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BBC Studios
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YouTube unveils UK originals slate, with diversity & environmental focus
Google-owned video-sharing platform YouTube has announced a new slate of UK Youtube Originals, with a…
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MIPTV round-up: Globo snags ‘First Love’; Sky Germany visits ‘Paris Police 1900’; Russian shows head to France
Brazil’s Globo snags First Love Brazil’s Globo has become the first international broadcaster to pick…
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BBCS promotes Nicola Pinn & hires ICM agent for factual production
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired an ICM Partners exec and promoted Nicola Pinn as part…
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Philippines’ ABS-CBN to adapt BBCS drama format ‘Doctor Foster’
Philippines-based media and entertainment company ABS-CBN Corporation is to create a local adaptation of BBC…
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BBC Studios restructures in Asia & creates new SVP of content role
BBC Studios (BBCS) has restructured its operations in India, South East Asia, Japan and Korea,…
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Amazon orders Spanish adaptation of ‘The Great British Bake Off’
Amazon in Spain has ordered a 10-part local adaptation of Love Productions’ format The Great…
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ABC acquires BBC Studios wildlife comedy format
US network ABC has picked up a new one-hour unscripted natural world comedy series, based…
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Asia Pacific’s Catchplay+ strikes deal for BBC First in Indonesia & Taiwan
Asia Pacific-focused OTT firm Catchplay+ has struck a deal with BBC Studios (BBCS) that will…
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Julian Hector steps down as head of BBCS’s Natural History Unit
BBC Studios (BBCS) is on the look-out for a new head of its famed Natural…
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Apple TV+ orders David Attenborough doc & extends ‘Tiny World’, ‘Earth At Night In Colour’
Apple TV+ has expanded its natural history repertoire with a BBC Studios (BBCS) wildlife documentary narrated…
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BritBox strikes exclusive ‘Line Of Duty’ deal in US
BritBox in the US has picked up exclusive rights to the sixth season of Jed…
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Acorn TV, Germany’s ZDF & BBC Studios link up for Expectation drama with Peter Fincham
AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV and ZDF in Germany have commissioned a new drama created…
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Drama round-up: Amazon acquires ‘Bahnhof Zoo’ amid raft of sales; BBC’s ‘Uncle’ gets South Korean remake; VRT & ARTE check ‘Lost Luggage’
Amazon acquires ‘Bahnhof Zoo’ amid raft of sales Amazon Prime Video has acquired coming-of-age drama…
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‘Attenborough’s Life in Colour’ prodco Humble Bee hires BBCS exec to lead development
UK factual producer Humble Bee Films has appointed Jayne Edwards from BBC Studios Natural History…
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‘Killing Eve’ to conclude next year; spin-offs in development
BBC America black comedy-drama series Killing Eve is to conclude with a fourth and final…
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BBC sets $2.1bn target for BBC Studios, as Children’s Production arm opens to competition
The BBC’s recently appointed director general Tim Davie says commercial arm BBC Studios (BBCS) will…
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Sky Studios hires BBC commissioner for comedy, adds Tiger Aspect & BBCS for production
UK-based Sky Studios has expanded its comedy team by hiring a commissioner and two producers…
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Exclusive: The women behind ‘Doctor Who’ on aliens, travel & equality
TBI marks International Women’s Day with the first in a series of interviews over the…
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The London Screenings: Life After Netflix
Streamer competition is rife and demand for exclusivity is huge – but what happens once…
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News round-up: Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global; BBCS, Nine prep Weakest Link; NENT UK joins ‘Manhunt’
Oprah’s Harry & Meghan chat goes global ViacomCBS Global Distribution Group has struck a raft…
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Federation, Fred Fougea launch factual label & unveil ‘Mediterranean’ with BBCS, France TV
France’s Federation Entertainment has joined forces with Fred Fougea’s Boreales to launch a new premium…
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BBC Studios preps BBC First in Canada with Blue Ant, replacing HIFI channel
BBC Studios (BBCS) is to launch its scripted and factual network BBC First in Canada…
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Penguin Random House UK hires BBCS exec to drive IP adaptations
Penguin Random House UK – a division of German giant Bertelsmann – has appointed former…
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BBC Studios’ Lisa Opie steps down as MD of UK production
BBC Studios (BBCS) MD of UK production, Lisa Opie, is to step down. Opie was…
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BritBox appoints ITV SVOD chief Reemah Sakaan to become international CEO
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV have appointed the latter’s group director of SVOD Reemah Sakaan…
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Exclusive: ‘Silent Witness’ star Emilia Fox & exec producer Lawrence Till on the crime drama’s 25-year evolution
As BBC Studios’ first virtual Showcase draws to a close, Mark Layton talks to Silent…
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BBCS strikes first-look pact with David Olusoga & Mike Smith’s prodco Uplands TV
BBC Studios (BBCS) has struck a first-look deal with David Olusoga and Mike Smith’s UK-based…
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Exclusive: ‘Bake Off Junior’ travels across Europe following BBCS deals
Netherlands-based NPO3, SBS in Belgium and DR in Denmark have snagged format rights to BBC…
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BBCS strikes deals as global broadcasters tune in to ‘The Watch’
Broadcasters in Africa, New Zealand, Israel, Greece, Spain and Russia have acquired the Discworld-inspired fantasy…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios execs set the stage for Showcase 2021
As BBC Studios (BBCS) prepares to launch its first virtual Showcase event online from Monday,…