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BBC Three
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News round-up: BBC returns ‘The Night Manager’; Apple TV+ extends ‘Monarch’; CBS reverses SWAT axe
BBC returns to The Night Manager The BBC and Prime Video have extended drama The…
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UK’s BBC Three sets reality show with UFC stars Paddy Pimblett & Molly McCann
BBC Three in the UK has ordered a new reality show following the lives and…
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BBC orders father-daughter comedy ‘Daddy Issues’ from Fudge Park
BBC Comedy has ordered Daddy Issues, a new series for BBC Three and BBC iPlayer…
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US series ‘The Bold Type’ & Oz drama ‘Bad Behaviour’ come to UK’s BBC Three
UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired all five seasons of US comedy-drama series The Bold…
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BBC Three promotes Two Four & Love alum to become head of content
BBC Three has appointed Nasfim Haque to become head of content at youth-skewing BBC Three,…
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BBC Three orders Coleen Rooney & Rebekah Vardy doc to explore ‘WAG’ culture
BBC Three has ordered a documentary from the UK-based prodco behind Reclaiming Amy that will…
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How to bridge the divide in teen TV
As linear viewership among teens and tweens continues to decline, Mark Layton finds out what’s…
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Exclusive: Revived BBC Three targets younger teen audience
BBC Three is a “key initiative” in the UK pubcaster’s efforts to attract the hard-to-reach…
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UK’s BBC Three & Insight TV link to extend women’s football ob-doc series
BBC Three in the UK and Insight TV have joined up to co-produce a third…
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BBC Three expands ‘MasterChef’ universe with new ‘young’ version
BBC Three, fresh from its return to linear TV, has commissioned a local version of…
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BBC Three returns to linear with Big Talk comedy & warehouse factual drama
BBC Three in the UK has ordered a gym-based comedy series from People Just Do…
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‘RuPaul’s Drag Race’ moves from Netflix to WOW Presents Plus in UK
The next series of World of Wonder’s drag competition series RuPaul’s Drag Race will make…
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UK’s BBC Three receives regulator approval for February linear return
BBC Three, the UK online network behind shows including Fleabag and Killing Eve, has been…
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Amazon, HBO Max & Waave among ‘Conversations With Friends’ deals
Amazon, HBO Max, Lionsgate Play and Waave are among a slew of companies to have pre-bought…
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‘Normal People’s music supervisor on how sounds serve the drama
Juliet Martin, music supervisor on Element Pictures’ Normal People for BBC Three and Hulu, explains…
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BBC sets $2.1bn target for BBC Studios, as Children’s Production arm opens to competition
The BBC’s recently appointed director general Tim Davie says commercial arm BBC Studios (BBCS) will…
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BBC Three to return as linear channel after six-year online hiatus
BBC Three, the UK online network behind shows including Fleabag and Killing Eve, is to return as a…
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BBC & PBS link for Greta Thunberg three-part climate docuseries
The BBC in the UK has unveiled a raft of new documentaries, including a three-parter…
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News round-up: BBC Three’s ViacomCBS deal; Vuulr expands slate; C4 orders Diana doc
BBC Three, BET snag ViacomCBS comedy Broadcasters in Europe, Africa, New Zealand and Latin America…
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BBC Three snags exclusive UK rights for Sky & HBO’s Luca Guadagnino drama
BBC Three in the UK has picked up first window rights to We Are Who…
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Hulu joins BBC’s ‘Conversations With Friends’ from ‘Normal People’ author Sally Rooney
Disney-owned streamer Hulu has doubled-down on author Sally Rooney and joined the BBC’s adaptation of…
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BBC eyes linear return for youth-skewing BBC Three, doubles budget to $100m
BBC Three, the UK online network behind hits including Fleabag and Normal People, could be…
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Phoebe Waller-Bridge, ‘Chernobyl’, ‘Succession’ win at Golden Globes
Fleabag star Phoebe Waller-Bridge and The Crown actor Olivia Colman were among the stand-out winners…
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UK commissions: Channel 5 reveals 2020 slate; BBC Three, Showtime renews ‘Back to Life’
Channel 5 reveals slate of 2020 programmes Access-driven documentaries, history programming, natural history and heartland…
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Deals round-up: Heston Blumenthal joins C4, Netflix co-pro; BBC Two expands factual; Topic takes Scandi dramas
Heston Blumenthal joins C4, Netflix culinary show Celebrity chefs Heston Blumenthal, Carla Hall and Niklas…
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BBC Three revs up more ‘Drag Race UK’
BBC Three has renewed its hit local adaptation of RuPaul’s Drag Race for a second…
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Amazon Studios boss leaves door open for ‘Fleabag’ despite Waller-Bridge’s protestations
Amazon Studios boss Jennifer Salke is keeping the door wide open for another season of…
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Exclusive: BBC to extend Tim Renkow, Lorraine Bracco comedy ‘Jerk’
The BBC has given the nod to a second season of acclaimed comedy Jerk, the…
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BBC Three commissions Youngest Media for ‘House Share’
BBC Three has commissioned six-part docu-reality series House Share from Youngest Media. The 6 x…
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BBC Three commissions Banijay’s Wonder for fact ent formats
BBC Three has commissioned Banijay Group-owned prodco Wonder for a pair of fact ent series…