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Channel 5 buys Penn & Teller Vegas series

UK broadcaster Channel 5 has acquired Penn & Teller: Fool Us in Vegas from DCD…

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Iannucci launches spirited BBC defence

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: Comedy writer Armando Iannucci used his keynote lecture at the Edinburgh…

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Whittingdale: BBC future debate justified

EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: UK Conservative government minister John Whittingdale has admitted “most people” see…

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BBC Earth makes Fishing Impossible

BBC Worldwide has unveiled new commissions for its BBC Earth channel, one of which follows…

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Lebara Play expands across Europe, adds Asian content

Migrant community-focused OTT service, Lebara Play, is now available in 39 European countries and has…

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French, Scandi nets buy CBeebies series

Gulli and Tiji in France are among the latest buyers of DHX Media-sold CBeebies kids…

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RTL, Beta plot big-bugdet Wild West drama

Germany’s RTL and Beta Film are coproducing a big-budget Wild West drama, with shooting beginning…

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FremantleMedia-backed drama venture created

FremantleMedia is putting its weight behind LocomoTV, a new drama venture from veteran British writing…

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Piligian’s Pilgrim promotes pair

Johnny Gould and Nicholas Caprio have been promoted to chief creative officer and chief content…

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Boomerang poaches Outline’s Baldwin

Wales-based producer Boomerang has hired Outline Productions executive Shona Baldwin as director of development. Reporting…