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BBC Studios
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BBC Studios launches UK scripted label, River Pictures, led by ‘Time’ EP’s Andrew Morrissey and Michael Parke
BBC Studios is to launch River Pictures, a new UK scripted production label with offices…
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India’s Sony Entertainment TV reacquires BBCS format ‘Dancing With The Stars’
Sony Entertainment Television has acquired the Indian rights to BBC Studios dance reality format Dancing…
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BBC Studios rejigs in EMEA with hire of Paramount Global VP of sales, Simon Cottle to retire
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired a distribution exec from Paramount Global and promoted two existing…
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BBC Studios factual commercial director lands at Endeavor’s IMG
BBC Studios (BBCS) commercial director of factual, Ian Moffitt, has taken up the newly created…
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BBC Studios to roll out NHU content via new pact with social media app WeAre8
BBC Studios (BBCS) has partnered with WeAre8 on a ‘first of its kind’ deal that…
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BBC Studios restructures docs unit with BBCS podcast chief & Wonderhood exec appointments
BBC Studios (BBCS) has restructured its documentary division with podcast exec Georgia Moseley and Wonderhood…
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Wildbrain & BBCS alum Deirdre Brennan joins Screen Australia as CEO
Wildbrain’s COO Deirdre Brennan is leaving the company to head up funding body Screen Australia….
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RTVE’s La1 cooks up ‘Celebrity Bake Off’ as Prime Video run ends
Spanish broadcaster RTVE is preparing to launch a new version of Celebrity Bake Off, following…
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BBC opens the book on Arthur Conan Doyle with docuseries & ‘Lot No. 249’ adaptation
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered a new docuseries about Sherlock Holmes creator Arthur Conan…
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BBC blames ‘super inflation’ for decision to axe long-running drama ‘Doctors’
The BBC has cancelled long-running daytime soap Doctors after 23 years, with the UK pubcaster…
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BBC Studios & Nippon TV co-develop ‘Koso Koso’ gameshow format
BBC Studios in the UK and Nippon TV in Japan have partnered to co-develop a…
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Prime Video joins ‘The 1% Club’ in US & Canada
Prime Video has acquired the rights to BBC Studios’ game show format, The 1% Club for…
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BBC Studios sales chief Rebecca Glashow eyes new models amid cool market
BBC Studios distribution chief Rebecca Glashow has said the Planet Earth III and The Famous…
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Bilibili, iQiyi & Tencent among buyers of BBCS factual series ‘Planet Earth III’
A slew of international broadcasters have struck pre-sale deals with BBC Studios for Planet Earth…
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Charting the course of Paramount+ thriller ‘The Castaways’ from script to screen
Sun, sea, sand… and a plane crash are the order of the day in Paramount+…
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BBC Studios’ Caroline Stone exits after 15 years to join Faith Penhale’s Pathé
BBC Studios scripted exec Caroline Stone is leaving the company to take up a new…
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Buccaneer lands BBC Studios alum as creative director in Scotland
Marcello prodco Buccaneer has hired Neil Duncan as creative director of its Scotland-based division. Duncan…
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TBI Factual Hot Picks: Julius Caesar: Rise Of The Roman Empire (w/t)
Producer: BBC Studios The Documentary Unit & PBS | Distributor: BBC Studios | Broadcaster(s): BBC2…
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BBC Studios strikes Amazon Freevee deal to roll out five new FAST channels
BBC Studios has struck a deal with Amazon Freevee to deliver five new exclusive FAST…
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BBC Studios rejigs EMEA sales team with new SVP roles across factual & scripted
BBC Studios (BBCS) has upped Chris Kinsman and Rebecca Ransley to newly created SVP positions…
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BBC Studios hires Channel 4 acquisitions & int’l chief Nick Lee, replacing Caroline Stone
BBC Studios (BBCS) has hired Channel 4’s acquisitions & international chief Nick Lee as commercial…
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News round up: ITV orders New Pictures drama; BBC visits the ‘Undertakers’; BBC Studios rejigs brands team
ITV orders New Pictures drama ITV in the UK has ordered scripted thriller Protection from…
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BBCS-owned Voltage TV hires ‘Tinder Swindler’ exec to head up documentaries
BBC Studios-owned unscripted label Voltage TV has appointed Sam Starbuck, exec producer of The Tinder…
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BBC chief Tim Davie eyes US streamer roll-out ‘potential’ amid ‘fight for business lives’
BBC chief Tim Davie has said further streamer roll-outs in the US offer “great potential”…
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BBC Studios & UKTV stock up on AMC Networks dramas for UK & Benelux
BBC Studios and its broadcast group UKTV have jointly acquired the UK and Benelux rights…
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Brown Bob hires BBC Studios alum Samantha Rosie to head up Welsh office
UK factual indie Brown Bob Productions has appointed Samantha Rosie as creative director, to head…
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BBC Studios hires Drum Studios exec Elanor Lee to lead production at new specialist factual unit
BBC Studios (BBCS) has landed Drum Studios exec Elanor Lee as its head of production…
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News round-up: C5 orders Yeti special at Osborne House; Hollywood stunts explored in ‘Action’; MNET & BBC Studios buy from Abacus
C5 orders Yeti special Channel 5 in the UK has ordered a special from Yeti…
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‘Miss Holland’ prodco Particle6 hires BBC Studios, TRBC Ukraine and Digitas trio
Gender Bias Riddle and Miss Holland firm Particle6 Productions has landed staff from BBC Studios,…
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BBC Studios partners with Pinterest on shortform factual entertainment content
BBC Studios (BBCS) has partnered with Pinterest to commission shortform factual entertainment shows for the…