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BBC Studios Showcase: Drone’s eye-view on natural history
Newly appointed unscripted portfolio director Mark Reynolds tells TBI the merged BBC Studios is “more…
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Channel 5 uncovers Pompeii, Tutankhamun in ambitious history slate
Viacom-owned broadcaster Channel 5 has unveiled a slate of history programming including series on Tutankhamun,…
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TCAs: CuriosityStream, Nat Geo, BritBox unveil slates
CuriosityStream finds Speed with Arrow Media Factual SVOD CuriosityStream – which made its debut at the TCAs…
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BBC Two visits Japanese gardens with Blink Films
BBC Two has commissioned Blink Films for a Monty Don-fronted series on Japanese gardens. The John…
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Exclusive: Netflix expands UK docs team as unscripted priorities emerge
Netflix has hired BAFTA and Grierson Award-nominated producer-director Jonny Taylor as part of its UK…
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Al Jazeera commissions Earthrise series from Talesmith
Al Jazeera has commissioned a six-part environmental series, earthrise, from high-end factual prodco Talesmith. earthrise…
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Argonon’s Leopard takes Mormon Love to Facebook Watch
Facebook Watch has picked up Leopard USA’s Mormon Love, a documentary series that looks at…
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BBC Two orders doc on the Murdoch media empire
BBC Two has commissioned a 3×60-minute social history series from 72 Films, which explores the…
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Cineflix gains global rights to White Boy Rick doc
Cineflix Rights has acquired the worldwide rights to White Boy, a feature-length doc on the…
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Netflix acquires doc on Fyre Festival controversy
Netflix has acquired a documentary film about the unravelling of the Fyre music festival….