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BBC Studios
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BBCS snags Sharp Jack duo Amanda Wilson and Elliot Johnson
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired TV format creators Amanda Wilson and Elliot Johnson to lead…
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NBCU’s Peacock expands unscripted, adds BBCS format & moves into true crime
NBCUniversal (NBCU)’s streamer Peacock is expanding its unscripted slate and moving into original true crime programming…
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BBCS & ITV prep BritBox for 2021 roll-out in South Africa
UK content streamer BritBox is to launch in South Africa later this year, marking the…
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News round-up: Acorn TV renews ‘Agatha Raisin’ for fourth run; FilmRise & Reel One ink distribution deal; BBCS signs first-look deal with Youngest Media
Acorn TV renews ‘Agatha Raisin’ for fourth run AMC Networks-owned streamer Acorn TV has commissioned…
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BBC reveals $556m cuts to content & services during 2021/22
The BBC expects to slash more than £400m ($540m) from its programming and services budget…
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News round-up: AMC picks up ‘Bäckström’; BBC orders James Graham drama; Red Arrow shops ‘Blackout’; Bottle Yard secures funds
‘Bäckström’ picked up by AMC & returns for S2 AMC Networks has picked up season…
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BBCS exec Jon Swain to take reins as new Shine TV MD
Banijay-owned UK factual label Shine TV has appointed BBC Studios exec Jon Swain as its…
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Exclusive: BBC’s ‘Winterwatch’ pioneers green production power
The UK-based BBC Studios Natural History Unit has taken a step forward for green production…
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BBC Studios hires ex-Paramount exec Dina Vangelisti to lead LA-based sales
BBC Studios (BBCS) is establishing an LA-based sales division and has hired former Paramount Pictures…
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BBC Studios takes full ownership of Clerkenwell Films, Murray Ferguson to exit
BBC Studios (BBCS) has taken full ownership of The End Of The F***ing World producer Clerkenwell…
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BBC Studios unveils slates & ‘curated service’ for virtual Showcase
BBC Studios has revealed details of its upcoming invitation-only Showcase event, which will take place…
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Deals round-up: DCD strikes global sales; ZDFE shops post-WW2 crime doc; Korea’s Studio M adapts BBC drama
DCD signs global factual sales UK distributor DCD Rights has secured a raft of sales…
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BBC extends ‘Death In Paradise’ for two more seasons
UK pubcaster the BBC has recommissioned the Red Planet Pictures-produced crime drama Death In Paradise…
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Show of the week: A Perfect Planet
This blue chip natural history programming focuses on the forces of nature to explore how…
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Commissioning round-up: Showtime orders ‘Yellowjackets’; BBCS & Bilibili announce ‘Ancients’; Viaplay takes ‘We Children From Bahnhof Zoo’
Showtime orders ‘Yellowjackets’ ViacomCBS-owned US network Showtime has given a series order to drama pilot…
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BBC Studios to launch culture-skewing SVOD in US & Canada in 2021
BBC Studios (BBCS) is expanding its North American SVOD offering with a new streamer set…
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All3’s Raw hires BBC Studios exec Fiona Clarke as COO
All3Media-owned UK factual producer Raw has appointed BBC Studios (BBCS) exec Fiona Clarke to take…
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TBI’s 2020 Wrap: BBCS’s Paul Dempsey; Argonon’s James Burstall; White Spark’s Briege Whitehead
As a tumultuous year for the industry draws to a close, TBI talks to execs…
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News round-up: All3 takes ‘Total Control’ from Keshet; India’s Lionsgate Play strikes BBCS first; Cineflix partners with Hayley Orrantia
All3 strikes Blackfella Films deal All3Media International has struck a new deal with Australian producer…
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UKTV hires ViacomCBS & C5 exec Andrea Amey to lead digital, Tom Davidson exits
BBC Studios-owned UKTV has hired Andrea Amey from ViacomCBS-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 to lead…
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Factual round-up: Amazon orders BBCS kabaddi show; Flame sells globally; Brown Bob’s BBC deal; DAZN original
Amazon unveils BBCS’s kabaddi series Amazon Prime Video is preparing to launch a BBC Studios…
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Banijay, All3, eOne, Fremantle & ITVS unveil London Screenings event
Distribution giants All3media International, Banijay Rights, Entertainment One, Fremantle and ITV Studios have joined up…
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UK drama drives record-breaking export figure to $2bn
UK dramas such as Chernobyl, His Dark Materials and The Feed have powered the country’s TV…
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Fox orders US remake of UK docu-com ‘This Country’
US network Fox has made its first new series commitment for the 2021-22 season with…
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Acorn TV takes exclusive rights to BBC & Netflix drama ‘A Suitable Boy’
AMC Networks’ Acorn TV has snagged exclusive North American premiere rights to BBC drama A…
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Discovery brings ‘Top Gear’ catalogue to Japan in BBC Studios deal
The UK’s BBC Studios has signed a deal with Discovery to bring 27 seasons of…
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BritBox appoints Emily Powers to lead streamer in North America
UK content streamer BritBox has named the new chief for its North American operation, replacing…
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BBC Studios inks first-look deal with Rogan Productions
BBC Studios has signed a first-look deal with UK indie factual prodco Rogan Productions. The…
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BBCS makes ‘significant breakthrough’ in China with Bilibili pact
Chinese streamer Bilibili and BBC Studios (BBCS) have struck a potentially far-reaching pact that will…
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TBI Weekly: What MIPCOM Online+ delivered this week
It has been a MIPCOM like no other and yet despite the lack of rosé…