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ITV orders Duchy of Cornwall series from BBC Studios
ITV has commissioned Inside The Duchy from BBC Studios, a new series including exclusive interviews…
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WE tv re-ups distribution deal with Off The Fence
AMC Networks-owned cable channel WE tv has re-upped an exclusive distribution deal with global unscripted…
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BBC Studios, Cosmote SVOD deal signals post-Discovery licensing plans
BBC Studios has struck a premium factual SVOD deal with Greek telco OTE’s pay-TV service…
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YouTube hires Fox veteran to boost unscripted
YouTube has hired Fox veteran Alex Piper to head up unscripted as it continues to…
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Apple hires A+E’s Molly Thompson to head documentaries
Apple has hired A+E Networks veteran Molly Thompson as its head of documentaries. Thompson founded…
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Exclusive: Blue Ant Int’l inks first-look deal with Zeppelin Films
Blue Ant International has struck a first-look deal with former BBC commissioner Elliot Reed’s Rich Kids…
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MIPTV: The Big Deals
TBI looks at the top deals struck out of Cannes at last week’s MIPTV market….
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ITVS GE, NHK tie up for blue chip doc ‘Wild Tokyo’
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has partnered up with Japanese pubcaster NHK on the production of…
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Op-ed: Uncovering the story in Leaving Neverland
Dan Reed, director of Channel 4/HBO documentary, gives an inside scoop on controversial Michael Jackson…
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MIPDoc 2019: TBI’s Factual Hot Picks
From Tata – Escobar’s Widow to 100 Vaginas, TBI Magazine runs through the pick of…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: Tata – Escobar’s Widow
Distributor: Drive Producer: Telegramme Media Broadcaster: Club Illico (French-Canada), Discovery (LatAm, Iberia, Italy, Spanish-speaking US)…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: If We Built It Today
Distributor: Sky Vision Producer: Arcadia Content Broadcaster: Knowledge Network (Canada) Logline: Factual series exploring the…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: The Green Book – Guide to Freedom
Distributor: Off The Fence Producer: Impossible Factual Broadcaster: Smithsonian Channel Logline: A deep dive into…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: Beyond Innovation
Distributor: A Tall Order Producer: Globalive Media Broadcaster: Bloomberg Television Logline: Uncovering the world’s new…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: The Weekly
Distributor: Red Arrow International Producer: The New York Times, Left/Right Broadcaster: FX, Hulu (US) Logline:…
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MIPDoc Hot Pick: The House of Extraordinary People
Distributor: TCB Media Rights Producer: Hey Sonny Films Broadcaster: Channel 5 (UK) Logline: Nine amazing…
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MIPDoc Hot Picks: I Am Richard Pryor
Distributor: Fremantle Producer: Network Entertainment Broadcaster: Paramount Network (US) Logline: Inside the private life of…
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MIPDoc Hot Picks: 100 Vaginas
Distributor: TVF International Producer: Burning Bright Productions Broadcaster: Channel 4 (UK) Logline: Women tell frank…
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MIPDoc Hot Picks: Almost Fashionable – A Film About Travis
Distributor: Limonero Films Producer: Gezellig Pictures in association with Final Cut Logline: A music critic…
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‘Prime Suspect’ detective to front CBS Reality doc series
UK factual channel CBS Reality is rolling out a pair of true crime originals, including…
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BBC, Discovery to build “Marvel library” of factual content with SVOD
Discovery boss David Zaslav has likened the business’s whopping nine-figure deal for BBC content to…
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BBC, Discovery confirm UKTV channels break-up, SVOD plans
The BBC and Discovery have confirmed plans for a break-up of UKTV channels, and unveiled…
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DRG drives into commissioning with Rachel Khoo series
Distributor DRG has furthered its commissioning drive, teaming with UKTV to co-commission cookery and lifestyle…
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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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‘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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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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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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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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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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CuriosityStream pre-buys ZDF’s ‘Planet of Treasures’
CuriosityStream has pre-bought six one-hour documentary series Planet of Treasures – A History of Mankind…