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All3Media
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All3 hires SBS creative chief to lead Belgian format-focused outfit
All3Media has hired the executive creative director of SBS in Belgium to lead a new…
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ITV reboots ‘Undercover Boss’ seven years after show’s last UK airing
Commercial broadcaster ITV has commissioned its own version of Undercover Boss, the Studio Lambert format…
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All3Media acquires NENT Studios UK
All3Media has acquired NENT Studios’ UK distribution business – formerly known as DRG – from…
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Hulu serves up more food with All3’s ‘Baker’s Dozen’ competition format
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has ordered another food-related show, this time a baking competition format from All3Media-owned Bright Spot…
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UK’s BBC unveils six dramas & new Michaela Coel project
The BBC in the UK has unveiled a raft of new scripted series, as well…
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AT&T confirms WarnerMedia & Discovery merger in shock $150bn deal
WarnerMedia owner AT&T has unveiled a shock deal to combine its media assets with factual…
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Digging into Discovery+’s first six months in the UK
The launch of Discovery+ six months ago provided an early indication of how the factual…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Running the numbers on global formats
TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton dives into K7 Media’s annual format report to uncover the most…
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All3’s Great Scott hires South Shore & Studio Ramsay alums
All3Media-backed Great Scott Media has hired two execs to lead its production and development teams,…
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All3’s Little Dot rejigs in US as Fullscreen exec replaces Holly Graham
All3Media’s Little Dot Studios has appointed John Holdridge from WarnerMedia-owned Fullscreen to lead operations in…
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All3’s Objective Fiction appoints Hannah Mackay to lead new LA division
All3Media’s Objective Fiction is setting up a permanent US operation and has appointed Hannah Mackay…
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Netflix ‘experiments’ with scheduling for reality duo ‘The Circle’ & ‘Too Hot To Handle’
Netflix is experimenting with its release strategy again, this time launching episodes from two of its biggest…
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All3’s Maverick TV hires ‘Operation Ouch!’ exec Romily Menzies for kids factual
All3Media’s Maverick TV has appointed Operation Ouch! exec Romily Menzies to lead the UK production…
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HBO Max joins BBC, Stan & ZDF’s Australian thriller ‘The Tourist’
HBO Max has joined upcoming Australia-set drama The Tourist, which is being produced by Fleabag…
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Tony Tackaberry steps down as CEO at All3’s Lion TV USA
All3Media-owned Lion TV USA CEO Tony Tackaberry is stepping down after almost two decades with…
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All3’s Raw hires BBC Studios exec Fiona Clarke as COO
All3Media-owned UK factual producer Raw has appointed BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Fiona Clarke to take…
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‘Witless’ prodco Objective Media appoints first head of comedy
All3Media-owned Objective Fiction has appointed GameFace and Witless producer Charlotte Lewis as its first head…
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All3 buys ‘Our Planet’ & ‘Perfect Planet’ producer Silverback Films
All3Media has acquired blue chip natural history producer Silverback Films, the UK-based firm behind The…
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Studio Lambert’s Tania Alexander leaves ‘Gogglebox’ prodco
Studio Lambert’s Tania Alexander, who oversees the All3Media-owned prodco’s UK hit series Gogglebox, is leaving…
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Bridging the gap: Solving viewer fatigue with scripted series
Serialised drama has soared in popularity over recent years, but as the number of shows…
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Acorn TV, ViacomCBS’s C5 prep PD James ‘Inspector Dalgliesh’ adaptation
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV and Channel 5 have joined forces on an adaptation of…
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BBC Studios launches German prodco, exits All3 joint venture Tower
BBC Studios (BBCS) is parting ways with All3Media in Germany, ending its decade-long joint venture…
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All3’s Objective Media expands US team by hiring Saterah Moore
All3Media-owned Objective Media has appointed Saterah Moore to a newly created role overseeing current programming…
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Amazon orders Studio Lambert’s ‘high school dating format’ & music-skewing drama
Amazon in the UK has commissioned a new reality dating format from The Circle producer…
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WarnerMedia to remake ITV gameshow ‘The Cube’ for US audiences
WarnerMedia has ordered a US remake of The Cube, the UK gameshow format that airs…
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UK TV industry welcomes $650m Covid-19 insurance fund
UK producers and broadcasters have welcomed a long-awaited £500m ($650m) government-backed scheme designed to help…
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Drama round-up: Netflix takes BBC’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ global; Sundance Now takes ITV drama ‘Des’
Netflix snags BBC’s Suitable Boy Netflix has confirmed that it has secured the upcoming adaptation…
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All3Media’s Lime responds after claims of racism on ‘Hollyoaks’ set
All3Media’s UK-based Lime Pictures has launched an investigation after a star of its youth-skewing drama…
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All3’s Objective Fiction launches drama label with ‘Guilt’ scribe Neil Forsyth
Guilt writer Neil Forsyth has launched a new production label with All3Media-backed Objective Fiction. Forsyth,…
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News round-up: Apple pays $70m for Sony’s ‘Greyhound’; Channel 5 goes ‘After Dark’; Filmrise’s All3 deal; Indielab makes virtual move
Apple bites into $70m Greyhound Apple TV+ has picked up rights to Tom Hanks’ forthcoming…