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BBC Four
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BBC Four in UK picks up Stan & Sundance Now drama ‘Black Snow’
BBC Four in the UK has acquired Black Snow, the Australian crime drama that was…
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Drama round-up: BBC, SBS join Sweden’s ‘Hunt For A Killer’; Rainmaker boards ‘Amy Winter’ adaptation; ‘The Phoenix’ rises in Israel
BBC, RTL join The Hunt For A Killer BBC Four in the UK is among broadcasters…
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BBC appoints editors for BBC One, Two & Four following commissioning overhaul
The BBC in the UK has promoted two execs as portfolio editors for its flagship channels,…
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BBC Studios to launch culture-skewing SVOD in US & Canada in 2021
BBC Studios (BBCS) is expanding its North American SVOD offering with a new streamer set…
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BBC’s scripted acquisition spree continues with return of ‘The Bridge’
The BBC in the UK has struck a new deal for hit Nordic drama The…
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BBC explores BBC Four int’l roll-out as ‘global subscription service’
The UK’s BBC is “exploring potential commercial opportunities” around turning its culture-skewing channel BBC Four…
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BBC Studios hires BBC Four chief Cassian Harrison as SVP commissioning
BBC Studios has appointed Cassian Harrison, the editor of UK culture-skewing channel BBC Four, to…
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BBC Four & PBS visit Notre Dame with Windfall Films
BBC Four in the UK and US broadcaster PBS have commissioned a special-access documentary from…
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News round-up: BBC Four orders forgery show; ITV isolates with Shine TV; Alchimie adds OTF factual series
BBC Four adds forgery series UK free-to-air channel BBC Four has commissioned two new documentary…
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Pandemic series ‘Contagion’ sold to European, Asian broadcasters
UK production house Rare TV’s medical documentary Contagion has been picked up for re-broadcast in…
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BBC Four commissions Rare TV’s ‘The River’
BBC Four has commissioned Rare TV for a feature documentary on Scotland’s longest river. In The…
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BBC to develop AI that helps programme makers and schedulers
The BBC’s research and development department (BBC R&D) is developing Artificial Intelligence to help programme…
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BBC Four buys new Welsh noir
UK network BBC Four has acquired Hidden (Craith), the upcoming Welsh-language noir drama from the…
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BBC among French sci-fi drama buyers
The UK’s BBC Four, Germany’s RTL and DR in Denmark have boarded a French sci-fi…
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BBC Four buys French mystery drama
BBC Four has acquired Witnesses: A Frozen Death, an eight-part mystery from France. Witnesses is directed…
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BBC Four acquires German drama Reformation
UK channel BBC Four has acquired German-language drama Reformation: The Story of Martin Luther, and…
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All3Media comedy drama headed to ABC in Oz
All3Media international has concluded a deal in Australia for the BBC Four comedy drama Bucket….
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Kirkham: no topic ‘taboo’ for BBC Factual
BBC factual controller Alison Kirkham has pledged that “no subject should be taboo” for the…
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BBC celebrates Gay Britannia
UK pubcaster the BBC is to run a season of programmes celebrating gay culture in…
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BBC Four enters Sweden’s Black Lake
UK network BBC Four has acquired Swedish thriller series Black Lake. The 8x45mins mystery drama…
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BBC Four buys Spanish drama
Spanish drama I Know Who You Are is headed for culture-themed UK network BBC Four….
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BBC rejigs factual unit under McDonald
UK pubcaster the BBC has restructured its specialist factual and natural history units team, handing…
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BBC Four plants Roots with A+E
UK pubcaster the BBC is among the latest to buy A+E Networks’ reworking of the…
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Nick Fraser exiting BBC for SVOD service
Long-serving BBC factual commissioner Nick Fraser is leaving the UK pubcaster to launch a new…
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Ex-BBC, ITV factual chief joins Banijay prodco
Richard Klein has resurfaced at Banijay Group-owned unscripted producer IWC Media. The former BBC Four…
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BBC Three investigates LGBT hate crimes
Online UK broadcaster BBC Three is lining up a 3x50mins doc series investigating hate crimes…
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BBC snaps up French drama
The BBC has acquired French drama series The Disappearance for its BBC Four channel. The…
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ITV factual boss exiting
ITV’s director of factual, Richard Klein, is leaving the UK commercial broadcaster. Klein joined ITV…
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Shillinglaw exits in BBC channels rejig
BBC Two and Four controller Kim Shillinglaw (pictured) is to leave the UK pubcaster, as…
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BBC plays down BBC Four closure threat
The BBC’s director of strategy has said the corporation does not have plans to close…