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Channel 4’s Dorothy Byrne to give MacTaggart Lecture
Dorothy Byrne, head of news and current affairs at UK broadcaster Channel 4, will give…
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Exclusive: Red Arrow’s Harry Gamsu joins Fremantle
Red Arrow Studios International (RASI) exec Harry Gamsu has boarded Fremantle. After five years with…
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Lifetime orders R. Kelly ‘Aftermath’ special, develops Jeffrey Epstein film
Lifetime has ordered a four-hour follow-up special to its Emmy-nominated series Surviving R. Kelly alongside…
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BBC Studios teams with James Cameron for first Nat Geo commission
BBC Studios has secured its first Nat Geo commission, teaming with Titanic director James Cameron (pictured)…
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TBI opens submissions for MIPCOM Hot Picks
It’s that time of year again. TBI is now accepting submissions for our upcoming MIPCOM…
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Edinburgh TV Festival unveils Louis Theroux session
Documentary maker Louis Theroux is to join writer and journalist Dawn O’Porter in a discussion…
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Doc streamer DocuBay expands distribution with Foxxum
Fledgling documentary streamer DocuBay has linked with smart TV solutions provider Foxxum for a distribution…
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Sales round-up: ESG scores for ‘Younger’, ‘Stripped’; BBCS starts ‘Revolutions’
Endemol strips in Spain Endemol Shine International has sold social experiment format Stripped into Spain,…
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Doc/Fest’s Luke Moody exits, calling out lack of global vision for fest
Sheffield Doc/Fest’s director of programming Luke Moody has quit the UK documentary festival, calling on…
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Mental health for documentary field in the spotlight via week-long forum
US documentary forum The D-Word is rolling out a widespread discussion on mental health that…
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Halmi’s Great Point backs screening portal
Screening site ProgramBuyer.com, launched in January by former National Geographic duo Roz Parker and Edwina…
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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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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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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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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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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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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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Content Innovation Awards entries deadline fast approaching
The deadline to enter the 2019 Content Innovation Awards is fast approaching, with this year’s…
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Netflix makes debut commission from ‘Blue Planet II’ creator James Honeyborne
The first project for Netflix from Blue Planet II creator James Honeyborne has emerged. The…
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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 Studios’ Asia chief steps down
BBC Studios’ exec VP of Asia David Weiland (pictured) is stepping down from his position…
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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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TCB Media Rights expands into feature doc space
TCB Media Rights is edging into the feature-length documentary space after acquiring BBC Two’s 90-minute…
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Edinburgh TV Festival unveils State of the TV Nation panel
YouTube’s EMEA chief Ben McOwen Wilson, Channel 4 CEO Alex Mahon (pictured) and Lionsgate TV…
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Spectrum develops ‘Last Chance U’ drama with Courteney Cox
Spectrum Originals, part of US media giant Charter Communications, is developing a scripted show based…
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A+E’s Ed Sabin steps down, Patrick Vien promoted
A+E Networks’ co-executive MD of international Edward Sabin (pictured) is stepping down from his position,…
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Snapchat taps Arnold Schwarzenegger, Serena Williams for ‘creator shows’
Social media company Snap is moving further into original programming by tapping celebrities including Arnold…
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UK regulator Ofcom admits “transparency issues” over BBC Studios
UK media regulator Ofcom has said the commercial arm of the BBC has “transparency issues”…