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Couples to be Prized Apart on BBC One
UK terrestrial BBC One has commissioned a Saturday night series that combines “heart-stopping location adventure…
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BBC heist drama remade at Fox
Homeland and 24 producer Howard Gordon is working up a remake of BBC heist drama…
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ITV to sell Kevin Lygo’s BBC drama
ITV Studios’ programme sales arm will take international rights to Walter, the upcoming Kevin Lygo…
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BBC ‘plays it too safe’, says acting Trust chair
The BBC’s flagship channel, BBC One, can “sometimes feel too predictable” and “plays it too…
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Tom Hardy, Ridley Scott produce BBC One’s Taboo
Hollywood actor Tom Hardy, Peaky Blinders’ Steven Knight and director Ridley Scott (pictured) are creating…
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David Beckham, BBC team for Brazil doc
Football icon David Beckham has partnered with BBC Worldwide and UK terrestrial channel BBC One…
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BBC One finds The Link, Warner attached for sales
UK channel BBC One has commissioned a quiz show in which teams attempt to find…
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News brief: More Pointless for BBC One
UK broadcaster BBC One has commissioned more than 200 more episodes of Remarkable Television-produced gameshow…
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BBC One orders Compulsive Shoppers
UK terrestrial BBC One has commissioned a 1x60mins documentary looking at people with shopping addictions….
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News brief: BBC One prays for Monks pilot
UK broadcaster BBC One is piloting a studio comedy based on a group of monks….
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BBC One picks up Watch’s Dynamo series
UK broadcaster BBC One has taken the unusual step of acquiring a premium pay TV…
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News brief: BBC hones its parenting skills
UK broadcaster the BBC has commissioned a six-drama based around a group of expectant couples….
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Landmark Lovefilm, BBC deal could save Ripper Street
The BBC has confirmed it is looking to revive recently axed period drama Ripper Street…
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TBI’s 2013 in review – part one
In this week-long series of articles, TBI editors Stewart Clarke and Jesse Whittock take a…
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BBC cancels Ripper Street after ratings trouncing
UK pubcaster the BBC has cancelled Ripper Street before the end of its second season…
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BBC One goes Grey with primetime comedy
UK terrestrial BBC One has commissioned a six-part comedy starring the likes of Russ Abbott,…
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Escape Artist finds path to SBS schedule
Australian pubcaster SBS has acquired UK crime drama The Escape Artist from distributor Red Arrow…
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News brief: More Atlantis, Peaky Blinders for BBC
BBC dramas Atlantis and Peaky Blinders have been given second seasons. Fantasy series Atlantis delivered…
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BBC orders Gangsta Granny
UK public broadcaster the BBC is making a TV version of kids book Gangsta Granny….
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StudioCanal closes in on deal for Red Production Company (exclusive)
France-based movie producer and distributor StudioCanal is locked in exclusive takeover talks with UK indie…
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BBC One goes to the gym, Your Home
BBC One has commissioned a pair of entertainment formats, one that tasks celebrities to become…
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Four-year WWI season is BBC’s ‘biggest ever undertaking’
UK pubcaster the BBC will launch 130 programmes comprising 2,500 hours between 2014 and 2018…
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BBC adds time-shifted flagship net
The BBC has unveiled a new time-shifted +1 channel for its flagship BBC One network….
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Doctor Who special to simulcast globally
The upcoming fiftieth anniversary episode of British sci-fi series Doctor Who will launch with a…
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Broadcasters get treatment from Indian Doctor
BBC One drama The Indian Doctor has sold to four major broadcasters, including a multi-territory…
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UK broadcasters seek Help!, Trauma Doctors
UK pubcaster the BBC and commercial net Channel 5 have both ordered new shows from…
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All3 acquires stake in Matt Lucas prodco
All3Media has acquired a minority stake in John Stanley Productions, better known as Little Britain…
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Outline scores Hat Trick distribution deal
The programme sales arm of UK-based producer Hat Trick has inked a deal with Outline…
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Mark Linsey confirmed in top BBC television role
The BBC’s entertainment commissioning chief Mark Linsey has been confirmed as its new deputy director…
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Roald Dahl series signposts Charlotte Moore’s BBC One ‘storytelling era’
A Richard Curtis adaptation of Roald Dahl’s Esio Trot starring Dustin Hoffman and Judi Dench is…