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Channel 4
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News round-up: Prime Video & ABC pick up ‘Summer Memories’; Abacus shops Andrew Tate doc; Netflix & NITV kids’ co-commission
Prime Video, ABC & Showmax think on ‘Summer Memories’ Prime Video for Germany, Austria and…
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PSB’s vital for regional stories, says ‘Sherwood’ creator James Graham
BBC crime drama Sherwood would never have been picked up by a global streaming service,…
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News round-up: Talpa & Studio Glam ink first-look deal; Series Mania names jury president; C4 picks up ‘Remarkable Places To Eat’
Talpa & Studio Glam ink first-look deal John de Mol’s Dutch format firm Talpa Concepts…
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‘Traitors’ producer Stephen Lambert & Banijay UK chief Holland on C4 in-house proposals
The Traitors producer Stephen Lambert has said he “wouldn’t have a problem” with in-house production…
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UK government drops plans to privatise Channel 4
The UK government has abandoned its plans to privatise commercially funded pubcaster Channel 4 (C4)….
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FX orders new ‘Peep Show’ pilot from ‘Atlanta’ exec
US network FX is making another attempt to adapt UK scripted comedy series Peep Show….
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BBC licence fee “not sustainable”, reaffirms UK government, considering “other options” to C4 sale
UK culture secretary Michelle Donelan has said that the BBC licence fee model is “impossible”…
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Scripted round-up: ‘A Spy Among Friends’ goes global; Eagle Eye scores double recommission; M-Net extends ‘Reyka’
A Spy Among Friends goes global Sony Pictures Television (SPT) has sold drama A Spy…
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Exclusive: Banijay UK chief urges clarity on BBC & Channel 4 future to safeguard production
UK public broadcasters the BBC and Channel 4 must be given “greater clarity” over their…
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UK’s Channel 4 orders Wonderhood’s pet pregnancy show ‘Fur Babies’
Channel 4 (C4) in the UK has ordered a four-part docuseries that explores the highs…
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News round-up: Truly Original inks first-look comedy deal; All4 rebrands as C4; Youku & France TV extend ‘Lupin’s Tales’
Truly Original inks first-look comedy deal Truly Original has inked a first-look deal with New…
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News round-up: Peacock takes stab at ‘Friday The 13th’ prequel; C4 commissions ‘Made in Dubai’; NEO Studios launches Benfica doc
Peacock takes stab at ‘Friday The 13th’ prequel NBCUniversal-owned streamer Peacock has commissioned Crystal Lake,…
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UK’s Channel 4 hires Lifted Entertainment exec to expand format & fact ent efforts
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has appointed Lifted Entertainment exec Luke Mcfarlane as commissioning editor for…
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UK’s C4 orders Future Studios stunt show featuring Tik Tok stars King Billy & The Mountain
Channel 4 in the UK has ordered a show featuring two TikTok stunt stars from…
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News round-up: Banijay links with Stallone & preps Escobar doc; Nat Geo LatAm acquires Frida Kahlo doc; C4 returns ‘Come Dine With Me: The Professionals’
Banijay links with Stallone & preps Escobar doc Endemol Shine North America and Bear Grylls’…
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Amazon & C4 to co-premiere ‘Handmaid’s Tale’ in UK, following MGM acquisition
Amazon Prime Video has taken co-premiere rights in the UK and Ireland to the fifth…
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HiddenLight poaches Blast! & BBC execs for senior appointments
Hillary Clinton’s HiddenLight Productions has made two senior appointments to newly created roles to help…
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News round-up: C4 says ‘au revoir’ to ‘Escape To The Chateau’; Casta Diva hires; TF1 returns to ‘Star Academy’
C4 says ‘au revoir’ to Escape To The Chateau UK pubcaster Channel 4 is bringing the curtain…
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UK’s C4 partners with BossaNova on Egypt & Cambodia history shows
UK pubcaster Channel 4 has partnered with Paul Heaney’s BossaNova Media to co-finance two history…
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UK government ‘re-examining’ Channel 4 privatisation & BBC licence fee overhaul
The UK government has confirmed it is “re-examining the business case” around the privatisation of…
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C4 takes History Channel’s ‘Alone’ into UK, orders new Studio Lambert reality show
Channel 4 (C4) in the UK has commissioned a local version of History Channel’s survival…
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Apple TV+, BBCS, Disney & ITVS link on Equity’s workplace guidelines
Apple TV+, the BBC, Disney and ITV Studios (ITVS) are among a swathe of companies…
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Hello Sunshine hires ex-C4 format chief to lead unscripted push into UK
Reese Witherspoon’s Hello Sunshine is moving into the UK and has hired a Channel 4…
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Former Channel 4 factual boss launches UK indie Mothership Productions
Kelly Webb-Lamb, the former deputy director of programmes and head of popular factual at UK…
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S4C orders reality TV ob-doc & seeks partners for local ‘Gogglebox’
Welsh pubcaster S4C has commissioned new ob-doc series More Than Daffs And Taffs and announced it is…
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Deals round-up: C4 orders Spun Gold show; OTF reveals slate; O4 sells to Urduflix
C4 orders Spun Gold show Channel 4 in the UK has ordered a three-parter from…
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Unscripted round-up: Discovery+ orders Clara Amfo show; ‘Family Piggy Bank’ to open in Portugal; C4 commissions Boris doc
Discovery+ lands Clara Amfo Discovery+ has landed BBC DJ Clara Amfo to host its upcoming…
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Channel 4 posts record financial results, reveals $830m content spend for 2022
Embattled UK public broadcaster Channel 4 has revealed a record pre-tax surplus of more than…
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Channel 4 hires Shiny Button co-founder as senior comedy commissioner
UK broadcaster Channel 4 has appointed Andy Brereton as senior commissioning editor for comedy. Brereton…
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News round-up: Lionsgate inks overall deal with ‘Minx’s Rapoport; C4 appoints director of inclusion; Dreamchaser signs ‘McLeod’s Daughters’ creator
Lionsgate inks overall deal with ‘Minx’s Rapoport Lionsgate TV Group has signed an overall deal with…