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BritBox hires former Kudos CEO & BBC alum Diederick Santer as creative chief
Global streamer BritBox has appointed former Kudos CEO Diederick Santer to the newly created role…
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TBI Weekly: What the UK’s kids commissioners want & why
As the Children’s Media Conference comes to a close, TBI’s deputy editor Mark Layton hears…
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BBC hires Jon Petrie from Netflix’s Broke and Bones to lead comedy
The BBC in the UK has appointed Jon Petrie from Charlie Brooker and Annabel Jones’s…
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BBC launches initiative to find & fund UK animation talent
UK pubcaster the BBC has launched Ignite, its “biggest ever” initiative to find and develop…
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UK’s ScreenSkills funds 19 TV ‘Leaders of Tomorrow’
ScreenSkills, the UK’s industry-led skills body, is to fund 19 mid-level TV production crew through a…
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News round-up: BBC calls ‘Gossip Girl’; ‘The Mole’ pops up in Italy; Lat Am lands Eccho’s ‘Legacy’
BBC calls Gossip Girl The BBC in the UK has picked up rights to the…
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Netflix, Amazon & Disney+ face UK regulation as gov’t addresses ‘blatant disparity’
The UK government has confirmed it will explore tighter regulation on streamers such as Netflix,…
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Shahid VIP, BBC prep Carlos Ghosn doc from MBC Studios & France’s Alef One
Middle East streamer Shahid VIP and the BBC have picked up rights to an upcoming…
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UK’s Ofcom ‘to regulate streamers’ incl Netflix, Amazon & Disney+
UK media regulator Ofcom is set to bring Netflix, Amazon Prime Video, Disney+ and other streaming services under…
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BBC & YouTube alum Victoria Jaye joins WhyNow to spearhead originals
Former BBC and YouTube originals exec Victoria Jaye has been appointed as content director at…
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BBC Studios hires BBC commissioner for history & arts docs
BBC Studios Productions has appointed former commissioner Abigail Priddle as creative director for the history…
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News round-up: Sky, Yes TV buy ‘Cured’; Walter Presents strikes deal with NTV; BBC expands Mary Berry’s cooking
Sky, Yes buy Cured from Drive Sky in the UK and Italy has picked up rights…
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Kids round-up: Amazon Kids+ & Moonbug strike content partnership; BBC names Kate Morton as pre-school programming lead
Amazon Kids+ & Moonbug strike content partnership Amazon Kids+, the retail and streaming giant’s child-focused…
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UK media regulator Ofcom to restart search for chair
The UK government is set to restart its process of hiring a new chairman of…
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News round-up: Channel 2 Iceland seeks ‘Black Sands’; BBC extends ‘I Can See Your Voice’ UK
Channel 2 Iceland seeks ‘Black Sands’ Channel 2 Iceland has commissioned Black Sands, a new…
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UK’s BBC unveils six dramas & new Michaela Coel project
The BBC in the UK has unveiled a raft of new scripted series, as well…
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BBC & Amazon’s Western drama ‘The English’ starts filming with Emily Blunt & Chaske Spencer
Mary Poppins Returns star Emily Blunt and The Twilight Saga’s Chaske Spencer have been confirmed…
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Documentary round-up: BBC preps McQueen race relations doc; Peacock orders factual trio; Rudy Giuliani duo in the works
BBC preps McQueen race relations doc UK pubcaster the BBC has reteamed with Small Axe…
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Fremantle hires Storyville’s Mandy Chang as global docs boss
Fremantle has hired Mandy Chang, head of the BBC’s famed factual strand Storyville, as its…
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BBC reboots gameshow ‘Blankety Blank’ after 20-year hiatus
The BBC in the UK is rebooting veteran gameshow Blankety Blank by ordering a 10-part…
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Omens Studios hires BBC alum as part of creative expansion
Kids animation company Omens Studios has expanded its creative team by appointing writer and showrunner…
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Drama round-up: Starz brings ‘Death And Nightingales’ to US; Sky renews ‘Romulus’; Amazon boards BBC thriller ‘Chloe’
Starz brings ‘Death And Nightingales’ to US Lionsgate-owned Starz has acquired UK period drama Death…
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UK broadcasters & trade bodies launch fund to close unscripted skills gaps
UK broadcasters, along with industry-led skills body ScreenSkills and trade body Pact, have teamed up…
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Format round-up: BBC orders Storyboard photo format; Mongolia’s NTV enters ‘The Rolling Kitchen’; SimpelZodiak launches mystery dinner show
BBC orders Storyboard photo format UK pubcaster the BBC has ordered an original photography format…
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BBC adds drama from ‘Salisbury Poisonings’ writers & hires BFI exec for talent initiative
The BBC in the UK has appointed a British Film Institute (BFI) exec as head…
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BBC Comedy execs Kate Daughton & Sarah Asante depart
BBC head of comedy Kate Daughton and comedy commissioner Sarah Asante are both leaving the…
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BBC to double arts and music investment
UK pubcaster the BBC is to double investment in arts and music content on its…
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UK’s Dragonfly sets up ‘Ambulance’-focused northern office; partners with BBC to train new doc talent
Banijay UK-owned prodco Dragonfly is setting up a new office in the north of England…
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BBC appoints comedy commissioner for North
The BBC in the UK has appointed a producer from its BBC Sounds division to…
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BBC appoints editors for BBC One, Two & Four following commissioning overhaul
The BBC in the UK has promoted two execs as portfolio editors for its flagship channels,…