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News brief: BBC orders last ever season of family drama
UK public broadcaster the BBC has ordered a fifth and final run of family comedy…
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Shine raids the BBC for new creative director
UK-based prodco Shine TV has hired Tanya Shaw as creative director. She joins from the…
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Ex-BBCWW, Fox Sports exec is ITV Studios’ Choice hire
ITV Studios Global Entertainment has appointed a former BBC Worldwide and Fox Sports commercial executive…
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BBC details digital Winter Olympics plan
The BBC has unveiled plans to air “the most complete digital coverage of a Winter…
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Ex-ITV Studios exec fills BBC role
A former head of entertainment at ITV Studios in Manchester, UK, has joined UK pubcaster…
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News brief: CBeebies opening CBeebies Land at Alton Towers
BBC preschool brand CBeebies will open a themed section within UK theme park Alton Towers….
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Freeland grabs top BBC in-house production role
The BBC’s controller of comedy production Mark Freeland has been promoted to a new role…
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Landmark Lovefilm, BBC deal could save Ripper Street
The BBC has confirmed it is looking to revive recently axed period drama Ripper Street…
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BBC buys foreign language shows, says it is ‘home of international drama’
The original Israeli drama behind CBS series Hostages is one of a batch of foreign…
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BBC Children’s takes one-off Rosie Special
UK public broadcaster the BBC has picked up a special feature length version of popular…
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BBC launching five new HD channels this week
The BBC is to launch five new free-to-air HD channels tomorrow, adding high definition simulcasts…
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BBC lines up Twenty Twelve successor
The UK’s BBC has commissioned W1A, a spiritual successor to its London Olympic Games satire…
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Sky will beat BBC to 4K, says BBC executive
Sky is likely to adopt ultra high definition 4K technology quicker than the BBC, with…
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BBC cancels Ripper Street after ratings trouncing
UK pubcaster the BBC has cancelled Ripper Street before the end of its second season…
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International broadcasters greenlight Stonehenge copro
A host of international broadcasters have greenlit Stonehenge Empire, a two-part copro about iconic British…
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SVT bags major BBC Worldwide content deal
Swedish pubcaster SVT has scored a major programming deal with BBC Worldwide, TBI has learned….
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NRK buys BBC period drama
Norwegian public broadcaster NRK has acquired BBC period drama Death Comes to Pemberley. The broadcaster…
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Ex-BBC formats producer joins Gedeon
Former BBC producer Krishnan Arora has joined French prodco Gedeon Programmes to develop formats. Arora…
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Tony Hall: BBC is value for money
BBC director general Tony Hall has argued that though the corporation has made mistakes in…
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Scotland plans new public service broadcaster
The Scottish Government will set up a new public service broadcaster called the Scottish Broadcasting…
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Transmedia by numbers
Children’s love of great TV content shows no signs of abating but young audiences are…
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Kids TV seriously
Today’s kids have an endless array of entertainment choices. From Disney, Nickelodeon and Turner Broadcasting…
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Endemol prodco poaches BBC factual pair
Endemol-owned doc specialist Tigress Productions has hired a pair of BBC factual execs as it…
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ITV Studios appoints daytime boss
UK commercial broadcaster ITVhas appointed Emma Gormley managing executive producer, ITV Studios Daytime. In the…
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Michael Grade identifies Stars of the Musical Theatre
UK channel BBC Four has commissioned Glasgow-based Finestripe Productions to create Michael Grade’s Stars of…
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BBC appoints strategy chief
UK public broadcaster the BBC has appointed Gautam Rangarajan director of strategy. Having been a…
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BBC Trust slams Worldwide over Lonely Planet deal
The BBC Trust, the group that oversees UK public broadcaster the BBC, has issued a…
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Endemol poaches BBC commissioner
Producer and distributor Endemol has hired Mirella Breda to head up creative operations at its…
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BBC Four explores Light and Dark
UK arts and culture channel BBC Four has commissioned a two-part series that will look…
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Zodiak Rights taps BBC Worldwide for ‘heavy hitting’ hire
Zodiak Rights has poached a BBC Worldwide exec described as a “heavy hitter” to become…