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Factual
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Dragonfly exec flies to Lightbox to oversee development
US- and UK-based factual producer Lightbox has appointed the director of development at Dragonfly to…
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Thunderbird appoints Lindsay Macadam for real-life drama push
Highway Thru Hell and Heavy Rescue: 401 producer Thunderbird Entertainment Group has appointed scripted executive…
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Facebook’s European content exec Patrick Walker to step down
Facebook’s director of media partnerships in Europe is leaving the social media giant after three…
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Rare TV replaces CEO Fraser with Channel 4’s Gardiner
UK-based factual producer Rare TV has appointed Channel 4 executive Alexander Gardiner as its CEO,…
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BBC Studios invests in Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has become the latest company…
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Noah Media score Jack Charlton football documentary
Noah Media Group, the UK production outfit behind documentaries including Steve McQueen: The Man &…
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Netflix adopts ‘surprise drop’ strategy for docs, reality
Netflix is adopting a “surprise drop” strategy for its documentary and reality programming to compete…
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UK’s BBC explores dementia as part of science-skewing slate
The BBC has ordered a raft of science-focused programming for linear networks BBC2 and BBC4…
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UK broadcasters “warmly welcome” Ofcom’s prominence measures
UK public service broadcasters have welcomed proposed changes from media regulator Ofcom that would provide…
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Sheffield Doc/Fest appoints DocLisboa’s Cíntia Gil as director
Sheffield Doc/Fest has appointed former DocLisboa director Cíntia Gil (pictured) to head up the UK-based…
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UK’s BBC forges ‘creative partnership’ with Canada’s CBC
Canadian public broadcaster CBC has struck a “creative partnership” agreement with UK counterpart the BBC…
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DRG picks up global rights to Channel 4’s ‘My Grandparents’ War’
UK-based distributor DRG has picked up international sales rights for the upcoming four-part series My…
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Amazon Prime signs Peter Crouch for Sony’s Human Media football show
Amazon Prime Video has linked up with former Liverpool FC star Peter Crouch (pictured) on…
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Canal+, BBC2, PBS shoot for the Moon and Back
BBC2 in the UK, PBS in the US and French pay operator Canal+ are preparing…
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Barcroft Studios appoints former Vice exec for 4Real
Factual production company Barcroft Studios has appointed a former Vice exec to oversee content output…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios reveals impact of Discovery deal on catch-up rights
BBC Studios has revealed it will still be able to offer first window catch-up rights…
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Amazon scores football docuseries with Starbucks, October Films, Brutal Media
Amazon Prime Video is preparing to make a docuseries about football available to its subscribers…
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China Mobile’s Migu orders tea series from BBC Studios
BBC Studios (BBCS) has secured its first fully-funded production commission in China after striking a…
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BBC Studios snags first commission from Quibi
Short-form digital platform Quibi has ordered a blue chip factual series from the producers behind…
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How to gain access to restrictive locations
Adam Jacobs, exec producer at UK-based Woodcut Media, discusses how to get access to restrictive…
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UKTV’s Gold orders Lenny Henry comedy docuseries
BBC Studios-owned UK channel Gold has ordered a docuseries featuring comedian Lenny Henry that explores…
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Exclusive: Discovery “making changes” in commissioning post-UKTV split
Discovery Networks Europe is rejigging its commissioning team on the back of its UKTV channels…
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BBC, ZDF, Love Nature strike first copro with ‘Animals at Play’
The UK’s BBC, Germany’s ZDF and natural history operator Love Nature have joined forces on…
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Keshet scores six-part car show for ITV4
UK broadcaster ITV has commissioned a six-part car show from Keshet Productions featuring daredevil Zef…
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BBC’s ‘The Planet’ lands in Japan, US
The series, which finished airing on BBC2 in the UK this week, is fronted by…
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Sales round-up: Beta scores for drama trio; Wag TV inks 50-hour Polish deal
Germany’s Beta Film seals deals for drama trio Beta Film has struck a series of…
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Apple, Amazon talk up flexible deals
Apple’s creative director for Europe Jay Hunt and Amazon Studios’ director of European originals Georgia…
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Cracking down on co-productions
Alastair Fothergill, producer of Netflix’s Our Planet, has warned that SVOD players “will not consider…
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Exclusive: Canal+ scales Pyramids series from Pernel, Vivendi Ent
Samuel Kissous’ Pernel Media and Vivendi Entertainment have partnered on a 4K series delving into…
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China’s CCTV-9 boards Zed’s ‘Wild Treasures Of China’
French producer-distributor Zed and China’s CCTV-9 have teamed for blue-chip series Wild Treasures Of China….