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Newen Connect names Mercury & BBCS alum to lead UK & North America distribution
French distributor Newen Connect is increasing its focus on English-language markets with the hire of…
Wildstar Films snags BBC Natural History Unit boss to head development & production
UK factual prodco Wildstar Films has appointed Doug Mackay-Hope, the former head of development at…
HBO ditches ‘Gentleman Jack’ leaving BBC hit show’s future uncertain
HBO has cancelled Sally Wainwright’s Gentleman Jack, leaving its UK-based coproduction partner the BBC unsure about…
BBCS & ‘Stath Lets Flats’ star Demetriou strike creative pact
Stath Lets Flats writer and actor Jamie Demetriou has agreed a “creative partnership” with BBC…
BritBox International unveils ‘Death In Paradise’ spin-off amid new slate
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV-backed streamer BritBox International has unveiled a new slate of shows,…
News round-up: Taiwan’s TAICCA links with Grazer’s Imagine; Disney serialises ‘Australia’; BBC extends ‘Sherwood’
Taiwan’s TAICCA links with Grazer & Howard’s Imagine Taiwan Creative Content Agency (TAICCA) has partnered…
BBC Studios’ kids & family boss Helen Bullough exits
Helen Bullough, head of kids & family productions at the UK’s BBC Studios, is leaving…
SkyShowtime snags BBC Studios exec as head of programming
Pan-European streamer SkyShowtime has appointed BBC Studios’ Jon Farrar as head of programming. Farrar will…
BBC Studios & KBS extend factual content deal for 23rd year
BBC Studios (BBCS) in the UK and Korean Broadcasting System (KBS) have renewed their long-term…
Exclusive: BBC Studios joins rights marketplace Vuulr with 3,000-hour deal
BBC Studios (BBCS) has struck a deal that will see it placing more than 3,000…