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BBC Studios
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BBC Studios extends Foxtel deal with arrival of BBC Earth
Australian pay TV operator Foxtel is replacing its BBC Knowledge channel with factual brand BBC…
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HBO Max scores major licensing coup for BBC content
HBO Max has scooped up exclusive streaming rights to Doctor Who via a major licensing…
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BBC Studios promotes for global distribution role
BBC Studios is bringing its international sales and distribution business into a single global group…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios’ Africa boss to step down amid CEMA revamp
BBC Studios’ chief in Africa Joel Churcher is stepping down following a major reshuffle of…
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Channel 5 hands out first BBC Studios commissions
Viacom-owned UK broadcaster Channel 5 has ordered its first shows from BBC Studios’ Science Unit,…
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BritBox orders ‘The Bay’ and acquires ‘Death In Paradise’
North American streamer BritBox is looking to “significantly expand” its programming with a new original…
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BBC America plans trip to ‘Eden’ with BBC Studios
BBC Studios and AMC Networks-backed US cablenet BBC America has handed out its first commission…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios, Independent secure ‘Mr Nice’ rights
MotherFatherSon and Luther producer BBC Studios Drama London is working with Luc Roeg’s film and…
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Sonar appoints former BBC Studios, MGM executives
US-based Sonar Entertainment has appointed former BBC Studios and MGM executives to work across the…
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BBC Studios teams with James Cameron for first Nat Geo commission
BBC Studios has secured its first Nat Geo commission, teaming with Titanic director James Cameron (pictured)…
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Germany’s RTL II goes out with ‘Celebs Go Dating’
Germany’s RTL II has greenlit a local series of the format Celebs Go Dating. The original…
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Sales round-up: ESG scores for ‘Younger’, ‘Stripped’; BBCS starts ‘Revolutions’
Endemol strips in Spain Endemol Shine International has sold social experiment format Stripped into Spain,…
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Sales round-up: DRG strikes ‘Remarkable’ deals in Europe; DCD secures UK sales for Oz drama
DRG serves up sales for ‘Remarkable Places To Eat’ BBC Two’s Remarkable Places To Eat…
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BBC Studios’ Asia chief steps down
BBC Studios’ exec VP of Asia David Weiland (pictured) is stepping down from his position…
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Show of the week: ‘One Planet: Seven Worlds’
Set to air in the autumn, One Planet: Seven Worlds is billed as the latest…
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Netflix hires BBC Studios’ Lee-Joe as chief marketing officer
Netflix has hired BBC Studios’ Jackie Lee-Joe as its chief marketing officer. The Australian exec,…
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UK regulator Ofcom admits “transparency issues” over BBC Studios
UK media regulator Ofcom has said the commercial arm of the BBC has “transparency issues”…
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BBC Studios invests in Jeffrey Katzenberg’s Quibi
BBC Studios, the commercial arm of the UK public broadcaster, has become the latest company…
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UK’s BBC explores dementia as part of science-skewing slate
The BBC has ordered a raft of science-focused programming for linear networks BBC2 and BBC4…
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Canal+, BBC2, PBS shoot for the Moon and Back
BBC2 in the UK, PBS in the US and French pay operator Canal+ are preparing…
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Exclusive: BBC Studios reveals impact of Discovery deal on catch-up rights
BBC Studios has revealed it will still be able to offer first window catch-up rights…
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China Mobile’s Migu orders tea series from BBC Studios
BBC Studios (BBCS) has secured its first fully-funded production commission in China after striking a…
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BBC Studios plans investment amid ‘hyper-competition’
BBC Studios (BBCS) is to invest further in UK production companies amid “hyper-competition” in the…
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BBC Studios snags first commission from Quibi
Short-form digital platform Quibi has ordered a blue chip factual series from the producers behind…
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Show of the Week: ‘The Mallorca Files’
BBC Daytime crime drama The Mallorca Files (10 x 45 minutes) centres on the clash…
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UKTV’s Gold orders Lenny Henry comedy docuseries
BBC Studios-owned UK channel Gold has ordered a docuseries featuring comedian Lenny Henry that explores…
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Exclusive: Discovery “making changes” in commissioning post-UKTV split
Discovery Networks Europe is rejigging its commissioning team on the back of its UKTV channels…
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BBC’s ‘The Planet’ lands in Japan, US
The series, which finished airing on BBC2 in the UK this week, is fronted by…
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TBI Factual Hot Pick: ‘One Planet: Seven Worlds’
Set to air in the autumn, One Planet: Seven Worlds is billed as the latest…
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BBC Studios signs ‘Hey Duggee’ licencing deal for China
BBC Studios has struck a licencing deal with China’s PPW Sports and Entertainment for animated…