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Cracking down on co-productions
Alastair Fothergill, producer of Netflix’s Our Planet, has warned that SVOD players “will not consider…
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BBC cancels ‘All Together Now’
The BBC has axed singing format All Together Now after two series. Created and produced…
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Ofcom approves BBC’s proposed 12-month iPlayer window
UK media regulator Ofcom has provisionally given the BBC a green light for its planned…
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BBC to introduce means-tested license fee for over-75s
The BBC will introduce a means-tested TV license fee for Pensioners over the age of…
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BBC Storyville unveils latest international documentary slate
Storyville, the BBC’s international documentary strand, has used this month’s Sheffield Doc/Fest to unveil its…
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Dragonfly, Optomen and IWC land BBC commissions
Dragonfly TV and Optomen are among the prodcos to have scored recent documentary commissions with…
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Hulu boards Sally Rooney’s ‘Normal People’
Hulu has boarded the BBC’s upcoming adaptation of Sally Rooney’s acclaimed novel Normal People, which has just…
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BritBox UK talks snag amid different agendas for BBC, ITV
The future of BritBox UK could be in question as the BBC and ITV look…
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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…
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Oxford Scientific Films hires BBC alum as exec producer
Oxford Scientific Films (OSF), part of the ITV Studios-owned Boom Cymru group, has appointed BBC…
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BBC, Discovery to build “Marvel library” of factual content with SVOD
Discovery boss David Zaslav has likened the business’s whopping nine-figure deal for BBC content to…
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BBC, Discovery confirm UKTV channels break-up, SVOD plans
The BBC and Discovery have confirmed plans for a break-up of UKTV channels, and unveiled…
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UK parliament launches inquiry on the future of PSBs
The UK’s communications committee is launching a new inquiry that investigates whether there is a…
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BBC boss says ‘Bodyguard’ has drawn higher ratings than ‘The Crown’
BBC boss Tony Hall has said that BBC shows such as Luther and Bodyguard reached…
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BBC, ITV confirm plans for Netflix rival Britbox UK
The BBC and ITV expect to launch their joint SVOD service BritBox in the UK…
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Smithsonian links with BBC for Europe in Chaos
Smithsonian Channel and the BBC have teamed to explore the origins of Brexit and the…
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TBI Weekly: Windowing battle brews for the BBC
Senior producers and BBC Studios execs have spoken out about the public broadcaster’s plans to…
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BBC links with Lionsgate to adapt The Play That Goes Wrong
BBC One has commissioned a six-part series based on theatre production The Play That Goes…
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Kids round-up: Nelvana’s China Tales, Cake’s Dragon, Jetpack hire & Crackerjack revival
Nelvana, WeKids partner on China Tales Incubator Corus Entertainment-owned producer-distributor Nelvana, Chinese animation distribution specialist…
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BBC Three shows return to linear fold
The BBC is to create a dedicated slot devoted to the best of BBC Three…
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Beta Film links with China’s WeKids for Asian distribution
Germany’s Beta Film has partnered with Chinese producer-distributor WeKids to distribute its children’s programming globally….
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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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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’s first female deputy director-general steps down
Anne Bulford, the BBC’s first deputy director-general, has decided to leave the BBC in the…
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BBC launches public consultation on ‘reinvention’ of iPlayer
The BBC has launched a public consultation on plans to “reinvent” the BBC iPlayer service,…
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BBC pulls plug on film review programme
The BBC has pulled the plug on its long-running film review programme. The cancellation of…
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The most-tweeted BBC shows of 2018
Question Time, The Andrew Marr Show and Doctor Who were the first, second and third most-tweeted about BBC TV…
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In the spotlight: Simon & Stephen Cornwell
The Ink Factory founders, and sons of author John le Carré, discuss the changing face…
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BBC hands commissions to Bandicoot, Naked Entertainment
BBC Scotland has commissioned two seasons of eight-part quiz show format Test Drive from Argonon-backed…
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BBC launches first VR comedy experience for People Just Do Nothing
The BBC has unveiled its first ever virtual reality comedy film – a VR spin-off…