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BBC Studios
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Production bodies call for gov’t support as Covid-19 impacts
Production communities around the world have been left reeling as the impact of Coronavirus-enforced shutdowns…
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BBC Studios makes latest distribution shift with Maggy Chan promotion
BBC Studios (BBCS) has upped Maggy Chan to the newly created role of MD for…
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Disney hires Google, BBC Studios alum to head finance, strategy & ops at streaming division
Discovery has hired Google and former BBC Worldwide exec Neil Chugani as chief financial officer…
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Quibi unveils 50-strong launch slate and promotional offer
Jeffrey Katzenberg’s premium short-form platform Quibi has revealed details of its launch slate and launched…
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ITV & BBC Studios streamer BritBox to launch in Australia
ITV and BBC Studios UK-content streamer BritBox is to launch in Australia later this year….
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Show of the week: Small Axe
This anthology series is made up of hour-long stories that have been conceived and written…
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BritBox joins ITV’s true crime drama ‘The Pembrokeshire Murders’
ITV and BBC Studios’ North American streamer BritBox has boarded a forthcoming true crime drama…
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Greece’s Star TV waltzes off with ‘Dancing with the Stars’
BBC Studios has found a new home for its Dancing with the Stars format in…
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BBC Studios signs up Pinch of Nom founders
BBC Studios has secured an exclusive talent development deal with the writers of Pinch of…
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China’s Youku takes 80 hours of BBC Studios drama
Chinese streamer Youku has signed up for over 80 hours of drama programming from BBC…
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Greta Thunberg teams with BBC Studios for environmental series
BBC Studios’ Science Unit is teaming with Swedish environmental activist Greta Thunberg for a new…
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Exclusive: Korea secures first remake deal for Abi Morgan drama ‘The Split’
Abi Morgan’s hit scripted series The Split, the UK drama from Chernobyl producer Sister, is…
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BBCS Showcase: Insights into BBC Studios’ offerings in Liverpool
Mark Reynolds, director of Unscripted, BBC Studios At this month’s BBC Showcase, a key launch…
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BBCS Showcase: New Horizons
BBC Studios is looking to capitalise on new streaming entrants with myriad financing models that…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios strikes first with U-Next in Japan, ‘Top Gear’ lands in India
Japanese SVOD operator U-Next has struck its first multi-year deal with BBC Studios (BBCS), unveiled…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios’ former Africa chief lands at Britbox in US
BBC Studios’ former chief in Africa Joel Churcher has taken up a new role at…
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BBC Studios’ Chinese execs and buyers to miss Showcase amidst Coronavirus fears
BBC Studios (BBCS) has said that its Beijing-based execs and Chinese buyers will miss the…
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House Productions to adapt Auschwitz book ‘The Volunteer’
BBC Studios-backed House Productions, the UK indie behind Benedit Cumberbatch-starring Brexit – The Uncivil War,…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios unveils plans & programming for Showcase 2020
BBC Studios has unveiled details of its forthcoming Showcase sales extravaganza in the UK city…
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BBCS names Nick Percy to head merged distribution in Europe
BBC Studios has consolidated its distribution operations across Europe, the Middle East and Africa. Nick…
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BBC Studios names chief marketing officer
BBC Studios has re-appointed Nicki Sheard to oversee all marketing for the UK-based organisation. Sheard…
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NBC orders BBC Studios blue chip series, closes Peacock Productions
NBC has ordered a 10-part blue chip wildlife series from BBC Studios’ Natural History Unit…
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STV Productions buys into ‘Patrick Melrose’ producer Two Cities as BBC Studios exits
UK-based STV Productions has taken a 25% stake in Patrick Melrose producer Two Cities Television,…
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BBC One, Warner Bros line up Stephen Fry for JK Rowling’s ‘Fantastic Beasts’ show
BBC One has partnered with Warner Bros., London’s Natural History Museum and Stephen Fry on…
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BBC, Amazon order Big Talk comedy from Stephen Merchant, Elgin James
BBC One in the UK and Amazon Studios have linked up on a new six-part…
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Parade Media appoints former Keo Films CEO
UK-based Parade Media has appointed former Keo Films CEO Debbie Manners to its board of…
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BBC America orders more ‘Killing Eve’ ahead of third season debut
BBC America has renewed hit drama Killing Eve for a fourth season before its third…
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Deals round-up: TVF sells Arrow’s Boeing 737 Max doc; Twofour Rights secures deals across Asia
TVF sells Arrow’s Boeing 737 Max doc Factual distributor TVF International has struck a number…
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Attenborough to front BBC, PBS series about secret lives of plants
Sir David Attenborough has been attached to present BBC Studios’ forthcoming five-part blue chip series…
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BBC Studios strikes ‘major’ scripted, kids and format deal with Russian tech giant Yandex
Russian tech giant Yandex has acquired an array of scripted series and kids shows for…