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BBCWW driving The Getaway Car into Cannes
BBC Worldwide will launch its primetime driving-entertainment format The Getaway Car in Cannes next month….
ITV exec says BBC, NBCU SVOD ‘a good idea’
ITV executive Simon Daglish said that an SVOD partnership between the broadcaster, BBC and NBCU…
CBeebies to make MENA debut through beIN
BBC pre-school channel CBeebies is due to launch in the Middle East and North Africa…
Lion poaches ‘big-hitter’ from Twenty Twenty
All3Media-owned Lion Television has poached Lisa Edwards from fellow UK prodco Twenty Twenty. Edwards has…
Acorn grows line-up with And Then There Were None
Acorn has added Agatha Christie adaptation And Then There Were None to its electronic-sell-through line-up….
BBC, ITV, NBCU ‘have discussed’ Netflix rival
UK pubcaster the BBC has had talks with ITV and NBCUniversal about a streaming service…
BBC to rework lost sitcom scripts
UK pubcaster the BBC will recreate three classic ‘lost’ sitcom episodes, as part of a…
BBC cites Netflix in ‘global gatekeepers’ warning
A weakened BBC will lead to a UK media sector “dominated by global gatekeepers, partial…
BBC Studios names comedy chief
The soon-to-launch BBC Studios has hired a comedy chief, who will effectively replace former comedy…
Netflix ‘could pit new Top Gear against Amazon’
SVOD service Netflix is reportedly planning to deflate the tyres of Amazon Studios new Jeremy…