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Death in Paradise
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BritBox orders ‘The Bay’ and acquires ‘Death In Paradise’
North American streamer BritBox is looking to “significantly expand” its programming with a new original…
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BBC First extends Dutch distribution
BBC Worldwide is upping the distribution of BBC First in the Netherlands after agreeing a…
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Lat Am SVOD service bags BBCWW series
Latin American SVOD service Qubit.tv has licensed a “significant” amount of content from the commercial…
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UK indie poaches C5 commissioner for reality push
UK-based drama producer Red Planet Pictures has recruited Channel 5 commissioner Simon Raikes to spearhead…
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BBC finds Stephenson drama replacement
Polly Hill has been appointed controller of drama commissioning at the BBC, replacing the outgoing…
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Buyers Briefing: Vanda Rapti, MTG
Name: Vanda Rapti Title: VP of acquisitions, pay TV, VOD and new media, and acting…
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BBCWW strikes Red Planet deal
BBC Worldwide has inked a development deal with Death in Paradise producer Red Planet Pictures….
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BBC Worldwide’s Ben Donald launching drama indie
BBC Worldwide drama boss Ben Donald is launching Cosmopolitan Pictures, a new UK-based indie. The…
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SVT bags major BBC Worldwide content deal
Swedish pubcaster SVT has scored a major programming deal with BBC Worldwide, TBI has learned….
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UKTV’s Watch moves into original drama with Red Planet series
UKTV-owned pay channel Watch is getting its first original scripted drama, with scriptwriter Tony Jordan’s…
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Tax breaks fuel UK’s global production hub ambitions
When UK Chancellor George Osborne sat down on March 20 having presented his Budget, the…
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SVT buying spree includes The Bible and Bates Motel
Swedish public broadcaster SVT has acquired mega-hit miniseries The Bible. It has picked up the…
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Chello buys 150 hours from BBC Worldwide
Chellomedia, the content arm of Liberty Global, has acquired a 150 hour package of programmes…