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ITV Studios & Fremantle to miss MIPCOM, with virtual events planned
ITV Studios (ITVS) and Fremantle will not be exhibiting at MIPCOM in October, with both…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios to have no physical presence at MIPCOM
BBC Studios (BBCS) will have no physical presence at MIPCOM in October, TBI has learned….
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ITVS, BBCS outline intention to expand BritBox into 25 countries
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV Studios (ITVS) have said they intend to expand the presence…
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BBCS, UKTV appoint Melanie Rumani as global head of acquisitions
BBC Studios (BBCS) and UKTV have named Melanie Rumani to the newly created role of…
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HBO, BBC drama ‘His Dark Materials’ cuts episode amid Covid impact
The second season of BBC and HBO drama His Dark Materials is on track to…
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Drama round-up: Netflix takes BBC’s ‘A Suitable Boy’ global; Sundance Now takes ITV drama ‘Des’
Netflix snags BBC’s Suitable Boy Netflix has confirmed that it has secured the upcoming adaptation…
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UKTV’s Alibi orders Spanish drama from ‘Bodyguard’ firm World Productions
UKTV’s crime drama channel Alibi has ordered a six-part Spanish series written by The Tunnel’s…
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Scaling new heights
Rebooting scripted series has become big business, but it remains a flawed science. Stephen Arnell…
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BBC Studios exec Tobi de Graaff links with financier Anton for new JV
BBC Studios (BBCS) director of commissioning & co-production Tobi de Graaff has linked up with…
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BBC Studios strikes first-look deal with Hilary Strong & Bob Benton’s ILP
BBC Studios has struck a first-look deal with Hilary Strong and Bob Benton’s recently launched…
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UK’s King Bert snaps up BBC Studios’ kids’ boss
UK-based prodco King Bert Productions has appointed BBC Studios’ former head of children’s Nathan Waddington…
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BBC’s ‘Strictly Come Dancing’ to return for shortened season
UK pubcaster the BBC will be airing a shortened series of primetime celebrity dance competition…
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Showtime picks up UK thriller ‘We Hunt Together’
ViacomCBS-owned US network Showtime has picked up BBC Studios’ psychological thriller We Hunt Together for…
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BBC facing $82m shortfall as BBC Studios dividend ‘not going to happen’
The UK’s BBC is looking at a £65m ($82m) budget black hole after it emerged…
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TBI Weekly: What next for BBC Studios as boss Tim Davie departs?
Newly appointed BBC director general Tim Davie had been seen by many as the leading…
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BBC names BBC Studios’ CEO Tim Davie as new chief
BBC Studios (BBCS) boss Tim Davie has been named director general of the BBC, replacing…
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Rob Smith leaves BBC Studios in LA, Valerie Bruce promoted
Rob Smith, general manager of BBC Studios (BBCS) in LA, has stepped down after nine…
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BBC explores BBC Four int’l roll-out as ‘global subscription service’
The UK’s BBC is “exploring potential commercial opportunities” around turning its culture-skewing channel BBC Four…
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BritBox strikes far-reaching Agatha Christie deal covering TV, film & audio
North American streamer BritBox has struck a far-reaching deal that will see it offering the…
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The CW eyes UK, Canada acquisitions as new season pushed to January
US broadcaster The CW has pushed the launch of its 2020/2021 season to January and…
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Premiere Digital expands EMEA presence with BBCS, Vubiquity execs
Media services, technology and distribution outfit Premiere Digital is launching its activities in the UK…
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BBC Studios names sales & format head Ding Ke to oversee China
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed its head of content sales & formats Ding Ke to…
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BBC Studios hires BBC Four chief Cassian Harrison as SVP commissioning
BBC Studios has appointed Cassian Harrison, the editor of UK culture-skewing channel BBC Four, to…
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Hulu picks up UK coming-of-age comedy ‘In My Skin’
US streamer Hulu has acquired UK prodco Expectation’s dark coming-of-age comedy In My Skin. The…
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News round-up: TF1, Globo take Beta drama; BBCS extends in Russia; Two Rivers gets ‘Top Dog’; MTV’s Gobstopper deal
BBCS extends Russian deal with Friday! Russian free-to-air channel Friday! has extended its deal for…
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BBC Studios appoints Rebecca Glashow as Americas president
BBC Studios has appointed Rebecca Glashow, the former co-head of ViacomCBS-owned Awesomeness, as president of…
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ViacomCBS rolls AVOD Pluto TV into Lat Am
ViacomCBS has rolled its ad-supported streamer Pluto TV into Latin America with a raft of…
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Huawei Video, BBC Studios agree far-reaching mobile deal
China’s Huawei Video has struck a 300-hour multi-territory deal with BBC Studios, which will see…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from a week with Covid-19
It might feel like you’ve been stuck indoors for months but for most readers outside…
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AMC appoints Lionsgate’s Dan McDermott as programming president
Former Lionsgate exec Dan McDermott has been appointed as president of original programming at US-based…