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BBC Studios
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‘Ghosts’ to haunt WDR/ARD with German adaptation of BBC Studios comedy
German pubcaster WDR and its streaming service ARD Mediathek have ordered a local adaptation of…
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‘Bluey’ & ‘Hey Duggee’ land on int’l nets as BBC Studios strikes deals
BBC Studios (BBCS) kids shows including Bluey and Hey Duggee have been sold to a…
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NBC preps Belgian format ‘Destination X’, ‘The Americas’ for 2025
US broadcaster NBC will launch its remake of Belgian format Destination X and the second…
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News round-up: BBC Studios announces ‘Bluey’ minisodes; Paramount+ renews ‘Lioness’; Sony rebooting ‘Charlie’s Angels’
BBC Studios announces ‘Bluey’ minisodes BBC Studios has announced a series of 20 x 1-3-minute…
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Banijay Rights lands former BBC Studios sales exec in Germany, Poland
Banijay Rights has hired a former BBC Studios exec to oversee sales in German-speaking countries…
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Fremantle UK hires BBC Studios exec Joanna Rwama as COO & CFO
Fremantle UK has hired BBC Studios exec Joanna Rwama to the newly created role of…
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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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Hungary’s TV2 & 1+1 Ukraine join ‘The 1% Club’
Hungary’s TV2 and 1+1 Ukraine have both licensed local versions of BBC Studios quiz format…
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Sky NZ expands BBC Studios deal to take BBC First
Sky in New Zealand has struck a deal that will see BBC Studios (BBCS)’s BBC…
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Tiger Aspect hires BBC Studios’ Tom Jordan for comedy
Banijay UK label Tiger Aspect has hired BBC Studios’ Tom Jordan as creative director of…
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BBCS calls on global prodcos for ideas to expand brands incl ‘Bluey’ & ‘Top Gear’
BBC Studios is calling on production companies from across the globe to pitch ideas that…
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BBC Studios acquires Brutal Media amid “increased appetite” from Spanish market
BBC Studios has acquired Brutal Media, the Spanish production company behind Asalto Al Banco Central…
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ITV extends ‘The 1% Club’ quiz format for two further seasons
UK commercial broadcaster ITV has extended quiz format The 1% Club for two further seasons….
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BBCS eyes investments as $760m debt facility secured for 2024
BBC Studios (BBCS) has ramped up its borrowing capability to almost £600m ($760m) this year…
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BBC Studios Eniela Bella joins PBS Int’l for copros & sales
US-based PBS International has hired BBC Studios exec Eniela Bella to work across its coproductions…
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Fox to share Prime Video show & snags ‘Baywatch’ remake
Fox has struck an innovative deal with Amazon Prime Video to secure rights to the…
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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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The TV Collective opens fourth annual Breakthrough Leaders programme
The TV Collective – the network of UK TV professionals of colour – has partnered…
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BBC Studios Factual Productions promotes Nicola Pinn to new COO position
BBC Studios Factual Productions has elevated Nicola Pinn to the newly created position of chief…
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Aardman recruits BBC Studios’ Emma Hardie, co-founder Peter Lord steps down from board in rejig
UK animation house Aardman has hired BBC Studios exec Emma Hardie to the newly created…
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BBC Studios buys ITV’s BritBox stake for $322m
BBC Studios (BBCS) is taking full ownership of streamer BritBox International, acquiring ITV’s 50% share…
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London TV Screenings deals round-up (PM)
Movistar Plus+, Canal+ find Murder Is Easy Movistar Plus+ in Spain and Canal+ in France…
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BBC Studios unveils scripted sales & ‘Mammals’ deals ahead of London TV Screenings
BBC Studios has kicked off its 48th annual Showcase event by revealing a raft of…
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Checking the industry’s pulse ahead of London TV Screenings
We are just days away from the start of London TV Screenings and BBC Studios…
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Sweden’s SVT acquires 280-hour BBC Studios factual package
Swedish public broadcaster, Sveriges Television AB (SVT) has struck a deal with BBC Studios for…
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London TV Screenings Insights: Rebecca Glashow, CEO, BBC Global Media
Ahead of buyers landing in the UK for London TV Screenings and BBC Studios Showcase…
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BBC orders Sarah Everard true crime documentary
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Sarah Everard: The Search For Justice, a one-off true…
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Anton, Fremantle & BBC Studios exec Sarah Doole dies aged 63
Anton and former Fremantle exec Sarah Doole has passed away, aged 63. The news was…
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BBC Studios hires ViacomCBS alum Bartosz Witak to lead CEE operations
BBC Studios has hired former Paramount/ViacomCBS exec Bartosz Witak as General Manager for the Central…
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BBC Studios Productions CEO Ralph Lee to step down after six years
BBC Studios Productions’ CEO, Ralph Lee, is leaving the BBC’s commercial arm in April after…