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Shillinglaw resurfaces at Endemol Shine
Former BBC Two and Four chief Kim Shillinglaw has been appointed director of factual at…
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BBC Worldwide rejigs Oz, NZ business
BBC Worldwide Australia and New Zealand is restructuring its sales operation, merging its TV, digital…
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Ex-Discovery content chief finds Electric role
Former Discovery Networks International content chief Phil Craig has joined Australian producer Electric Pictures as…
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Hall hails Worldwide, warns it must deliver more
Tony Hall claimed BBC Worldwide recorded a “very strong” performance through the year as the…
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UK nets’ factual spend hits £522m, kids down
New Ofcom stats show UK public broadcasters spent more on factual programmes in 2015 than…
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BBCWW series for Brazilian SVOD service
Brazilian SVOD service Looke has scored a 200-hour programming deal with BBC Worldwide, the commercial…
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Moore, Bulford upped in major BBC restructure
Anne Bulford has become the BBC’s first female deputy director general, while channels chief at…
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Brexit could be ‘global opportunity’ for kids TV
The UK’s decision to leave the European Union could hand a “global opportunity” to kids…
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BBC Worldwide ‘confident’ over Top Gear future
The commercial arm of the BBC has rejected fears over the future of motoring series…
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BBC doc boss takes BBC Two post
The BBC has appointed its head of documentaries, Patrick Holland, as channel editor of BBC…
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BBC poaches Channel 4 drama chief
Channel 4’s drama chief Piers Wenger is leaving the UK broadcaster to join the territory’s…
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Brexit: what does it mean for kids TV?
The kids TV business is starting to weigh the impact of Britain’s pending European Union…
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ITV, Syco plot Making a Murderer-style doc series
UK network ITV and reality show guru Simon Cowell are working on a Making a…
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Worldwide exec gets top BBC entertainment role
Kate Phillips has been named as Mark Linsey’s replacement as controller, entertainment commissioning, at UK…
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Former BBC Natural History exec forms prodco
Former BBC Natural History Unit boss Wendy Darke has launched True to Nature, a new…
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BBC, Acorn, A+E partner for new Agatha Christie
The BBC, A+E Studios and Acorn are coproducing a TV adaptation of Agatha Christie novel…
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UKTV doubles content on Virgin Media
British channel provider UKTV is due to double the number of programmes available to Virgin…
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BBC One, Take That line up Voice replacement
UK broadcaster BBC One has revealed a Saturday night talent format that will replace ITV-bound…
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BBC Studios names factual chief
UK pubcaster the BBC has gone in-house to appoint its first director of factual for…
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Lat Am SVOD service bags BBCWW series
Latin American SVOD service Qubit.tv has licensed a “significant” amount of content from the commercial…
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Gervais’ Office spin-off set for Netflix
Netflix is set to take Ricky Gervais’ new movie to global SVOD audiences. Speaking on…
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BBC Three investigates LGBT hate crimes
Online UK broadcaster BBC Three is lining up a 3x50mins doc series investigating hate crimes…
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BBC makes virtual reality move
The BBC has unveiled its first “true VR” pieces of content, marking a step forward…
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Netflix joins BBC series The Last Kingdom
Netflix has come on board The Last Kingdom and will be a coproduction partner of…
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Keshet poaches BBC exec for unscripted
Keshet UK has poached David Williams from the BBC’s entertainment arm to become its first…
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BBC Studios names Taylor replacement
BBC Studios has appointed the BBC’s controller of rights, legal and business affairs to become…
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BBC iPlay ‘could boost UK kids sector’
An ‘iPlay’ digital platform, which would see the BBC and outside partners establish an online…
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Strictly exec sets up China-backed prodco
Former BBC and Sky programming executive Andrea Hamilton has launched Om TV, an indie prodco…
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BBC orders United States of Hate Islam doc
The BBC has greenlit United States of Hate: Muslims Under Attack, a one-off doc looking…
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BBC Three online deal Oz drama Cleverman
BBC Three has acquired its first overseas drama since moving to an online, over-to-top distribution…