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Game of Thrones star sets BBC One drama
Game of Thrones star Kit Harington is set for a 17th century-set thriller drama based…
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BBCWW buys into debuting Hincks, Fincham prodco
Expectation, the indie Peter Fincham and Tim Hincks created last year, has secured financial backing…
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Starz joins BBC for Howard’s End
Starz has come on board the BBC adaptation of Howard’s End and the pair will…
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Cumberbatch to produce, star in new BBC drama
Sherlock star Benedict Cumberbatch is to produce and star in a BBC One adaptation of…
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BBC Worldwide Showcase: big drama in Liverpool
Buyers will get a first look at some of 2017’s most-anticipated dramas at BBC Worldwide…
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BBC Worldwide Showcase: show and tell in Liverpool
With Showcase less than a week away, BBC Worldwide’s president of global markets, Paul Dempsey,…
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Worldwide kids: Miami and Liverpool beckon
With trips to Miami and Liverpool coming up, Henrietta Hurford-Jones, BBC Worldwide’s director of childrens,…
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Canadian drama first for BBC Four
BBC Four has acquired Cardinal marking the first time it has picked up a Canadian…
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Robert Redford, Jackie Chan join BBC’s Earth sequel
Robert Redford and Jackie Chan have come on board Earth: One Amazing Day, the UK-China…
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Vevo poaches Fullscreen’s McGurn
Music video streaming service Vevo has brought in Kevin McGurn, with the digital exec joining…
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Sovereign drama
Top drama producers tell Jesse Whittock about the small screen’s enduring fascination with royalty. The…
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BBC Worldwide staffs up in Brazil
BBC Worldwide is expanding its Brazilian operations with two new execs joining the distributor’s São Paulo…
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Hugh Laurie, Night Manager team confirmed for INTV
Hugh Laurie and several of the team behind The Night Manager will give a keynote…
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A+E hires Asia programming chief from Fox
A+E Networks has brought on Sun Young Moon to head up programming, development and a…
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BBCWW unveils Showcase line-up
BBC Worldwide will launch a new dramas from Jimmy McGovern, the new Top of the…
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BBC-backed House continues staff build
Fledgling UK drama prodco House Productions has hired a commercial chief, as the firm continues…
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Netflix checks into BBC’s Furchester Hotel
Netflix has acquired Sesame Workshop and CBeebies kids series The Furchester Hotel. The puppetry-based preschool…
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iPlayer ‘treads water’ as Amazon & Netflix ‘make waves’
The BBC is “treading water” with its iPlayer service while Amazon and Netflix are “starting…
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iPlayer ‘treads water’ as Amazon & Netflix ‘make waves’
The BBC is “treading water” with its iPlayer service while Amazon and Netflix are “starting…
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BBC Studios wins first tender commission
BBC Studios has won the first competitive tender for a BBC series. The new-look production…
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A+E poaches BBCWW exec for VOD post
A+E Networks UK has poached BBC Worldwide’s Riccardo Donato. Donato will take on a new…
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In the spotlight: Ash Atalla
Ash Atalla has shows lined up for Sky, the BBC, Channel 4 and is looking…
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Industry says Amazon & Netflix are top innovators
Amazon was crowned the most innovative company ahead of Netflix in a new survey of…
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Industry says Amazon & Netflix are top innovators
Amazon was crowned the most innovative company ahead of Netflix in a new survey of…
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BBC Four buys Spanish drama
Spanish drama I Know Who You Are is headed for culture-themed UK network BBC Four….
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Ex-BBC producer becomes S4C factual chief
Welsh pubcaster S4C has hired a former BBC producer to become its content commissioner for…
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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, Amazon team for apocalyptic comedy
UK pubcaster the BBC and subscription VOD service are creating a six-part comedy based on…
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Deal round up: Fremantle pitches in with Tent City
FremantleMedia North America has scored a production deal with US prodco Tent City Entertainment, to-line…
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Ex-NBCU unscripted chief resurfaces at Tinopolis
NBCUniversal International Studios’ former unscripted chief, David Mortimer, has joined transatlantic production group Tinopolis. Mortimer…