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HBO Max & SBS in Oz buy Hartswood’s upcoming BBC drama ‘Wolf’
HBO Max and SBS in Australia have picked up rights to Wolf, the upcoming BBC…
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MIPTV scripted round-up – updated throughout the day
BBCS to adapt ‘Eve Stranger’ BBC Studios has optioned Eve Stranger, the comic-book series created…
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BBC & YouTube alum lands at Condé Nast Entertainment
Former BBC and YouTube exec Victoria Jaye is joining Condé Nast Entertainment (CNE) to oversee…
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Unpacking the risk & rewards of format funds
New formats have always had to fight for space against the exploitation of proven IP,…
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MIPTV factual round-up – updated throughout the day
Arte & BBC acquire Herzog doc Broadcasters including the BBC in the UK and Arte…
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BBC faces $375m budget cut by 2027, as licence fee decision bites
The BBC has outlined plans to cut £285m ($375m) from its budget by 2027/28 as…
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BBC names Damon Buffini to chair new-look commercial board
The BBC has named Damon Buffini as chairman of a new-look commercial board that will…
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Former BBC & C4 broadcaster Michael Grade to chair Ofcom
Former BBC chairman and Channel 4 CEO Lord Michael Grade has been announced as the…
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BBC hires exec from ITVS’s The Garden as factual commissioner
The BBC has hired Anna Dickeson from ITV Studios-owned UK producer The Garden as a…
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Amazon snaps up outgoing BBC diversity boss Miranda Wayland
Amazon has hired BBC diversity head Miranda Wayland to work across Prime Video and Amazon…
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Curious Films hires BBC & Endemol Shine alum Kim Shillinglaw
Former BBC controller and Endemol Shine Group exec Kim Shillinglaw has been appointed as a…
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BBC unveils swathe of factual incl Falkands War & AIDS shows
The BBC in the UK has revealed a swathe of new factual programming, including shows…
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‘Euphoria’ firm A24 hires BBC’s drama chief Piers Wenger & film boss Rose Garnett
Euphoria producer A24 has dealt a double blow to the BBC by hiring its drama…
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BBC appoints Blast! Films & C4 alum as commissioning editor for arts
The BBC has hired the director programmes at UK-based Blast! Films as commissioning editor for…
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News round-up: BBC, Arte & NBCU buy ‘The Newsreader’; Middlechild expands; Stellify returns to ‘The Farm’
BBC, Arte & NBCU buy The Newsreader The UK’s BBC, Arte in France and Germany,…
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Sales round-up: BBC goes ‘Searching For Italy’; ITV makes double reorder for ‘The Masked Singer’; Now TV & Discovery+ in slew of ‘Anti-Vax’ doc deals
BBC goes ‘Searching For Italy’ UK pubcaster the BBC has acquired CNN Original travelogue series…
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Round-up: NATPE unveils 2022 calendar; BBC orders Tom Daley challenge for Comic Relief; ScreenSkills launches UK apprenticeships
NATPE unveils 2022 calendar The National Association of Television Program Executives (NATPE) has revealed its…
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Pulse Films hires BBC alum as global unscripted creative director
UK-based prodco Pulse Films has appointed exec producer and former BBC commissioning editor Diene Petterle…
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BBC kids boss Cheryl Taylor lands at Banijay-owned Zodiak
Cheryl Taylor, former head of content at BBC Children’s, has joined Zodiak Kids and Family…
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BBC expects $390m shortfall from licence fee deal
Tim Davie, the director general of UK pubcaster the BBC, has said that the corporation…
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News round-up: BBC preps for end of dinosaurs; Leonine & Sky extend deal; UK’s W dates with mates
BBC, PBS, France TV prep for end of dinosaurs The UK’s BBC, France Televisions and…
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MOPAR hires Big Light, BBC alum as creative director & UK chief
Nordic producer MOPAR Studios has appointed a former Big Light Productions and BBC producer to…
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Exclusive: MBC Studios hires Carnival, MOPAR alum to lead drama development
Middle East-based MBC Studios has hired former BBC, Carnival and Mopar Studios exec Jessica Pope…
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UK government to end BBC licence fee in 2027 & cut funding
UK culture secretary Nadine Dorries has announced plans to abolish the licence fee and freeze…
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BBC gets ‘Stuck’ with Dylan Moran & Morgana Robinson
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a “dark” and “sometimes surreal” sitcom written by and…
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BBC hires ITN boss to head news & current affairs
The BBC has appointed ITN boss Deborah Turness as the CEO of BBC News and…
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BBC & Netflix to explore ‘Cunk On Earth’ with new mockumentary
UK comedian Diane Morgan will reprise her Philomena Cunk role for the BBC and Netflix…
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TBI Weekly: TBI’s favourite shows of 2021
It has been another rollercoaster of a pandemic-hit year and yet the quality of programming…
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BBC’s content cuts fuel $511m ‘third-party funding’ surge
Content cuts at the BBC are set to make up more than 40% of its…
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TBI Tech & Analysis: Exploring the soaring cost of content
As competition in the subscription streaming market heats up, production budgets are getting bigger. Omdia’s…