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ITV boss defends “different and distinctive” BritBox UK plans
ITV boss Carolyn McCall has defended the broadcaster’s SVOD tie-up with the BBC, BritBox UK,…
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SVOD platforms becoming ‘more selective’ about prodcos, says Endeavor
The global boom in subscription video-on-demand does not automatically mean boom time for independent producers…
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‘Killing Eve’, ‘English Scandal’ lead BAFTA TV and craft nominations
BBC America’s Killing Eve and BBC One and Amazon co-production A Very English Scandal are leading nominations…
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Magnify scores first scripted format deal with YLE’s ‘Mental’
Andrea Jackson’s Magnify Media has struck its first scripted format deal, selling Mental into France Télévisions’ VOD platform…
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BBC Studios backs Dhanny Joshi’s Big Deal Films
BBC Studios has struck a first-look deal with London-based prodco Big Deal Films. The pact…
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UKTV, Foxtel pre-buy Distribution360’s Titanic doc
UKTV and Foxtel have pre-bought a documentary on the Titanic from Distribution360. Titanic: Stories From…
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Endemol Shine appoints head of digital distribution
Endemol Shine Group has appointed a media strategist as its head of digital distribution and…
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Ted Sarandos: Netflix doesn’t disrupt for disruption’s sake
Netflix is not primarily about acting disruptively, at least in terms of content if not…
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Channel 4 to adapt NBC’s ‘Songland’ format
UK broadcaster Channel 4 (C4) is set to adapt NBC’s songwriting competition format Songland. C4…
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Netflix teams with ‘Glee’ EP Brad Falchuk
Glee executive producer Brad Falchuk is the latest creative to join the Netflix fold. The…
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Spun Gold TV reveals ‘Secrets of the Royal Babies’ for ITV
Spun Gold has been commissioned by ITV to produce an hour-long doc focused on royal…
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Rockerdale Studios, Chalkboard among Indielab Accelerator prodcos
Business accelerator Indielab has unveiled the 16 UK prodcos taking part in its 2019 programme….
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Kids round-up: Hoho takes ‘Shane The Chef’ to global nets; Mondo TV preps MIPTV slate
Hoho Rights has struck multiple deals around the world for food-based preschool title Shane The…
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Vice Studios UK hires director of unscripted development
Former Darlow Smithson exec Steven Bricknall has boarded Vice Studios UK as the fledgling production…
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MIPTV round-up: Fremantle leads slate with ‘Beecham House’; Kew shops ‘Clink’
Fremantle will bring a packed slate of premium programming to MIPTV, including Gurinder Chadha’s Beecham…
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Discovery goes global for ‘Wheeler Dealers’ spin-off
Discovery has handed a global commission for an eight-part Wheeler Dealers spin-off, which will air…
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Apple TV+: The four key things we know so far
Apple’s long-awaited reveal of its streaming plans has drawn mixed results from the industry, with…
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BBC’s ‘MotherFatherSon’ strikes global sales
BBC Studios has struck a raft of global sales for Richard Gere-fronted drama MotherFatherSon ahead…
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CuriosityStream pre-buys ZDF’s ‘Planet of Treasures’
CuriosityStream has pre-bought six one-hour documentary series Planet of Treasures – A History of Mankind…
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MIPTV round-up: Keshet leads line-up with ‘2025’; Red Arrow brings ‘Vienna Blood’
Keshet International will bring a varied line-up to MIPTV which is led by reality format…
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French lesbian nightclub drama wins Series Mania Forum’s pitch prize
French drama festival Series Mania has revealed the Best Project winner out of its industry-focused…
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BBC Studios’ Keelan exits amid Content Partnerships rejig
BBC Studios’ scripted portfolio director Liam Keelan is exiting the business as the distributor once…
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Endemol Shine extends ‘The Bridge’ to Croatia, Serbia
Endemol Shine Group (ESG) has secured a deal for a 10 x 50-minute Croatian/Serbian version…
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Apple unveils streaming service with Oprah Winfrey, star-studded line-up
Apple’s long-awaited plans for streaming, years in the making, have been unveiled, and as it…
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YouTube pulls out of Premium race
YouTube has cancelled plans to build a slate of high-end drama and comedies as it…
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Ireland’s ShinAwiL rolls out first scripted slate
Irish producer ShinAwiL, best known for making local versions of formats such as Dancing With…
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A+E Networks Int’l greenlights first scripted co-production
A+E Networks International has greenlit its first scripted co-production with crime drama Miss Scarlet And…
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Jeremy Wade returns to Animal Planet for ‘Dark Waters’
Beloved biologist and River Monsters star Jeremy Wade returns to Animal Planet after two years…
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About Premium Content rebrands as APC Studios
The Murders distributor About Premium Content (APC) has rebranded as APC Studios as it marks…
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Discovery rolls out HGTV to Germany
Discovery is to launch HGTV, its home and lifestyle network, in Germany as a free…