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Disney+, ABC in Oz take trip to Studiocanal’s ‘Ridley Road’
Disney+, ABC in Australia and Nordic pubcasters including Sweden’s SVT are among buyers of Ridley…
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BBC & C4 shows thrash Netflix’s ‘Squid Game’ for viewers, according to new UK data
The BBC’s Strictly Come Dancing and Channel 4’s The Great British Bake Off have beaten…
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BBC One returns to Richard Bacon’s ‘House’ format
BBC One has ordered a second season of entertainment format This is My House, the…
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BBC orders comedy & kids shows for centenary strand, BBC 100
The UK’s BBC has unveiled a raft of new programming to mark its centenary next…
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BBC One welcomes The CW’s ‘Superman & Lois’
The BBC has acquired the UK premiere of Warner Bros. Television’s drama Superman & Lois….
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UK’s CBeebies says ‘Let’s Dance’ to Canadian kids doc format
BBC-owned UK kids’ channel CBeebies has acquired Canadian docu-style kids dance series Let’s Dance. The UK…
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Epix picks up UK drama ‘SAS: Rogue Heroes’ from ‘Peaky Blinders’ scribe Steven Knight
MGM-owned US network Epix has acquired six-part wartime drama SAS: Rogue Heroes, in the first…
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BBC seeks sheep cloning doc from Tern TV
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned a new Horizon strand documentary about Dolly the cloned…
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BBC faces funding crisis as UK gov’t looks to freeze licence fee
UK pubcaster the BBC faces having its funding frozen for the next two years in…
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Shane Allen & Kate Daughton’s Boffola raids BBC for first hire
Shane Allen and Kate Daughton’s recently launched production company Boffola Pictures has made its first…
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BBC appoints C4 & Apple TV+ alums to new comedy commissioning team
BBC comedy chief Jon Petrie has unveiled his new-look commissioning team, appointing former Apple TV+…
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BBC, C4, ITV & Sky commit to COP26 climate content pledge
The CEOs of UK broadcasters, including the BBC, Channel 4, ITV, STV and Sky, will…
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BBC unveils Attenborough’s Mammoth special & Asia wildlife series
The BBC in the UK has ordered four new natural history series, including a David…
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BBC orders ‘A Kind Of Spark’ adaptation from Canada’s 9 Story Media
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered A Kind Of Spark, a new live action series…
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BBC & NBCU order Dutch adventure format ‘The Traitors’ from Studio Lambert
The UK’s BBC and NBCUniversal (NBCU) in the US have followed their recent unscripted format…
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BBC orders ‘Marriage’ drama from Stefan Golaszewski
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Marriage, a new drama from Mum writer and director…
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Formats round-up: BBC & NBCU strike pact; ‘How To Look Good Naked’ returns to France; ITV orders quizzer ‘Riddiculous’
BBC & NBCU strike ‘groundbreaking’ format pact The UK’s BBC and NBCUniversal in the US…
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BBC, ITV, C4 & C5 prep ‘UK streamer app’ to combat global SVODs
UK broadcasters are reportedly looking to create a single streaming app that would act as…
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TBI Weekly: Is C4 future a ‘local, little issue’?
When BBC chairman Richard Sharp described the potential privatisation of UK broadcaster Channel 4 as…
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BBC’s Tim Davie explores ‘ambition to flip’ BBCS sales into DTC streamer
The BBC and its commercial arm BBC Studios (BBCS) are facing “really big choices” over…
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BBC appoints Disney alum Anna Taganov to head children’s content & strategy
Former Disney exec Anna Taganov has been appointed as head of children’s content and programming…
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BBC & AMC+ drama ‘The North Water’ sails into 40 territories
CBC in Canada and Foxtel in Australia are among almost 40 broadcasters and streamers around…
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TBI Weekly: Six takeaways from Edinburgh TV Festival 2021
The 2021 Edinburgh TV Festival again made headlines this week, with US-based streamers using the…
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Ed TV Festival: BBC talks linear; ITV defends ‘Love Island’ & Amazon on risk-taking
The BBC talked up linear reach, ITV defended Love Island and Amazon spoke about the…
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BBC appoints Cinephil’s Philippa Kowarsky as Storyville commissioning editor
UK pubcaster the BBC has appointed Cinephil founder Philippa Kowarsky as commissioning editor of its…
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BBC appoints presenter Suzy Klein to lead arts & classical music programming
UK presenter Suzy Klein has been appointed head of arts & classical music programming for…
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BBC fulfils factual & arts pledge with slew of commissions
UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered a slew of new programming through its recently created…
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BBC orders ‘Crossfire’ thriller with Dancing Ledge & Keeley Hawes
UK pubcaster the BBC has commissioned Crossfire, a new miniseries about a hotel shooting to…
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BBC selects factual talent for documentary initiative
UK pubcaster the BBC has selected four filmmakers to make their first documentary film through…
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Seven, Globo & CBC among raft of buyers for BBC doc ‘Surviving 9/11’
Seven Network in Australia, Globo in Brazil and CBC in Canada are among a raft…