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BBC & BritBox International in US, Canada adapt Agatha Christie’s ‘Towards Zero’
The BBC and BritBox International have teamed up for their latest Agatha Christie adaptation, this…
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UK Media Bill passed in House of Lords, ushering in new rules for global streamers
The UK’s long-gestating Media Bill has taken one step closer to being passed into law,…
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TF1 boards Euston Films’ ‘Nightsleeper’ for French debut
French broadcaster TF1 has acquired upcoming suspense thriller Nightsleeper, following a deal with distributor Fremantle….
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BBC investigates upcoming MGM+ thriller ‘Nine Bodies In A Mexican Morgue’
UK public broadcaster the BBC has acquired Anthony Horowitz’s mystery thriller Nine Bodies In A…
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BBC Comedy spins-off ‘Motherland’ & orders ‘Death Valley’
UK public broadcaster the BBC has commissioned Amandaland, a spin-off from its comedy series Motherland,…
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News round-up: BBC’s ‘Gavin & Stacey’ set for finale; DocuBay orders identity doc; ‘Split’ returns to BBC
BBC’s Gavin & Stacey set for finale BBC comedy Gavin & Stacey is to air…
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BBC & BritBox Int’l return detective drama ‘Beyond Paradise’ for S3 & festive special
British crime drama series Beyond Paradise has been commissioned for a third season and a…
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BBC expands natural history slate with insect & killer whale docs
UK public broadcaster the BBC has commissioned three new natural history shows and a chess…
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News round-up: Netflix boards BBC YA drama; Hidden Pictures inks Warren Adler deal; TVF Benelux sales
Netflix boards BBC YA drama Netflix has picked up the BBC’s adaptation of Holly Jackson’s…
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BBC expands Nordic Noir with Viaplay dramas ‘End Of Summer’ & ‘Jana – Marked For Life’
British pubcaster the BBC has acquired a pair of Swedish crime dramas from Viaplay –…
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News round-up: BBC returns ‘The Night Manager’; Apple TV+ extends ‘Monarch’; CBS reverses SWAT axe
BBC returns to The Night Manager The BBC and Prime Video have extended drama The…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: How crime & sport are slowing UK linear declines
The average linear viewing time in the UK has spent years in decline, but Omdia’s…
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NBC gives greenlight to ‘Destination X’ in the US
Adventure reality competition series Destination X has been given the official greenlight by NBC in…
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BBC buys ex-HBO Europe Cold War thriller ‘Spy/Master’
The BBC has acquired former HBO Europe thriller Spy/Master following a deal with Warner Bros….
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Former CBeebies controller Kay Benbow dies
Kay Benbow, the former controller of CBeebies, the pre-school channel operated by UK pubcaster the…
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BBC boss Tim Davie to warn of threat to British storytelling from “US & Chinese algorithms”
BBC director-general Tim Davie is to warn that British storytelling is at “growing risk of…
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BBC investigates Howard Marks, Knowsley riots & pandemic in order for factual trio
UK public broadcaster the BBC has commissioned a trio of new documentary titles, including two…
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Nutopia hires BBC alum Steve Condie as exec producer on Tom Hanks-led WW2 docuseries
Nutopia, the UK prodco behind Limitless With Chris Hemsworth, has hired former BBC exec Steve…
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‘Our Flag Means Death’ creator sinks hopes of cancelled pirate comedy S3 return
David Jenkins, creator of US pirate comedy Our Flag Means Death, has sunk hopes of…
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BBC takes crime drama ‘Rebus’ in the UK, as Viaplay exits
The UK’s BBC has acquired crime drama Rebus, with the show’s original commissioner Viaplay preparing…
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BBC writers to get 10% payrise & improved residuals as WGGB negotiates new deal
Writers working on shows commissioned by UK public broadcaster the BBC and for its commercial…
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BBC drama boss warns of “peak caution” as pubcaster unveils 12 scripted commissions
Lindsay Salt, director of drama at the BBC, has warned that the industry has shifted…
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Reef founder Richard Farmbrough launches factual firm Somersault Studio, preps BBC Easter show
Former Reef Television CEO, Richard Farmbrough, and executive producer Owen Rodd have partnered to launch…
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Vice Studio’s docs chief Alex Moore exits to join UK prodco Dragonfly
Vice Studio’s global head of documentaries, Alex Moore, has left the embattled company to join…
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UK’s BBC hires Channel 4 commissioner Cal Turner & promotes RDF alum Jasmyn McGuile
The BBC has hired Channel 4 exec Cal Turner as a commissioning editor across its…
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UK’s BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 streamer Freely sets Q2 launch
Freely, the upcoming free TV service from Everyone TV, the organisation jointly owned by UK…
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BBC expands ‘The Traitors’ offering with US, Australian & New Zealand acquisitions
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired the Australian and New Zealand versions of Dutch reality…
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BBC unveils almost 60 prodcos set to benefit from Small Indie Fund
Almost 60 production companies with turnovers below £10m ($12.5m) are to receive support via the…
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Greg Daniels opening development room to explore ‘The Office’ spin-off
Greg Daniels, the US writer and producer who adapted UK comedy The Office into a…
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Xumo & European pubcasters ink pre-sales for ‘Silverback’ documentary
US streamer Xumo and European pubcasters ORF in Austria, UR in Sweden and YLE in…