleton
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ITV travels with ‘Billy Connolly’s Great American Trail’
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has ordered a documentary series that follows comedian Billy Connolly exploring…
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BBC gets ‘Saved On Camera’ and orders Frankie Boyle series
UK-based Back2Back Productions is working with Belfast-based Afro-Mic Productions on a show about heroic real-life…
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ITV, BBC unveil UK-focused BritBox’s line-up and price point
ITV and the BBC have revealed the look of their forthcoming UK-focused streaming service…
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Exclusive: Expectation’s drama chief to exit
Peter Fincham and Tim Hincks’ prodco Expectation is on the look-out for a new drama…
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Sales round-up: SBS6 orders dementia format, ‘Van der Valk’ travels Europe, Globosat buys ‘Keeping Faith’ S2
Talpa to open The Restaurant That Makes Mistakes Talpa TV in the Netherlands has ordered…
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A+E Networks promotes Saugato Banerjee to oversee Asia
A+E Networks has promoted Saugato Banerjee to a new role that will see him take…
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Exclusive: All3Media back in for Endemol Shine
All3Media is taking another look at acquiring Endemol Shine Group but the chances of the…
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WarnerMedia’s HBO Max orders ‘Gossip Girl’ reboot
WarnerMedia has made a 10-episode straight-to-series order for a reboot of teen drama Gossip Girl,…
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Kids round-up: ‘Fox & Hare’ go global, ‘Horrid Henry’ heads to UK cinemas, ‘Dinosaur Train’ steams across Europe
Fox & Hare travels to Denmark, Hong Kong, France DR in Denmark, RTHK in Hong…
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UK financier Drive appoints DRG alum for sales push
Funding and distribution agency Drive has added the former senior VP of sales at UK-based…
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ITV Studios extends interest in Monumental to take majority stake
ITV Studios (ITVS) has increased its interest in UK-based Monumental Television to take a controlling…
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Netflix shares dive 12% after big subscription miss
Netflix shares have slumped by more than 12% after the world’s biggest streamer revealed a…
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Studio Lambert promotes Maddie Sinclair, hires Mammoth Screen exec
All3Media-backed Studio Lambert has promoted its head of development Maddie Sinclair to become an executive…
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Dr Oz’s Jungo TV strikes int’l deal for LGBTQ channel Here TV
Channels operator Jungo TV is to launch an international network targeting female and LGBTQ viewers…
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Renowned Films hires Gobstopper exec to head development
UK- and US-based production outfit Renowned Films has appointed former Gobstopper Television executive Chris Broughall…
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eOne alum Michael Rosenberg joins Untitled Entertainment
Entertainment One’s former head of scripted TV Michael Rosenberg has joined LA-based agency and producer…
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Disney’s global content sales chief Janice Marinelli steps down
Disney’s president of global content sales and distribution Janice Marinelli (pictured), who has been with…
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Tom Hollander, Saskia Reeves join BBC’s David Nicholls’ adaptation
The Night Manager‘s Tom Hollander, Luther‘s Saskia Reeves and The Killing‘s Sofie Gråbøl have all…
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Element Pictures expands TV team with Channel 4’s Jonny Richards
Element Pictures, the UK- and Ireland-based producer behind Oscar winning film The Favourite, has appointed…
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Sales round-up: Poland’s TVN returns to ‘Big Brother’, Ovation adds detective drama ‘Maigret’
Poland’s TVN returns to Big Brother Polish broadcaster TVN is to air another season of…
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Amazon lands Jack Reacher adaptation with Scorpion’s Nick Santora
Amazon has landed rights to adapt the Jack Reacher novels for TV, with Scorpion creator…
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Quibi orders workplace comedy ‘Winos’ and NBC news shows
Short-form streamer Quibi is adding to its growing roster of originals with a workplace comedy…
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Evolution Media names president and adds Studio 71 exec
The Real Housewives of Orange County producer Evolution Media has promoted Alex Baskin to become…
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BBC One, Netflix preps Hippie Trail murder drama from Mammoth Screen
BBC One in the UK has commissioned a true-life drama from Poldark producer Mammoth Screen…
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BBC Studios’ Asia chief steps down
BBC Studios’ exec VP of Asia David Weiland (pictured) is stepping down from his position…
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Canal+ acquires African producer ROK from parent IROKO
France’s Canal+ Group has struck a deal to acquire African studio and channel operator ROK…
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Sales round-up: Dutch Spike adds UK shows, Motorsport.tv gets Greenlight deal, AMC & Atresmedia prep EspañaTV for Portugal
Netherlands-based Spike agrees DRG deal Viacom-owned Spike in the Netherlands has struck a deal with…
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Disney focuses on Hulu as it closes FX streaming service
Disney is to close down the SVoD service launched by its recently acquired cable network…
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eOne appoints ex-Legendary Television exec for Asia sales
Entertainment One (eOne) is expanding its footprint in Asia with the appointment of a former…
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TBI Weekly: It’s Quibi or bust for short-form (Column)
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s mobile-first service Quibi and its growing roster of A-list on and off-screen talent…