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Discovery goes global for ‘Wheeler Dealers’ spin-off

Discovery has handed a global commission for an eight-part Wheeler Dealers spin-off, which will air on its international channels and MotorTrend TV channel out of the US.  Wheeler Dealers: Dream Car (8 x 60 minutes) will be fronted by motoring presenter Mike Brewer and will see car lovers trading up unwanted vehicles for their dream […]

Betty adds factual heads including Lime Pictures exec

All3Media-owned Betty has appointed Lime Pictures’ Daniella Berendson (left) to the newly created role of head of factual entertainment and promoted David Harrison (right) to become head of factual and adventure formats. The duo will work closely with CCO Alex Menzies, who joined the company last June after the departure of the company’s joint managing […]

Fremantle restructures unscripted division

FremantleMedia is reuniting Talkback and Thames as part of a wider restructure at its UK unscripted division. Comedy entertainment label Talkback and entertainment arm Thames will return to their old, united state as TalkbackThames. They were previously separated in 2011 after RTL Group-owned Fremantle merged them in 2003. The restructure comes days after Thames managing […]

All3 buys German producer from Wige Media

All3Media’s German arm has acquired Munich-based factual entertainment and docs specialist from Wige Media. South&Browse (currently Wige South&Brose) currently produces unscripted programming for the likes of ProSiebenSat.1, RTL II, Sky and regional broadcasters Bayerischer Rundfunk and Südwestrundfunk. The agreement means it will become part of All3Media Deutschland, which last year restructured under managing director Dr. […]

Betty hires Channel 4 exec after rejig

Bear Grylls: Mission Survive prodco Betty has hired Alex Menzies from UK broadcaster Channel 4 (C4) after last week’s news of a management rejig. Menzies has filled the chief creative officer post that was created when All3Media-owned Betty confirmed joint managing directors Matthew Littleford and Neil Smith were exiting, as TBI revealed at the time. […]

Betty joint MDs exiting

Matthew Littleford and Neil Smith are leaving their posts as joint managing directors of All3Media-owned factual prodco Betty, TBI can reveal. The pair has been in the roles at the Bear Grylls: Mission Survive producer since June 2015, but will leave in July. A new chief creative officer will be appointed to lead the business. […]

Betty and Raw join All3Media stable

All3Media has acquired Betty and Raw in a double deal with one of its parent companies, Discovery Communications. Betty is the prodco behind Bear Grylls: Mission Survive, while Raw produces Gold Rush. All3Media International will distribute all upcoming programming from the pair going forwards. All3Media is owned by Discovery and Liberty Global after they teamed to buy […]

Discovery moves factual exec to Betty

Discovery Networks International’s VP of production and development for factual, Helen Hawken, has moved across to subsidiary prodco Betty. Hawken has been appointed director of programmes at the UK-based producer, which Discovery acquired in 2011. This comes after Duncan Coates exited the role to join Seven Network-backed producer 7 Wonder as its first creative director. […]

Raft of commissions for Channel 4

UK broadcaster Channel 4 unveiled a raft of new programming at its upfront in London yesterday. The pubcaster has a history of breakout comedy and announced the return of Peep Show duo David Mitchell and Robert Webb to its air with sitcom Back. Simon Blackwell (Veep, Peep Show) will pen the 6x30mins series, which follows […]

7 Wonder poaches Betty programming chief

Seven Network-backed producer 7 Wonder has poached the director of programming at Discovery Communications-owned Betty. Duncan Coates joins Betty as creative director, a newly-created role, to help the company accelerate its production output. At Betty, Coates has overseen development and production of shows such as The Undateables, Ugly House to Lovely House with George Clark, […]

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