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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…
Iannucci launches spirited BBC defence
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: Comedy writer Armando Iannucci used his keynote lecture at the Edinburgh…
Whittingdale: BBC future debate justified
EDINBURGH INTERNATIONAL TELEVISION FESTIVAL: UK Conservative government minister John Whittingdale has admitted “most people” see…
BBC Earth makes Fishing Impossible
BBC Worldwide has unveiled new commissions for its BBC Earth channel, one of which follows…
Lebara Play expands across Europe, adds Asian content
Migrant community-focused OTT service, Lebara Play, is now available in 39 European countries and has…
French, Scandi nets buy CBeebies series
Gulli and Tiji in France are among the latest buyers of DHX Media-sold CBeebies kids…
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…
FremantleMedia-backed drama venture created
FremantleMedia is putting its weight behind LocomoTV, a new drama venture from veteran British writing…
Piligian’s Pilgrim promotes pair
Johnny Gould and Nicholas Caprio have been promoted to chief creative officer and chief content…
Boomerang poaches Outline’s Baldwin
Wales-based producer Boomerang has hired Outline Productions executive Shona Baldwin as director of development. Reporting…