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Irish crime drama ‘Kin’ lands on UK’s BBC

Irish crime drama Kin has been picked up by the UK’s BBC. The eight-part series was produced for Ireland’s RTÉ by BRON Studios, which filed for bankruptcy earlier this year, alongside Headline Pictures (The Man In The High Castle), with Fifth Season distributing. The series is written and created by Peter McKenna (The Last Kingdom). […]

BBC appoints ex-BBC News exec Jess Brammar to Charlotte Moore’s content board

The BBC has named Jess Brammar to a key editorial role working with content chief Charlotte Moore across its TV output. Brammar becomes editorial executive of BBC content and will work within Moore’s division work across all genres of TV, as well as children’s and education, sport and radio. She replaces Rachel Jupp, who is […]

BBC blames ‘super inflation’ for decision to axe long-running drama ‘Doctors’

The BBC has cancelled long-running daytime soap Doctors after 23 years, with the UK pubcaster putting the decision down to “super inflation in drama production.” The show, which debuted in March 2000, has followed the lives of doctors and staff at a West Midlands hospital for more than two decades. The final episode of Doctors […]

BBC pre-buys second season of ‘Marie Antoinette’

UK pubcaster the BBC has pre-bought the second season of historical drama Marie Antoinette in a deal with Banijay Rights. The Canal+ Creation Originale, produced by Capa Drama, Banijay Studios France and Beside Productions will once again air on BBC Two and iPlayer following an agreement negotiated by Chris Stewart, SVP Sales, UK & Eire, […]

BBC, ITV & UK scripted firms face probe over possible breach of freelance competition laws

UK broadcasters the BBC and ITV, along with several local scripted production companies, are under investigation by the government’s Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) due to possible breaches of anti-trust rules regarding freelance contracts. Derry Girls producer Hat Trick, Wolf’s Hartswood Films, This Is Going To Hurt’s Sister, Beyond Paradise firm Red Planet Pictures and […]

Exclusive: BBC kids’ chief Patricia Hidalgo talks co-productions, risk-taking & UK animation

In a wide-ranging conversation, Mark Layton talks to BBC kids’ chief Patricia Hidalgo about the UK pubcaster’s content demands, the myriad challenges facing the children’s sector and her mission to create more local animation. As director of children’s and education for the BBC, Patricia Hidalgo holds arguably one of the most important roles in shaping […]

‘Diversity’ needs breaking down, argues ‘Dreaming Whilst Black’ exec producer

Dreaming Whilst Black exec producer Danny Joshi has said the industry needs to be more “specific” in its discussions around “diverse” programming and outlined how he protected the show’s creative freedom. Joshi, MD at producer Big Deal Films, said the catch-all nature of ‘diverse programming’ was inadequate in reflecting the types of shows on offer […]

BBC hires Dragonfly’s Tom Pullen as commissioning editor

Dragonfly’s head of documentaries, Tom Pullen, has left the Banijay-owned firm to become a commissioning editor at the BBC. Pullen will start working with Clare Sillery’s docs team from 6 November, having spent six years at Dragonfly where he worked on shows including factual drama Then Barbara Met Alan for the BBC and Netflix. Other […]

Hulu & Britbox acquire BBC & Sister drama ‘Better’

US streamer Hulu and Britbox have picked up rights to BBC drama Better, produced by UK-based Sister. The five-parter, which debuted on BBC One in the UK earlier this year, will become available on BritBox in Denmark, Norway, Finland and Sweden, while NPO in the Netherlands and VRT in Belgium also have rights. America Video […]