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Sales round-up: China goes Beyond for kids & factual; BBC takes ABC’s ‘Born To Spy’; ‘The Water Guardians’ land in Canada & Europe
China goes Beyond for kids & factual Chinese broadcasters and platforms have acquired a range…
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UK subscribers embrace SVOD in face of cost-of-living crisis
Overall SVOD subscription numbers are increasing in the UK, despite the country’s current cost-of-living crisis,…
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News round-up: BBC calls ‘Gossip Girl’; ‘The Mole’ pops up in Italy; Lat Am lands Eccho’s ‘Legacy’
BBC calls Gossip Girl The BBC in the UK has picked up rights to the…
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Kids roundup: WarnerMedia APAC hires Disney alum Melissa Lim; Moonbug shows comes to BBC iPlayer; Ferly & Toonz partner for ‘Kingdom Of None’
WarnerMedia APAC hires Disney alum Melissa Lim WarnerMedia has appointed Melissa Lim as the new head…
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BBC iPlayer picks up Curious Films & Picture Zero co-pro climate doc
UK-based Curious Films and Picture Zero are co-producing a new documentary about the work of…
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BBC iPlayer orders ‘Once Were Lions’, rugby league feature doc
BBC iPlayer, the UK pubcaster’s VOD service, has ordered a feature-length documentary about the Great…
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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 Three revs up more ‘Drag Race UK’
BBC Three has renewed its hit local adaptation of RuPaul’s Drag Race for a second…
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BBC readies fourth revamp of iPlayer in 12 years
The BBC is working on a total overhaul of its iPlayer streaming service, the broadcaster…
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UK producers express concern at BBC’s rights plan for iPlayer
British producers have expressed concern about BBC plans to make programmes available for longer on…