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BBC Studios
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BBC Studios: Attenborough’s BBC ties “won’t change” amid SVOD threat
BBC Studios execs have assured that Sir David Attenborough has a “huge and deep relationship”…
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BBC Showcase: Studios backs Luther commissioner’s drama prodco
BBC Studios has taken a minority stake in a new scripted prodco from Luther commissioner…
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TBI Scripted: Deals for Amazon, MGM, BBC Studios & SF Studios
Amazon greenlights The Power, We Children from Bahnhof Zoo Amazon has greenlit a 10-part series based on…
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UK Screenings: BBC Studios’ new chapter for Showcase
President of global markets Paul Dempsey tells TBI how the annual Showcase event has evolved,…
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BBC Studios Showcase: Going upstream for premium drama
The BBC Studios merger has allowed scripted execs to get closer to IP much earlier…
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BBC Studios Showcase: Drone’s eye-view on natural history
Newly appointed unscripted portfolio director Mark Reynolds tells TBI the merged BBC Studios is “more…
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Darren Childs to step down as UKTV CEO
UKTV boss Darren Childs is to step down from his role as CEO of the…
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Made with China: is it time to transcend the quota narrative?
International distributors are increasingly finding new ways of navigating the mixed messages shrouding China’s ominous…
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BBC scripted boss to step down
BBC Studios scripted MD Nick Betts is to step down from his role over the…
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BBC tests int’l SVOD offering post-BBC Player launch in Germany
The BBC has confirmed it is experimenting with “different ways to reach audiences in different…
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BBC Studios hires Twenty Twenty exec for unscripted development
BBC Studios has appointed Twenty Twenty’s Martha Housden and The Royal Wedding: Prince Harry and Meghan…
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BBCW’s Tracy Forsyth lands at WFTV
Former BBC Worldwide exec Tracy Forsyth has landed at UK industry organization Women in Film…
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MIPCOM: The Big Deals
With this week’s MIPCOM market coming to a close, TBI looks at the top deals…
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BBC Three’s Stupid Man Smart Phone lands in Singapore
Kalel Productions’ BBC Three fact ent format Stupid Man, Smart Phone is heading to Singapore. …
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Tim Davie: BBC’s distribution is going through “radical change”
BBC Studios CEO Tim Davie said that the company’s distribution business is going through a…
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Script to Screen: MotherFatherSon
Luring Richard Gere to television after a 30-year break, BBC Two’s MotherFatherSon examines family, power…
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BBC Studios reports 20% gender pay gap as union calls for “urgent” discussion
BBC Studios has revealed that its gender pay gap has risen to nearly 20% in…
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BBC Studios adds development duo for entertainment
BBC Studios has appointed Joe Evans (pictured, right) as creative director of development and Eddie…
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BBC Studios strikes European pre-sales for Dynasties
BBC has pre-sold five-part natural history series Dynasties into 13 territories, including Germany, Spain and…
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BBC Studios teams with indies for short-form scripted
BBC Studios, Clerkenwell Films and Anton are partnering on premium, short-form scripted content. BBC Studios…
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BBC announces new comedy from Benidorm creator
BBC Studios has ordered a 6×30’ series from the creator of Benidorm, Derren Litten. Scarborough,…
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BBC Studios signs partnership with Freedom
One of Scotland’s leading independent producers, Freedom Scripted Entertainment has signed a co-development and production…
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BBC Studios appoints C4’s Ralph Lee as content director
BBC Studios has appointed Channel 4’ s creative officer Ralph Lee as director of content….
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BBC Studios extends beIN partnership
BBC Studios is set to develop its partnership with Doha-based beIN Media Group by signing…
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BBC’s Linsey expands role to head content partnerships
BBC Studios has revealed that from September chief creative officer Mark Linsey (pictured) will take…
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BBC3 ploughs extra investment into factual entertainment
BBC3 has announced the first two commissions to benefit from a recent boost in funding…
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BBC faces ‘significant risks’ due to changing audience behaviour
The BBC faces “significant risks” to future performance due to changing audience behaviour, according to…
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BBC Studios takes 100% control of Lookout Point
BBC Studios has increased its stake in indie scripted studio Lookout Point to 100%, in…
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Denmark’s DR1 picks up BBC Studios’ Meet The Humans
BBC Studios has licensed the format for Meet The Humans to Danish public service channel DR1. The…
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Wonderhood builds unscripted team with BBC’s Anstiss leading
Wonderhood Studios, the business created by ex-Channel 4 chief David Abraham, is set to establish…