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BBC Three goes online-only in March 2016

The BBC plans to turn youth network BBC Three into an online-only service from March 1, 2016 and increase the volume of BBC Threeshows on BBC One and Two from the autumn. In a response to the June ruling in which the BBC’s governing body provisionally approved taking BBC Three online-only, the BBC Executive said […]

Australian pay net opens Saturday Kitchen

Australian pay channel LifeStyle FOOD has acquired British cooking show Saturday Kitchen, which has run on the BBC for nearly a decade. The Foxtel-owned network bought an international version of the programme from Australia-based distributor Flame Media, which has repurposed the 90-minute format in a one-hour after acquiring it from UK indie Cactus TV. LifeStyle […]

Lifetime joins BBC Agatha Christie series

Lifetime has become a coproducer on the upcoming BBC adaptation of Agatha Christie novel And Then There Were None. The three-part show will be produced by ITV-owned prodco Mammoth Screen and Agatha Christie Productions. Set in 1939 England, the murder mystery follows a group of ten strangers lured to a remote island, after which members […]

BBC, NRK buy citizens festival special

Pubcasters in the UK and Norway have acquired a special of the 2015 Global Citizens Festival, a new event crafted by Live Aid co-creator. The BBC and NRK are the first buyers of the programme, which the BBC’s commercial arm, BBC Worldwide, is selling internationally. In the UK, viewers will see artists such as Ed […]

BBC lines up factual for One, Two

UK pubcaster the BBC has made factual commissions for flagship channels BBC One and BBC Two. For BBC One, controller Charlotte Moore and acting head of commissioning, documentaries announced 1x60mins Brett: A Life With No Arms, 3x60mins Cancer (WT), 3x60mins All Change at Longleat and 1x60mins Black Cab White Cab. BBC Two and Four, meanwhile, […]

TF1 to adapt NBCU format for France

French commercial broadcast leader TF1 has commissioned a local version of The People’s Quiz, news that comes after format owner NBCUniversal rebranded its international production and sales arm. TF1 bought the format from NBCU International Formats, which is part of new NBCU division NBCU International Studios. Comcast Communications-owned NBCU decided to rebrand its international operations […]

Viewpoint: Changing the tune

Music programming in the era of reality TV is not what it used to be, and broadcasters must get back to championing bands, argues Julie Jakobek, managing director of UK indie producer JA Digital Music TV used to be so straightforward. Turn on the set and you would see an iconic pop video, a new […]

MIPTV Hot Pick: Hall of Fame

Veteran British host and entertainer Sir Bruce Forsyth fronted Hall of Fame – Bruce’s Hall of Fame in the UK – on BBC One where it went out as a holiday season special over Christmas. Hat Trick International is now launching the format internationally. It has stars performing the acts of the heroes who inspired […]

MIPTV Hot Pick – Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef

Entertainment One has moved into high-end, big-budget blue-chip factual with veteran British naturalist and presenter David Attenborough’s latest effort. David Attenborough’s Great Barrier Reef came to the transatlantic producer-distributor via Attenborough’s regular television partner, Atlantic Productions, whose CEO Anthony Geffen has developed a strong relationship with eOne’s manager, factual acquisitions, Justina Hemperek. The latter had […]

BBC Can’t Touch This on Saturday nights

The BBC has ordered a new Saturday night primetime gameshow, Can’t Touch This. In the show, contestants negotiate a huge assault course while battling to touch prizes, which they get to keep if they are successful. The show is being produced by fledgling Northern Irish prodco Stellify, which was set up last year by Kieran […]

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