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BBC Two goes behind the scenes of Brexit with Vice
BBC Two is readying a Vice Studios-produced behind-the-scenes Brexit programme with political editor Laura Kuenssberg. The…
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BBC Two orders doc on the Murdoch media empire
BBC Two has commissioned a 3×60-minute social history series from 72 Films, which explores the…
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ZDF to remake No More Boys and Girls for Germany
ZDF is set to remake BBC Two’s No More Boys and Girls for a German…
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BBC Two orders first VR property show
BBC Two has commissioned Remarkable Television to make Watch This Space, a virtual reality property…
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BBC Two picks up Showtime’s New York Times doc
BBC Two has picked up Showtime’s The New York Times: The Fourth Estate, due to…
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Richard Gere makes TV comeback in MotherFatherSon
Richard Gere is set to star in upcoming BBC drama MotherFatherSon, after a break of…
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BBC Two orders Riz Ahmed original among new slate
BBC Two has ordered a new original drama from actor and comedian Riz Ahmed (pictured)…
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BBC ends Robot Wars for the second time
UK broadcaster BBC Two has killed off its mech-on-mech battle format Robot Wars for the…
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Show of the week: Letterbox
The Weakest Link creator David Young realised there was a format in Letterbox when his…
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TBI Weekly: the Mouse chases the Fox
It was revealed this week that Fox has been in talks with Disney about selling some of…
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Fremantle invests in factual indie Label1
FremantleMedia is set to invest in ‘fast-growing’ UK indie Label1. Fremantle will take a 25%…
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BBC Studios poaches Boundless MD for factual
BBC Studios has hired Boundless managing director Hannah Wyatt as the new genre director for…
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BBC Two buys US drama Snowfall, unveils originals
EDINBURGH: UK channel BBC Two has acquired John Singleton’s US crack cocaine epic Snowfall, and…
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Street homed in new BBC commissioning cross-over role
UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed Jo Street to the newly created role of commissioning…
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BBC wants ‘demonstrably broader’ channel
UK pubcaster the BBC wants its flagship network, BBC One, to have a “demonstrably broader…
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BBC orders Farmer Wants a Wife-inspired format
The BBC had ordered a new take on the much-travelled Farmer Wants a Wife format…
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BBC to examine FX’s Feud
UK channel BBC Two has acquired Ryan Murphy’s FX drama about the legendary spat between…
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Kirkham: no topic ‘taboo’ for BBC Factual
BBC factual controller Alison Kirkham has pledged that “no subject should be taboo” for the…
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Netflix copro among raft of BBC drama commissions
The BBC has announced a raft of new drama series including Duty/Shame, a copro with…
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BBC celebrates Gay Britannia
UK pubcaster the BBC is to run a season of programmes celebrating gay culture in…
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Netflix, Carey Mulligan join BBC drama
Netflix will offer upcoming BBC drama Collateral internationally, with Hollywood star Carey Mulligan (pictured) announced…
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Ofcom to set UK originals quotas for BBC
The BBC’s new regulator, Ofcom, will demand the UK’s pubcaster produces a minimum number of…
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UK gameshow Pointless set for US remake
US gameshow network GSN is aiming to remake Endemol Shine Group’s British quiz format Pointless….
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Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two
An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC…
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Sam Bain comedy set for iPlayer & BBC Two
An upcoming three-part comedy from Peep Show writer Sam Bain will debut on the BBC…
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BBC rejigs factual unit under McDonald
UK pubcaster the BBC has restructured its specialist factual and natural history units team, handing…
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BBC preps David Bowie film
UK pubcaster the BBC will show a new original feature doc on David Bowie in…
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BBC Studios debuts Auntie Productions
The BBC’s programme-making arm, BBC Studios, has unveiled new division Auntie Productions, which launches with…
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Swain becomes latest BBC exit
Long-serving BBC executive Emma Swain is the latest high-profile programming executive to exit the UK…
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BBCWW backs Alex Graham, Michael Jackson firm
BBC Worldwide has bought a minority stake in Two Cities Television, a new drama indie…